Franklin & Marshall College - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  2	Class Rank
  3	School's Recommendation
  4	Standardized Test Scores
  5	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  I	Character and Personality
  E	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	71%
  Second fifth	21%
  Third fifth	5%
  Fourth fifth	3%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• All freshmen scores reported used the old scoring system.
• The following scores do not include International students.
• The following scores do not include Special program students.
• 95% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 8% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:

  Score	Verbal	Math
  750-800	1%	3%
  700-749	4%	16%
  650-699	9%	25%
  600-649	21%	29%
  550-599	25%	12%
  500-549	19%	10%
  450-499	15%	5%
  Below 450	6%	n/a