In 2019, 9,502 students applied and 2,888 were admitted. The total class size is 647.

What kind of students choose F&M? The kind that are smart, engaged and embrace life to its fullest. Here is a partial list of some of the Class of 2023's accomplishments and endeavors:

• President of TapOut club (goal is to end sale and use of single-use plastic bottles)
• Raised $75,000 for childhood cancer through club
• Irish dancer
• Fostered more than 600 dogs
• First violinist for Erie Jr. Philharmonic Symphony    
• Collected more than 28,000 books for charity
• Developed in excess of 20 mobile applications
• Airplane pilot
• Member of Team USA in Deaflympics    
• Co-founded company that designed an automatic page turner for musicians
• Sheepdog Handler
• Founded nonprofit to stop elephant poaching
• Started clothing company
• Presented medical research to United Nations
• Created slip leashes out of recycled material, donated about 2000 leashes to first responders    
• Featured in ESPN’s top 10 plays of the day (field hockey)
• Girl Scout Bronze Metal Community Service Winner
• Researched and produced documentary about the effects of animal agriculture & factory
• Sprint car racer
• Traveled to Morocco and Dominican Rep to help kids in rural village and helped save coral reef    
• Acted in more than 20 musicals and plays
• Cretan folk dancer
• U.S. Congressional intern
• Five martial arts experts (black belts in karate, Aikido, tae kwon do, and more)
• Placed second in international linguistic olympiad
• Inventor (holds two patents)
• Posse Scholars (19 students)
• Cooperman College Scholars (9 students)
• Junior ROTC participants (6 students)

The Class of 2023 is an accomplished group of students with a wide range of interests. Here is a look at the activities they were involved in as high school students:

59%

involved in academic clubs

68%

conducted community service

67%

played a sport

23%

served as athletic team captains

30%

held leadership positions

32%

involved in music

23%

involved in student government

60%

held a job or internship

26%

involved in theater or dance

18%

identified themselves as activists

11%

studied or conducted service projects abroad

11%

involved in studio art

9%

completed research

15%

belonged to debate or speech clubs

13%

contributed their work to publications (newspaper, yearbook, etc.)