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F&M’s top-tier academics, hands-on experiences, and transformative connections will prepare you to shape the future — starting now.

Own Your Influence. Affect Real Change.

At Franklin & Marshall, we believe your college years are a launchpad for lifelong leadership. That’s why we created four distinctive fellowship programs for students who are curious, motivated, and eager to make a positive and immediate impact in the fields of climate and sustainability, creative writing, entrepreneurship, and public service. Every Fellow receives a four-year merit scholarship ($15,000 annually), deep mentorship from tenured faculty who are experts in their fields, and membership in a living-learning community focused on their specific area of intellectual and leadership development.

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Leadership Through Service to Others

Own your influence and affect real change. F&M’s Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.

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Leadership Through Service to Others

Own your influence and affect real change. F&M’s Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.

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Leadership Through Service to Others

Own your influence and affect real change. F&M’s Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.

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Leadership Through Service to Others

Own your influence and affect real change. F&M’s Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.

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Preservation with Impact

Are you ready to learn how you can immediately help preserve the Chesapeake Bay? F&M’s Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows program will engage you in meaningful field and laboratory research within the local Conestoga River watershed, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows not only receive a four-year merit scholarship, but also mentorship from tenured professors, hands-on experience in original, action-oriented research, and more.

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Preservation with Impact

Are you ready to learn how you can immediately help preserve the Chesapeake Bay? F&M’s Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows program will engage you in meaningful field and laboratory research within the local Conestoga River watershed, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows not only receive a four-year merit scholarship, but also mentorship from tenured professors, hands-on experience in original, action-oriented research, and more.

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Preservation with Impact

Are you ready to learn how you can immediately help preserve the Chesapeake Bay? F&M’s Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows program will engage you in meaningful field and laboratory research within the local Conestoga River watershed, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows not only receive a four-year merit scholarship, but also mentorship from tenured professors, hands-on experience in original, action-oriented research, and more.

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A Blueprint for Tomorrow’s Innovators

Are you ready to learn how to identify problems, create solutions, and lead with resilience? F&M’s Future Founders Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in the core values of entrepreneurship and innovation by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, a personal board of advisers, dedicated leadership workshops, experiential learning projects with local organizations, and more.

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A Blueprint for Tomorrow’s Innovators

Are you ready to learn how to identify problems, create solutions, and lead with resilience? F&M’s Future Founders Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in the core values of entrepreneurship and innovation by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, a personal board of advisers, dedicated leadership workshops, experiential learning projects with local organizations, and more.

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Find Your Voice and Affect Meaningful Change

F&M's Creative Writing & Cultural Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in writing, reading, literary activism, and creative expression, equipping you with the power to move people with your words. Fellows receive a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a professor, dedicated leadership training, opportunities to engage in literary and cultural activism, and more.

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Find Your Voice and Affect Meaningful Change

F&M's Creative Writing & Cultural Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in writing, reading, literary activism, and creative expression, equipping you with the power to move people with your words. Fellows receive a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a professor, dedicated leadership training, opportunities to engage in literary and cultural activism, and more.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Apply Early Decision II by January 15

Ready to be a Diplomat? If F&M is your top-choice school, submit your application for Early Decision II by January 15.

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January 9, 2026

Top 10 Reasons to Apply to F&M

There are many reasons to love F&M. We welcome you to find yours! The regular decision application deadline is quickly approaching. Apply by Jan. 15 and get a head start on your future, today.

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January 7, 2026

Why I Chose F&M: Current Students Share

The College’s Jan. 15 application deadline is just around the corner. See why current students chose to spend their undergraduate years at F&M.

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January 5, 2026

Jim Dicker Begins as F&M’s New Vice President for College Advancement

Jim Dicker began as F&M’s new Vice President for College Advancement on Jan. 5. He brings more than 35 years of experience as a leader in philanthropy and advancement.

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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.Read More »

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Notable Rankings & Outcomes

Overall Excellence

#7

Best Small College in Northeast (Wall Street Journal)

#35

National Liberal Arts Colleges (U.S. News & World Report)

Value & Affordability

100%

Demonstrated Financial Need Met for All Enrolled Students

Top 50

(U.S. News & Princeton Review)

Successful Outcomes

92%

Employed or in Graduate School Within Six Months of Graduation (Class of 2024)

$76,124

Early Career Median Salary (U.S. Dept. of Education)

Teaching Strength

#24

Most Accessible Professors (Princeton Review)

#33

Best Undergraduate Teaching (U.S. News & World Report)

Our Home: The City of Lancaster

F&M's extraordinary home city is an urban oasis. Lancaster, PA offers arts, culture, and experiences for every taste and preference and is full of extraordinary opportunities — all within safe walking distance of campus.

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