Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
10of 11 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498 a year). 1 falls short.
11 of 37 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 26: 25 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 5 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$36,425 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$36,425 a year
About $145,700 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,321 |
| $30k to $48k | $16,942 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,245 |
| $75k to $110k | $25,104 |
| $110k and up | $49,996 |
| All families (average) | $36,425 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate ($36,498 a year).
11 of 37 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $74,099 | +$37,601 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.5 yrs | 92 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $101,895 | +$65,397 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 62 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $38,3911-year earnings | +$1,893 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $19,000 | 10.0 yrs | 51 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $90,368 | +$53,870 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.4 yrs | 41 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $74,822 | +$38,324 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.5 yrs | 41 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $75,867 | +$39,369 | clears the bar | $20,875 | 0.5 yrs | 36 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $37,9501-year earnings | +$1,452 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $19,000 | 13.1 yrs | 24 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,251 | +$26,753 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.7 yrs | 21 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $36,5361-year earnings | +$38 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $23,000 | 605.3 yrs | 19 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $33,4761-year earnings | -$3,022 | falls short (1-yr) | $23,083 | no earnings gain | 11 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $45,3001-year earnings | +$8,802 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $19,250 | 2.2 yrs | 8 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,498 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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