Franklin & Marshall (F&M) is an academically rigorous liberal arts college named for two iconic Americans—inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall. For 227 years, F&M students have learned by doing, not by listening and watching. They work directly with deeply invested faculty on high-impact research and scholarship. They embrace the opportunity to work side by side or in small groups with faculty members on research projects that have real-world applications. What sets F&M apart is the commitment to students as individual learners. Faculty members challenge students to achieve their personal best and engage them on a level not found at other institutions.

F&M strives to recruit students who can become intellectual leaders. They are curious and hard-working. F&M aims to teach their students to connect ideas, write well, relate theory and practice, understand diversity, ask questions and then answer them. Within a supportive community that values individuality and developing one’s own voice, F&M students discover how to unleash their talent and exceed their own expectations. As President Daniel R. Porterfield states, “At Franklin & Marshall College, we create the education we seek.”