Private nonprofit · Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, PA · City · Small (1,799 undergrads)Website Net price calculator

The total cost of attendance at Franklin and Marshall College was $85,776 for 2024–25, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Students who received federal aid paid an average net price of $36,425, and $12,321 if family income was under $30,000. In its Common Data Set (2024-25), the school reports 152 international undergraduates receiving aid, averaging $58,920.

Admit rate (2024–25)

28%

SAT / ACT middle 50%

1310–1463 · 30–33

Your fit indicator

Reach

Based only on admit rate 28% (add an SAT/ACT score for a better indicator)

Cost of attendance (2024–25)

$85,776

Official · U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard)

Net price (average)

$36,425

Federal-aid recipients; not for international students

Graduation rate

84%

Median earnings, 10 yrs

$76,124

Median debt

$19,000

Your real cost

Published cost → aid by income → what internationals pay

1
Published cost of attendance: $85,776 per year (2024-25)
Tuition & fees
$68,380
Housing & food (on campus)
$15,568
Books & supplies
$800
Other expenses
$1,270
Total: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, 2024-25. Breakdown: NCES IPEDS academic-year charges, 2023-24 (first-time, full-time undergrads). Costs usually rise each year.
2
U.S. students: average net price by family income
$0–30,000
$12,321
$30,001–48,000
$16,942
$48,001–75,000
$16,245
$75,001–110,000
$25,104
$110,001+
$49,996
Average for all aided students: $36,425. Net price = cost minus grants and scholarships (not loans).
Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25; students who received federal aid. Use the school's net price calculator for your own estimate.
3
International students: cost minus the school's own aid to internationals
Cost for a non-resident: $86,018. In 2024-25, 152 international (nonresident) undergraduates received institutional aid averaging $58,920.
For those aided students, that leaves about $27,098 a year. Students without an award pay the full cost. Past averages don't predict your award.
Source: the school's Common Data Set 2024-25, Section H6, numbers checked for consistency in the PDF (PDF copy from the College Transitions CDS repository), 2026-10-15. Open the CDS PDF
International students can't receive U.S. federal aid (Pell, federal loans, work-study). Add health insurance and travel.

How students pay here

Need-based aid

We haven't verified this school's Common Data Set need figures (% of need met, average need-based grant).

Merit (non-need) aid

No verified merit-aid figures. Federal data below combines need-based and merit grants.

All first-year aid (federal data)

Got any financial aid: 71%
Got a grant from the school: 68%; Average $44,593 (need + merit)
Got a Pell Grant: 10%; Average $5,276
Got a state grant: 6%; Average $3,842
Took a federal student loan: 40%; Average $5,132

International students

See “Your real cost” above for this school's reported aid to internationals.

Forms & deadlines

FAFSA for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens (this school takes federal aid). studentaid.gov
CSS Profile or the school's own form: check the school's aid page; many private colleges require it, including for internationals. CSS Profile
Aid deadlines: see the official aid page. We only list dates we've confirmed.

Sources: NCES IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022-23 (full-time, first-time undergrads; IPEDS doesn't separate need and merit).

Living here

Lancaster · Lancaster, PA

Cost of living about the U.S. average · 2-bedroom median rent $1,381 · transit commute share 0.7%

Est. monthly student budget

$1,276

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts institution file (released Jun 10, 2026). Cost of attendance & admissions: 2024–25. Net price, earnings, debt and completion are the most recent cohorts in that release and lag by a few years; net price covers federal-aid recipients (not international students). Fit labels are rough indicators from published ranges, not admission odds. “—” = not reported.