Is Franklin & Marshall test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1380 and hold it if it's under.

What is Franklin & Marshall's acceptance rate?

28% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 2,785 of 9,881 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 38%, from 7,146 in 2015 to 9,881 in 2024, and Franklin & Marshall's admit rate went from 32% to 28%.

What ACT score do you need for Franklin & Marshall?

9% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 30–33, with a median of 32. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1330–1430 works out to about 29–32.

Why might Franklin & Marshall's SAT range look high?

Only 25% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

Does applying early decision help at Franklin & Marshall?

28% of early decision applicants were admitted (270 of 961), against 28% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

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What SAT score do you need for Franklin & Marshall? (Middle 50%: 1330–1430)

First-year students at Franklin & Marshall who sent an SAT scored 1330–1430, with a median of 1380 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Franklin & Marshall admits 28% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Franklin & Marshall

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1330–1430, median 1380

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Franklin & Marshall by the numbers

Admit rate: 28%
Middle 50% SAT: 1330–1430
Median SAT: 1380
About on the ACT: 29–32
Sent an SAT: 25%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Franklin & Marshall admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Franklin & Marshall admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 38%, from 7,146 in 2015 to 9,881 in 2024, and Franklin & Marshall's admit rate went from 32% to 28%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	9,881	2,785	28%
2023	9,231	2,938	32%
2022	8,923	3,233	36%
2021	7,720	2,898	38%
2020	9,062	3,308	37%
2019	9,502	2,888	30%
2018	6,557	2,316	35%
2017	6,720	2,292	34%
2016	6,953	2,529	36%
2015	7,146	2,305	32%

In fall 2024, 477 of the 2,785 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Franklin & Marshall

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1280Far reachHold
1280–1320ReachHold
1330–1370TargetHold
1380 and upTargetSend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Franklin & Marshall SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	650	680	733
SAT total	1330	1380	1430
ACT composite	30	32	33

Of enrolled first-year students, 25% sent an SAT and 9% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 50%; of new students who reported a rank

Franklin & Marshall early decision

Early decision

270 of 961 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision28%
All applicants28%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Franklin & Marshall cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $36,425; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 84%
Median earnings: $76,124; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,893

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Franklin & Marshall

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Franklin & Marshall Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Franklin & Marshall admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Franklin & Marshall website
Franklin and Marshall College

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1330–1430, and the median was 1380. At 1380 or higher you're above half of them. Franklin & Marshall admits 28% of applicants.

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