Enrollment Trends at F&M

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,152 where 1,808 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 2,315 students in 2020 and was lowest at 1,808 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,249 to 1,808 students, a net loss of 441 (19.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Franklin and Marshall College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,249	1,082	1,167
2016-17	2,255 6	1,062 -20	1,193 26
2017-18	2,283 28	1,045 -17	1,238 45
2018-19	2,309 26	1,041 -4	1,268 30
2019-20	2,315 6	1,047 6	1,268
2020-21	2,254 -61	974 -73	1,280 12
2021-22	2,145 -109	949 -25	1,196 -84
2022-23	1,990 -155	926 -23	1,064 -132
2023-24	1,911 -79	903 -23	1,008 -56
2024-25	1,808 -103	877 -26	931 -77
Average	2,152	991	1,161

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.07%. The percentage was 58.11% 10 years ago and F&M still has a high percentage of white students. 5.59% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.81% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.13% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 58.11% to 59.07%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.76% to 5.59%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.00% to 4.81%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.91% to 9.13%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6360 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6497 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Franklin and Marshall College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	2	107	135	178	1	1,307	46
2016-17	1	122	125	192	1	1,275	50
2017-18	2	117	140	223	1	1,295	57
2018-19	1	117	136	227	1	1,286	52
2019-20	2	107	143	243	0	1,263	62
2020-21	2	97	159	256	0	1,257	66
2021-22	3	95	135	218	0	1,202	66
2022-23	3	88	109	205	0	1,120	69
2023-24	4	95	97	194	0	1,110	70
2024-25	3	101	87	165	0	1,068	64
Average	2	105	127	210	0	1,218	60

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Franklin and Marshall College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.