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 residential community of peers dedicated to making a difference.
Learn more »Leadership Through Service to Others
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 more »Leadership Through Service to Others
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 more »A 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 residential community of creative problem-solvers.
Learn more »A 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 residential community of creative problem-solvers.
Learn more »A 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 residential community of creative problem-solvers.
Learn more »Find 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 residential community of creative peers.
Learn more »Find 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 residential community of creative peers.
Learn more »Connecting 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&M »A 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 more »Register for Our Fall Open House on October 30
Step onto campus and fall in love with F&M. Join us for our Halloween-themed Fall Open House on Friday, October 30, for an immersive day to explore our academic programs, stroll through autumn foliage, and connect with world-class faculty and current students.
Register now »A 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. You'll find community through dedicated faculty mentorship and a shared residential experience with other Fellows, all while receiving a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship to power your education.
Learn more »A 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. You'll find community through dedicated faculty mentorship and a shared residential experience with other Fellows, all while receiving a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship to power your education.
Learn more »A 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. You'll find community through dedicated faculty mentorship and a shared residential experience with other Fellows, all while receiving a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship to power your education.
Learn more »A 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. You'll find community through dedicated faculty mentorship and a shared residential experience with other Fellows, all while receiving a four-year, $15,000 annual scholarship to power your education.
Learn more »How 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.
Join Us for True Blue Weekend
F&M's biggest celebration of the year takes place October 23 – 25. Alumni, parents, and friends are invited to join us for dozens of activities, events, and campus connection. Check out our schedule, and we hope to see you there!
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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
October 13, 2026
She Asked. A Diplomat Answered.
Teagan Durkin ’26 believes the key to networking is simple: Be bold and talk to people. That philosophy helped her utilize the Franklin & Marshall College alumni network and land her first job after graduation.
October 6, 2026
Former Lancaster Mayor to Serve as Inaugural Leader-in-Residence at Mehlman Institute
Danene Sorace, who served as Lancaster's 43rd mayor from 2018-2026, has been named the inaugural leader-in-residence at F&M’s Mehlman Leadership and Performance Institute. During the 2026-27 academic year, she will work with the Institute’s 60 Mehlman Fellows, bringing her experience in civic leadership and public service directly to the F&M community.
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.
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.
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