About Franklin & Marshall College Founded in 1787, Franklin & Marshall College (Franklin & Marshall) is one of the nation’s oldest institutions of higher learning. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the 220-acre residential college is located just a train ride away from such popular metropolitan cities as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; and New York City, New York. The highly selective national liberal arts college is one that offers the ‘complete experience’ to its 2400 students of high promise, representing all backgrounds and walks of life. Through its offering of over 60 programs of study, Franklin & Marshall aims to inspire in its students a genuine and enduring love for learning, to teach them to read, write, and think critically, to instill in them th