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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

37.5%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$60

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in FandM during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 7,720 3,681 4,039
Admitted students 2,898 1,325 1,573
Enrolled students 510 221 289
Acceptance rate 38% 36% 39%
Yield rate 18% 17% 18%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, FandM received a total of 7,720 applications. These applications included 3,681 male applicants and 4,039 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 7,720 applicants, FandM admitted 2,898 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,325 males and 1,573 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 510 students chose to enroll at FandM. This means that 510 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 221 were male and 289 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, FandM had an overall acceptance rate of 38% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 36% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 39%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. FandM had an overall yield rate of 18% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 17%, and for female admitted students, it was 18%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for FandM over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 7,146 3,294 3,852 2,305 1,017 1,288 32% 31% 33% 592 280 312 26% 28% 24%
2016 6,953 3,240 3,713 2,529 1,454 1,075 36% 45% 29% 639 283 356 25% 20% 33%
2017 6,720 3,120 3,600 2,292 945 1,347 34% 30% 37% 645 275 370 28% 29% 28%
2018 6,557 3,098 3,459 2,316 969 1,347 35% 31% 39% 611 266 345 26% 28% 26%
2019 9,502 4,255 5,247 2,888 1,171 1,717 30% 28% 33% 627 290 337 22% 25% 20%
2020 9,062 4,101 4,961 3,308 1,342 1,966 36% 33% 40% 553 239 314 17% 18% 16%
2021 7,720 3,681 4,039 2,898 1,325 1,573 38% 36% 39% 510 221 289 18% 17% 18%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Franklin and Marshall College uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, FandM operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Franklin and Marshall College.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Not Accepted

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