Franklin & Marshall College
PA · Private · Mid-Atlantic · Liberal arts college · Top 50 tier · 1,794 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~57% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Students who choose to self-report scores on the Common/Coalition Application and who later enroll at F&M are required to submit verified test scores at the time of their enrollment.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2024. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 2,888 | 30.4% | 68.6% | Not reported | 85% | 62% | 23% | 1290-1418 | 28-32 | ||
| 2020-21 ↗ | 3,308 | 36.5% | Not reported | Not reported | 77% | 52% | 25% | 1240-1380 | 28-31 | ||
| 2021-22 ↗ | 2,898 | 37.5% | 57.3% | Not reported | 42% | 32% | 10% | 1260-1410 | 29-32 | ||
| 2022-23 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2023-24 ↗ | 2,938 | 31.8% | 40.2% | Not reported | 40% | 31% | 9% | 1330-1430 | 29-32 | ||
| 2024-25 ↗ | 2,785 | 28.2% | 28.1% | 57% | 34% | 25% | 9% | 1330-1430 | 30-33 | ||
| 2025-26 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- No CDS found CDS not available2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- No CDS found CDS not available2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Test-optional2019-20 CDS