Rankings & Recognitions
A Premier Liberal Arts College
#7
Best Small College in the Northeast (Wall Street Journal, 2026)
#16
Top Liberal Arts Colleges in the U.S. (Wall Street Journal, 2026)
#33
First-Year Experience (U.S. News & World Report, 2027)
#34
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges (U.S. News & World Report, 2027)
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. Only 19% of liberal arts colleges in the United States hold 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, 2026) 2 National Science Foundation CAREER Awards Received 9 National Science Foundation Awards Received #12 Research and Development Spending At F&M, you’ll work directly with some of the most innovative experts in their fields.
Our accomplished faculty foster a culture of engagement that fuels creative collisions
across campus, making faculty-student collaboration a vital component of an F&M liberal
arts education. #24 Most Accessible Professors (Princeton Review, 2026) #34 Best in Undergraduate Teaching (U.S. News & World Report, 2027) 92% Employed or in Graduate School Within Six Months of Graduation (Class of 2025) Top 50 Best Value College (U.S. News & World Report, 2027; Princeton Review, 2027) Top 50 Colleges That Create Futures (Princeton Review, 2027) At F&M, we are proud to be recognized by the Fulbright Program as a top-producing
institution. This annual recognition is given to U.S. colleges and universities that
received the highest number of applicants selected for a Fulbright program.World-Class Faculty & Mentorship
An Investment in Future Success
A Fulbright Program Top Producer