Franklin and Marshall College is a four-year private co-educational liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is the 25th oldest college or university in the United States.Since its founding in 1787, Franklin & Marshall has evolved into one of the most celebrated liberal arts colleges in the
United States. It employs 175 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 1,850 full-time students.The school is often referred to in the shorthand as F&M; its students are
sometimes called "Fummers" [for F&Mers].