The Lasting Value of an F&M Education

Discover how an investment in F&M's premier liberal arts education is an investment in your future as a world-ready professional in your career of choice.

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.

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.

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.

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 2025 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.

Rankings & Recognitions

F&M's national rankings are an emphatic testament to our dedication to excellence in the liberal arts and the myriad ways it prepares you for sustainable success. Discover how well-known and respected organizations recognize how our top-tier academics, hands-on experiences, and transformative connections prepare you to shape the future — starting now.

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Celebrating Diplomat Outcomes

September 30, 2026

Patricia E. Harris '77 to Receive Inaugural Benjamin Franklin Distinguished Innovator Award

This fall, Franklin & Marshall College will debut a new honor and celebrate the career and leadership of one of its most accomplished graduates: Patricia E. Harris '77, Bloomberg Philanthropies CEO, former first deputy mayor of New York City, and Trustee Emerita.

September 28, 2026

Alum’s $1 Million Gift to Construct The Arnold Family Track

For Michael “Mike” Arnold ’08, the track where he competed as a Franklin & Marshall student-athlete reflects the transformative power of Division III athletics programs at scholar-focused institutions — and the kind of lasting impact he hopes to create for future generations of student-athletes.

September 10, 2026

‘I Wanted to Learn More”: From a Campus Connection to Career Opportunity

For Gonzalo Gentou Arbizu ’26, a brief introduction to a fellow Franklin & Marshall College Diplomat grew into months of conversations about travel, career possibilities, and life after college. Now it has led to his first full-time job.