Quad

Head-to-head

Whitman
Franklin and Marshall

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Whitman costs about $12.2K less per year on average than Franklin and Marshall ($40,214 vs. $52,376, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Whitman's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Franklin and Marshall

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Franklin and Marshall grads earn $8.5K more ten years out than Whitman's ($76,124 vs. $67,589)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Franklin and Marshall has 8 pts more first-gen students than Whitman (19% vs. 12%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Whitman graduates 6 pts more of its students than Franklin and Marshall (90% vs. 84%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Franklin and Marshall's yield is 4 pts higher than Whitman's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Franklin and Marshall admits 36%, Whitman 38%; Franklin and Marshall's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Whitman38%
Franklin and Marshall36%
Quad's selectivity
  • WhitmanVery selective
  • Franklin and MarshallVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Whitman
1310–1480
Franklin and Marshall
1310–1463
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WhitmanSchool record required
  • Franklin and MarshallRigor, GPA, and rank very important

Who's on each campus

Franklin and Marshall is a bit larger than Whitman (1,799 vs. 1,531 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 16%.

Undergrads
Whitman1.5K
Franklin and Marshall1.8K
Pell Grant share
Whitman16%
Franklin and Marshall16%

Majors and faculty

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics leads at Whitman, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Franklin and Marshall.

Students per faculty member
Whitman10 to 1
Franklin and Marshall9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WhitmanEconometrics and Quantitative Economics9%
  • Franklin and MarshallMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other17%

What each costs

Whitman costs about $12.2K less a year than Franklin and Marshall on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Whitman$40.2K
Franklin and Marshall$52.4K
Aid generosity
Whitman49%
Franklin and Marshall39%

What each pays off

Franklin and Marshall's former students earn more, a median $76.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Whitman$67.6K
Franklin and Marshall$76.1K
Graduation rate
Whitman90%
Franklin and Marshall84%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Franklin and Marshall got more selective while Whitman held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WhitmanGrowing+98%
  • Franklin and MarshallGrowing+81%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Franklin and Marshall College (Fall 2026), Fall 2026;Franklin and Marshall College Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why