The Lasting Value of an F&M Education
An Investment That Secures Your Future
F&M is invested in your professional development and success starting the first day
you step foot on campus. Ninety-two percent of F&M's 2024 graduates are employed, interning, or pursuing a
graduate degree within a year of graduation. In their early careers, our graduates
earn a median $76,124 — $20,000 higher than the four-year college midpoint. Our graduates
also are at the top of their industries, demonstrating the distinct and measurable
advantage of their four years at F&M. Our commitment to affordability ensures that the average F&M graduate leaves with
less debt than graduates from Pennsylvania’s largest major public universities, including
Penn State University, University of Pittsburgh, and Temple University. In fact, the
vast majority of F&M students receive financial aid that drastically reduces their
final tuition bill.
Our innovative Career Communities model created by F&M's Center for Career and Professional Development will help you
navigate this period of exploration and discovery, transforming your aspirations into
meaningful opportunities and valuable hands-on experiences. F&M provides the funding
you’ll need to accelerate your professional growth, including Summer Experience Awards
to support internships and research opportunities.
Financial Aid at F&M
We’re dedicated to making an F&M education affordable for all. By offering need-based and merit-based financial aid, we’re able to welcome talented students from all backgrounds.
The F&M Commonwealth Commitment
The Commonwealth Commitment makes an F&M education accessible to talented, high-achieving students from our home state of Pennsylvania, regardless of their socioeconomic background.
Success Beyond F&M
Within six months after graduating, 92% of the Class of 2024 were working or pursuing further studies. This is higher than the national average, which is typically in the mid-80% range. Explore our first destination reports to dive deeper into post-graduate data and outcomes.
November 24, 2025 “I believe the liberal arts value of F&M is that it trains all of us, in a way, to be a bit more adaptive,” said Vassilis Coutifaris '09, who made the fitting jump from F&M Diplomat to a career in international affairs. See what advice Coutifaris has for current students. November 6, 2025 A new $7.5 million gift from Ken Mehlman ’88, Franklin & Marshall College Trustee and Board Vice Chair, is the College’s largest gift in support of athletics and wellness. It will be used to begin construction of the Mehlman Center for Strength, Conditioning, Wellness and Performance, an innovative new facility that will be home to strength training, fitness and performance-centered growth. November 5, 2025 Elizabeth Eide ’88 spoke with students about her role as executive director for the Center for Health, People, and Places at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.Rankings & Recognitions
Read More »Celebrating Diplomat Outcomes
A Diplomat in Every Sense: Vassilis Coutifaris '09
Ken Mehlman ’88 Makes Historic $7.5 Million Gift to Power F&M Athletics and Wellness
‘Keep Exploring:’ Scientist Elizabeth Eide ’88 Shares Advice with Students