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  motto ''For Leaders, For Life''
  established 1834
  type Private , Liberal Arts , Coed
  faculty 65
  president Dr James "Jay" G Moseley
  students 1000
  city Franklin
  state IN
  country USA
  campus 74 acres
  free Label Athletics
  free NCAA Division III
  mascot Grizzlies
  website wwwfranklincollegeedu


Franklin College is a liberal arts college in Franklin, Indiana . It was founded in 1834 and was the first college in Indiana to admit women (1842). Franklin's athletic teams are known as the Grizzlies and participate in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference .

Famous attendees include Indiana governor Roger D. Branigin , actress Marjorie Main , and film director Robert Wise .

Franklin College is also the name of an American college in Lugano , Switzerland .


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Franklin College was also a college in New Athens, Ohio that closed in 1921.


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