Learn with purpose. Lead with impact.
F&M’s top-tier academics, hands-on experiences, and transformative connections will
prepare you to shape the future — starting now.
Leadership with Impact
Join a network of motivated students who turn ideas into real-world impact. Through F&M’s Leadership Fellows program, you’ll develop the mindset, tools, and confidence to drive positive change in your field. As a Fellow, you’ll receive a four-year, $15,000 annual merit scholarship, tailored leadership coaching, dedicated faculty mentorship, hands-on learning opportunities, and a built-in community of peers dedicated to making a difference.
Learn moreLeadership Rooted in Service
Turn your passion into meaningful action. Through F&M’s Public Service Leadership Fellows program, you’ll explore democratic engagement, collaboration, and ethical leadership to become the change-maker your community needs. Alongside a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated faculty mentorship, tailored leadership workshops, civic field experiences, and a built-in community of peers dedicated to making a difference.
Learn moreLeadership Rooted in Service
Turn your passion into meaningful action. Through F&M’s Public Service Leadership Fellows program, you’ll explore democratic engagement, collaboration, and ethical leadership to become the change-maker your community needs. Alongside a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated faculty mentorship, tailored leadership workshops, civic field experiences, and a built-in community of peers dedicated to making a difference.
Learn moreA Blueprint for Tomorrow’s Innovators
Learn how to identify problems, create solutions, and lead with resilience. Through F&M’s Entrepreneurship Leadership Fellows program, you’ll immerse yourself in the core values of entrepreneurship and innovation to turn bold ideas into real-world action. Alongside a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated professor mentorship, a personal board of advisers, and a built-in community of creative problem-solvers.
Learn moreA Blueprint for Tomorrow’s Innovators
Learn how to identify problems, create solutions, and lead with resilience. Through F&M’s Entrepreneurship Leadership Fellows program, you’ll immerse yourself in the core values of entrepreneurship and innovation to turn bold ideas into real-world action. Alongside a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated professor mentorship, a personal board of advisers, and a built-in community of creative problem-solvers.
Learn moreA Blueprint for Tomorrow’s Innovators
Learn how to identify problems, create solutions, and lead with resilience. Through F&M’s Entrepreneurship Leadership Fellows program, you’ll immerse yourself in the core values of entrepreneurship and innovation to turn bold ideas into real-world action. Alongside a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated professor mentorship, a personal board of advisers, and a built-in community of creative problem-solvers.
Learn moreFind Your Voice and Effect Meaningful Change
Harness the power of storytelling to inspire change. Through F&M’s Creative Writing and Cultural Leadership Fellows program, you’ll immerse yourself in writing, reading, and literary activism to learn how to move people with your words. Alongside a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated professor mentorship, tailored leadership training, and a built-in community of creative peers.
Learn moreFind Your Voice and Effect Meaningful Change
Harness the power of storytelling to inspire change. Through F&M’s Creative Writing and Cultural Leadership Fellows program, you’ll immerse yourself in writing, reading, and literary activism to learn how to move people with your words. Alongside a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated professor mentorship, tailored leadership training, and a built-in community of creative peers.
Learn moreConnecting Classroom Theory to Behavioral Reality in a Yale Lab
Learning by doing is part of our DNA as Diplomats. Noah Katzer ’26, a psychology and government double major, exemplified the F&M tenets of exploration and discovery by interning at the Emotion Health and Psychophysiology Lab at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. “I've learned new research methods and gained insight into new subsections of psychology that have changed the way I think about achieving my goals and the type of research I want to conduct,” he said.
Read more“The arts at F&M have been an integral part of my college experience.”
“Singing with F&M's Chamber Singers and playing piano in the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and orchestra have allowed me to foster meaningful relationships with my professors and fellow students. I love being a part of F&M's musical community and find it incredibly meaningful to be part of something that is bigger than myself. Some of my closest friends are people I met through ensembles, and a lot of my favorite college memories are from my three and a half years involved in music.” — Eleanor Metz ’27
Explore music at F&MA Diplomat’s Deep Dive into Marine Biology
Learning by doing is part of our DNA as Diplomats. Jaeyun An ’26 dove headfirst into this philosophy, spending a semester in the turquoise waters of Turks and Caicos researching the island’s diverse marine life. “My time was spent equal parts in the classroom and in the field,” An said. “We would learn about a certain topic in class, such as species identification, and in the field exercises, we would go out to the ocean, and have a quiz identifying creatures we see while snorkeling. I saw sharks, eagle rays, turtles, dolphins, and even whales! This experience gave me the confirmation that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.”
Read more“I have a strong passion for hands-on mechanical and electrical engineering projects.”
Learning by doing is in our DNA as Diplomats. Inna Shapovalenko ’26, a computer science and physics double major, exemplifies this tenet of hands-on exploration. As a summer intern at the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC), Shapovalenko assembled two versions of NASA STELLA spectrometers. She later developed an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV)—a “drone for exploring the ocean”—while interning for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She also helped code a robot that leads F&M visitors through a playful quiz about the College. “I have a strong passion for hands-on mechanical and electrical engineering projects,” she said.
Read more“The vivarium is this beautiful gem in the crown that is F&M.”
At F&M, you’ll step beyond the classroom and into the vivarium. “The vivarium is this beautiful gem in the crown that is F&M,” said Lillian Basom ’08, Director of Operations, College Vivarium. “There are very few facilities that offer undergraduate students that kind of hands-on, experiential learning right from the moment they step on campus. The facility and our programming, which supports up to 80 students a semester, wouldn't exist without the commitment of our incredible students.”
Read moreA Dedicated Community for Environmental Leaders
Build the skills you need to lead the future of conservation. Through F&M's Environmental Leadership Fellows program, you’ll engage in meaningful field and laboratory research throughout the local Conestoga River watershed, a vital tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. Alongside a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll also gain dedicated professor mentorship and a built-in community of peers who share your passion for the environment.
Learn moreA Dedicated Community for Environmental Leaders
Build the skills you need to lead the future of conservation. Through F&M's Environmental Leadership Fellows program, you’ll engage in meaningful field and laboratory research throughout the local Conestoga River watershed, a vital tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. Alongside a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll also gain dedicated professor mentorship and a built-in community of peers who share your passion for the environment.
Learn moreA Dedicated Community for Environmental Leaders
Build the skills you need to lead the future of conservation. Through F&M's Environmental Leadership Fellows program, you’ll engage in meaningful field and laboratory research throughout the local Conestoga River watershed, a vital tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. Alongside a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll also gain dedicated professor mentorship and a built-in community of peers who share your passion for the environment.
Learn moreA Dedicated Community for Environmental Leaders
Build the skills you need to lead the future of conservation. Through F&M's Environmental Leadership Fellows program, you’ll engage in meaningful field and laboratory research throughout the local Conestoga River watershed, a vital tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. Alongside a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll also gain dedicated professor mentorship and a built-in community of peers who share your passion for the environment.
Learn moreReady to Be a Diplomat? Apply Early Decision I by November 15
If F&M is your top choice, applying Early Decision allows you to complete the application process early and receive your admission decision sooner. Additionally, students enrolled through Early Decision I receive a $1,000 F&M Experience Fund to put toward an approved experiential learning opportunity beginning sophomore year.
Apply Early DecisionLead the Future of Food
Champion sustainable agriculture to secure the future of food and food cultures. Through F&M’s Sustainability and Food Systems Leadership Fellows program, you’ll combine a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship and faculty mentorship with hands-on exploration of how food systems intersect with climate change, history, public health, and human culture.
Learn moreLead the Future of Food
Champion sustainable agriculture to secure the future of food and food cultures. Through F&M’s Sustainability and Food Systems Leadership Fellows program, you’ll combine a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship and faculty mentorship with hands-on exploration of how food systems intersect with climate change, history, public health, and human culture.
Learn moreLead the Future of Food
Champion sustainable agriculture to secure the future of food and food cultures. Through F&M’s Sustainability and Food Systems Leadership Fellows program, you’ll combine a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship and faculty mentorship with hands-on exploration of how food systems intersect with climate change, history, public health, and human culture.
Learn moreNavigate the Future of Technology
Prepare to lead responsible, human-centered technological innovation. Through F&M’s AI Impact and Innovation Leadership Fellows program, you’ll examine the real-world ethical impacts of AI, building a deep understanding of how AI intersects with policy, ethics, and human experience. Alongside a four-year $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated professor mentorship, tailored leadership training, and a built-in community of forward-thinking peers.
Learn moreNavigate the Future of Technology
Prepare to lead responsible, human-centered technological innovation. Through F&M’s AI Impact and Innovation Leadership Fellows program, you’ll examine the real-world ethical impacts of AI, building a deep understanding of how AI intersects with policy, ethics, and human experience. Alongside a four-year $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated professor mentorship, tailored leadership training, and a built-in community of forward-thinking peers.
Learn moreNavigate the Future of Technology
Prepare to lead responsible, human-centered technological innovation. Through F&M’s AI Impact and Innovation Leadership Fellows program, you’ll examine the real-world ethical impacts of AI, building a deep understanding of how AI intersects with policy, ethics, and human experience. Alongside a four-year $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated professor mentorship, tailored leadership training, and a built-in community of forward-thinking peers.
Learn moreNavigate the Future of Technology
Prepare to lead responsible, human-centered technological innovation. Through F&M’s AI Impact and Innovation Leadership Fellows program, you’ll examine the real-world ethical impacts of AI, building a deep understanding of how AI intersects with policy, ethics, and human experience. Alongside a four-year $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated professor mentorship, tailored leadership training, and a built-in community of forward-thinking peers.
Learn moreNavigate the Future of Technology
Prepare to lead responsible, human-centered technological innovation. Through F&M’s AI Impact and Innovation Leadership Fellows program, you’ll examine the real-world ethical impacts of AI, building a deep understanding of how AI intersects with policy, ethics, and human experience. Alongside a four-year $15,000 annual scholarship, you’ll gain dedicated professor mentorship, tailored leadership training, and a built-in community of forward-thinking peers.
Learn moreHow We Do It
World-Ready Leaders
We prepare you to be world-ready, equipping you with the skills to excel in not just one career, but many. You’ll become a purpose-driven leader committed to shaping a better world.
Learning by Doing
We ensure you learn with purpose through hands-on experiences. You’ll discover Lancaster is the ideal place to practice, participate, and contribute to a thriving community that’s a microcosm of the world.
Creative Collisions
With a 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio, we offer unparalleled access to faculty who are leading experts in their fields. You’ll experience creative collisions that spark transformative connections within a community devoted to your success.
Our Commitment to Affordability
We are committed to making an F&M education accessible for all admitted students. That’s why we launched the Commonwealth Commitment this year. Through this bold initiative:
- Pennsylvania residents with household incomes below $75,000 attend F&M tuition-free.
- Those earning between $75,000 and $150,000 pay no more than in-state tuition at Penn State University.
Learn more about our need-based aid, which supports 65% of all enrolled F&M students, including international students.
Where Liberal Arts Meets AI
At F&M, we frame AI as a tool for inquiry, teaching you to navigate its complexities with an ethical and responsible lens. As you explore the technology’s potential, you will become technically proficient while sharpening the high-level critical thinking, ethical judgment, and creative problem-solving skills that are more important than ever. This is the F&M advantage: mastering the tools of the future while cultivating the timeless humanist perspectives that will set you apart.
The Latest from F&M
November 12, 2026
New Fellowship Prepares Students for Responsible AI Leadership
Knowing how to use artificial intelligence (AI) is one skill. Knowing how organizations and society can do so with good judgement is another thing. A new fellowship at Franklin & Marshall College’s Mehlman Leadership and Performance Institute will help students develop that judgment while gaining professional experience.
November 11, 2026
From Getting Back on Track to Giving Back: Josh Brown ’28
For Josh Brown ’28, repeated trips to his hometown sports medicine physician gave him more than a path back to competition. They gave him a path toward his future. Now a biology major at F&M, Brown is working toward becoming a physician assistant (PA). “I wanted to be able to make that same difference in people’s lives,” Brown said.
November 9, 2026
From Lancaster Streams to Canadian Lakes: Stephanie Sexton ’27 Puts Science into Action
When she arrived at F&M, Stephanie Sexton ’27 knew she wanted to study environmental science and engage in hands-on fieldwork. This summer, she turned that ambition into action, helping drive cutting-edge initiatives in F&M’s backyard while contributing to a multi-year research project abroad.
Ken Mehlman ’88 Makes Historic $7.5 Million Gift to Power F&M Athletics and Wellness
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.
A Transformative Investment in the Performing Arts
Franklin & Marshall College is pleased to announce that the Green Room Theatre will be rededicated as the James Lapine Theater, a tribute to the Broadway legend and one of F&M’s most decorated and accomplished performing arts graduates.
Notable Rankings & Outcomes
#7
Best Small College in Northeast (Wall Street Journal, 2026)
#34
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges (U.S. News & World Report, 2027)
100%
Demonstrated Financial Need Met for All Enrolled Students
Top 50
Best Value College (U.S. News & World Report, 2027; Princeton Review, 2027)
92%
Employed or in Graduate School Within Six Months of Graduation (Class of 2025)
$74k
Early Career Median Salary (U.S. Dept. of Education)
#24
Most Accessible Professors (Princeton Review, 2026)
#34
Best Undergraduate Teaching (U.S. News & World Report, 2027)
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