Inside Academics at Franklin and Marshall College

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Franklin and Marshall College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, Franklin and Marshall College offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. With 80% of instructors full time, Franklin and Marshall College is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at Franklin and Marshall College can choose from 36 majors with reported graduates spanning 15 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Franklin and Marshall College are shown below:

The most popular majors at Franklin and Marshall College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Franklin and Marshall College:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Franklin and Marshall College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (90% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Franklin and Marshall College.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Franklin and Marshall College

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at Franklin and Marshall College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Franklin and Marshall College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at Franklin and Marshall College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Franklin and Marshall College — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Franklin and Marshall College — accreditation status and accrediting bodies