About the Class of 2021
Franklin & Marshall College's Class of 2021 represents 35 states, 37 countries and Washington, D.C.
In 2017, 6,720 students applied and 2,292 were admitted.
The total class size is 648. We are 370 women and 278 men from both public (64%) and private (36%) high schools.
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 620-690 |
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Math: 640-720 |
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Average SAT score: 1332 |
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27-31 |
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Average ACT score: 29 |
More About our New Class
By the Numbers
The Class of 2021 is an accomplished group of students with a wide range of interests. Here is a look at how they profiled as high school students:
86%involved in community service |
19%student government leaders |
48%speak two or more languages |
20%first-generation college students |
51%belonged to academic clubs |
37%musicians or studio artists |
24%actors or dancers |
14%published works |
61%varsity athletes |
25%played 2 or more varsity sports |
31%team captains |
55%held a job or conducted an internship |
Persons of Interest
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 2021's accomplishments and endeavors:
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Lenfest Scholar |
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Posse Scholar (20) |
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Cooperman Scholar (10) |
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Performed in The Lion King on Broadway |
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Worked in a neurodegenerative disease lab |
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Volunteered for hometown ambulance squad |
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Won Miss Teen Asian American (2015-16) |
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Worked for the United States Institute of Peace |
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Participated in exchange programs in China and Germany |
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Built greenhouses in a village in Nicaragua |
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Volunteered at a panda reserve in China |
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Attended the Columbia University Student Press Association |
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Performed with the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra |
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Was an animal handler at Woodlands Wildlife Refuge |
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Received a State Department scholarship to Muscat, Oman |
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Published writing in the Claremont Review |
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Research Intern at Langone Medical Center (N.Y.) |
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Participated in the Appalachian Service Project |
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Conducted a service retreat in the Dominican Republic |
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Writer and illustrator of children's books |
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Licensed pilot |
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Sang at Carnegie Hall |
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Sailor |
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Lifeguard |
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Business Owner |
