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Economics at Franklin & Marshall College

Franklin & Marshall College graduates about 41 economics majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 93rd of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 35 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 62% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $90,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.

80/100Standout#93 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year418% of the class
Courses in the catalog35more than 62% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$90,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$268Ka year, NSF
Admit rate28%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1440whole school

Around Franklin & Marshall College

Clipper Magazine Stadium - Lancaster, PA, September 15, 2023
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Henry B. Friedman Tobacco Warehouse on the NRHP since September 21, 1990. At 309
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Lancaster Arts Hotel - awesome hotel inside. Part of the Harrisburg Avenue Tobac
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Lolliard building in the North Charlotte Street Historic District. On the NRHP s
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Where economics happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 17 · Student housing 8 · Athletics 4 · Library 4 · Arts 4 · Dorm 3.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. Kenyon College 80
  2. Providence College 80
  3. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 80
  4. Smith College 80
  5. United States Air Force Academy 80
  6. Skidmore College 80
  7. Scripps College 80
  8. University of California, Davis 79

Other strong majors at Franklin & Marshall College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Franklin & Marshall College with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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