Franklin and Marshall College

Franklin and Marshall College

      private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. It is a liberal arts college offering bachelor's degree programs only, including preprofessional curriculums. Students can study in England, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Japan, Scotland, and other overseas locations through off-campus programs. Research and teaching facilities include an art collection featuring examples of Pennsylvania German Fraktur script, an observatory and planetarium, and a bronze-casting foundry. Total enrollment is approximately 1,800.

      Franklin and Marshall was one of the first school of higher education founded in the state. Franklin College, established in 1787, was named for Benjamin Franklin (Franklin, Benjamin), one of the school's original benefactors. Marshall College, named for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall (Marshall, John), was founded in 1835 in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. The two schools merged in 1853. Although women were members of Franklin College's first class, the school thereafter was limited to men, as were Marshall College and the combined school. Women were admitted in 1969.

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