Franklin & Marshall College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 87% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 71% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 73% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 81% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• government
• English
• business administration

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.60
• Sophomore: 1.80
• Junior: 1.90
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 2 summer session(s) that consist of 5 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August.

• 34% continue immediately.
• 40% continue within one year.
• 70% continue within 10 years.

• Law School: 8%
• Medical School: 7%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 4%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 9%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%
• Other: 8%

• Columbia University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, Temple U.

• Chubb, Arthur Andersen, Coopers & Lybrand, Ernst & Young, KPMG Peat Marwick.

• William H. Gray, president, United Negro College Fund and former U.S. representative; Roy Scheider and Treat Williams, actors; James Lapine, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright; Dr. Paul Knappenberger, president, Adler Planetarium.