Rankings & Recognitions
A Premier Liberal Arts College
#7
Best Small College in the Northeast (Wall Street Journal)
#16
Top Liberal Arts Colleges in the U.S. (Wall Street Journal)
#35
National Liberal Arts Colleges (U.S. News & World Report)
#33
Top Performers on Social Mobility (U.S. News & World Report)
A Leader in Groundbreaking Research
A new Carnegie designation ranks Franklin & Marshall College among leading national institutions that prioritize research activity. The 2025 Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education includes a new "Research Colleges
and Universities" designation, recognizing research activity at institutions that
primarily focus on undergraduate education and spend at least $2.5 million annually
on research. Out of some 200 liberal arts colleges in the United States, only 40 have
this distinction.
F&M’s distinguished faculty set the example for this groundbreaking scholarship, earning
numerous national and international honors, including prestigious grants, fellowships,
and career awards from esteemed professional organizations.
#11
Best Liberal Arts Colleges for Research (Wall Street Journal)
#2
National Science Foundation CAREER Awards Received
#9
National Science Foundation Awards Received
#12
Research and Development Spending
World-Class Faculty & Mentorship
At F&M, you have access to some of the best and most innovative minds in their fields. Our accomplished faculty foster a culture of engagement that fuels creative collisions across campus, making faculty-student collaboration a vital and inherent component of an F&M liberal arts education.
#24
Most Accessible Professors (Princeton Review)
#33
Best in Undergraduate Teaching (U.S. News & World Report)
An Investment in Future Success
92%
Employed or in Graduate School Within Six Months of Graduation (Class of 2024)
$77k
Early Career Median Salary (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Top 50
Best Value College (U.S. News & Princeton Review)
The Fulbright Program Top Producer
At F&M, we are proud to be recognized by Fulbright as a top-producing institution. This recognition is given to U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for a Fulbright program in a particular year.
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