Franklin College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,440 (30%)
Days Without Precipitation 240 (36%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 902
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 88%
From Region 5%
Athletes 434 (48.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Black 6%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Franklin College 177 53% 82% 1% 6% 5% 1% $69,381 41 +0.12 64 98%
Computer Programming 2 +4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $113,595 41 -0.33 98 — — — — —
Computer Science 7 — 86% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $109,619 36 -0.45 97 — — — — —
Data Science — +2 — — — — — — $98,837 22 -0.56 93 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,831 11 -0.95 78 — — — — —
Chemistry 10 +1 50% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% $68,823 38 -0.27 63 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,889 26 -0.66 61 — — — — —
Biology 6 — 17% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $74,391 88 +0.92 72 95% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 13 — 8% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,391 70 +0.44 72 95% — — — —
Biophysics — — — — — — — — $72,321 55 +0.07 69 — — — — —
Ecology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,026 57 +0.08 32 — — — — —
Neuroscience 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,510 76 +0.57 71 — — — — —
Exercise Science 26 — 62% 92% 0% 4% 4% 0% $74,688 93 +1.51 73 97% — — — —
Accounting 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $83,554 46 -0.22 83 — — — — —
Actuarial Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,185 22 -0.64 87 — — — — —
Business Administration 6 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,067 69 +0.13 79 100% — — — —
Economics 3 +3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,055 27 -0.67 79 — — — — —
Finance 5 +3 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,276 37 -0.41 86 100% — — — —
General Business 5 +2 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,845 44 -0.35 66 100% — — — —
Nonprofit Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,604 79 +0.44 85 — — — — —
Creative Writing 5 — 20% 40% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,932 34 -0.42 13 — — — — —
English 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,177 43 -0.27 16 — — — — —
History 9 +1 56% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $53,081 37 -0.38 22 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $57,733 43 -0.28 34 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,217 78 +0.54 28 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,117 48 -0.17 30 — — — — —
Journalism 5 — 40% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $66,806 74 +0.50 58 — — — — —
Political Science 6 +1 50% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $68,307 41 -0.29 61 — — — — —
Psychology 15 +3 27% 73% 0% 13% 7% 0% $49,337 18 -0.87 14 100% — — — —
Public Relations 10 — 40% 60% 0% 20% 10% 0% $70,914 48 -0.07 66 100% — — — —
Sociology 6 — 33% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $52,911 38 -0.36 22 100% — — — —
Sports Communication 10 +1 100% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% $70,914 82 +0.84 66 100% — — — —
Elementary Education — — — — — — — — $49,620 32 -0.40 15 100% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $45,671 32 -0.48 9 — — — — —
Graphic Design 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,265 23 -0.68 18 — — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,183 51 +0.05 11 — — — — —
Painting 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $45,913 48 -0.10 9 — — — — —
Photography 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $46,848 22 -0.60 10 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,015 48 -0.09 9 — — — — —
Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $44,453 58 +0.19 7 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,419
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 29.4% 52 48% 71% 0% 13% 6% 0% $61,917 63 -0.13 46 100% —
Business & Economics 14.7% 26 77% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $80,913 55 -0.25 80 100% —
Health Sciences 14.7% 26 62% 92% 0% 4% 4% 0% $74,688 40 +1.51 73 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 13.6% 24 17% 88% 0% 4% 4% 0% $72,147 72 +0.52 69 95% —
Humanities 10.2% 18 44% 72% 6% 0% 6% 0% $52,313 33 -0.32 20 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 7.3% 13 62% 85% 0% 8% 0% 0% $70,291 27 -0.40 65 — —
Arts 5.1% 9 44% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $48,198 34 -0.37 12 — —
Computer Science 5.1% 9 89% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $110,503 50 -0.42 97 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 126 $565K $479K $85K
Track & Field (combined) 83 $123K $114K $9K
Baseball 47 $217K $204K $12K
Soccer 25 $156K $145K $11K
Basketball 22 $165K $120K $44K
Tennis 17 $25K $20K $4K
Swimming 13 $105K $104K $731
Golf 9 $63K $52K $10K
Volleyball 9 $40K $38K $1K
Total 292 $1.5M $1.3M $181K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 39 $58K $53K $4K
Volleyball 25 $117K $86K $31K
Softball 24 $119K $117K $2K
Soccer 21 $87K $87K $626
Basketball 16 $166K $147K $18K
Lacrosse 13 $62K $50K $12K
Swimming & Diving 13 $105K $104K $731
Tennis 10 $22K $22K -$50
Golf 9 $52K $38K $13K
Total 142 $790K $708K $82K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 126 $565K $479K $85K
Track & Field (combined) 122 $181K $168K $13K
Baseball 47 $217K $204K $12K
Soccer 46 $244K $233K $11K
Basketball 38 $331K $268K $63K
Volleyball 34 $158K $125K $33K
Tennis 27 $47K $42K $4K
Softball 24 $119K $117K $2K
Golf 18 $115K $91K $24K
Lacrosse 13 $62K $50K $12K
Swimming 13 $105K $104K $731
Swimming & Diving 13 $105K $104K $731
Total 434 $3.2M $2.9M $347K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 43%
SAT Range 1060 – 1240
SAT Math Range 520 – 620
SAT RW Range 540 – 620