Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.
$23,149 Annual average after aid AvailableSwarthmore College
● Swarthmore, PA
Private nonprofit Bachelor's Main campus
Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.
92.3% 150% time AvailableAdmission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.
7.5% Where reported AvailableStudent size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.
1,613 Undergraduate enrollment AvailableBasics
- School type
- Private nonprofit
- Predominant degree
- Bachelor's
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's
- Campus status
- Main campus
- Branch count
- 1
Links and location
- Website
- www.swarthmore.edu ↗
- Net price calculator
- Open calculator ↗
- Location
- Swarthmore, PA 19081
- Coordinates
- 39.905159, -75.354278
Cost and aid (2023-24)
- Average net price
- $23,149
- Median debt of completers
- $13,000
- Pell Grant share
- 19.5%
Admissions (2023-24)
- Admission rate
- 7.5%
- SAT average
- 1,534
- ACT midpoint
- 34
Outcomes (2021 cohort)
- Graduation rate (150% time)
- 92.3%
- Retention rate (full-time)
- 94%
Student body (2023-24)
- Total students
- 1,613
- Undergraduate students
- 1,613
- Pell Grant share
- 19.5%
- Federal loan share
- 10.6%
Top programs
| Program | Common credential | CIP | Awards count | Program earnings | Program debt | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2401 | 537,156 | $46,008 | $16,807 | Available |
| Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2601 | 105,024 | $54,714 | $23,478 | Available |
| Psychology, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4201 | 143,410 | $50,266 | $24,451 | Available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1101 | 90,797 | $81,614 | $23,629 | Available |
| English Language and Literature, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2301 | 37,440 | $45,329 | $23,279 | Available |
| Mathematics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2701 | 29,013 | $65,873 | $21,236 | Available |
| History. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5401 | 31,475 | $46,980 | $23,168 | Available |
| Fine and Studio Arts. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5007 | 37,241 | $38,223 | $23,613 | Available |
| Communication and Media Studies. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 0901 | 62,780 | $52,134 | $24,035 | Available |
| Music. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5009 | 25,734 | $41,501 | $24,007 | Available |
| Chemistry. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4005 | 20,997 | $64,217 | $22,619 | Available |
| Political Science and Government. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4510 | 47,642 | $59,747 | $22,787 | Available |
| Design and Applied Arts. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5004 | 35,743 | $46,057 | $23,357 | Available |
| Sociology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4511 | 35,824 | $48,167 | $24,111 | Available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5005 | 16,725 | $36,529 | $23,359 | Available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0301 | 22,923 | $54,504 | $22,332 | Available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1609 | 13,699 | $48,720 | $21,836 | Available |
| Physics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4008 | 13,468 | $77,438 | $22,818 | Available |
| Economics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4506 | 47,798 | $77,707 | $21,740 | Available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3099 | 31,618 | $54,053 | $23,760 | Available |
| Education, General. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 1301 | 29,488 | $60,234 | $23,307 | Available |
| Philosophy. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3801 | 9,802 | $45,521 | $21,625 | Available |
| Public Health. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5122 | 41,276 | $67,307 | $26,325 | Available |
| Engineering, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1401 | 11,656 | $89,619 | $21,022 | Available |
| Religion/Religious Studies. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3802 | 9,167 | $40,856 | $25,626 | Available |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 2602 | 14,334 | $57,887 | $21,949 | Available |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0502 | 9,340 | $48,294 | $22,461 | Available |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5006 | 17,403 | $40,511 | $22,964 | Available |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4006 | 8,129 | $56,220 | $23,658 | Available |
| Anthropology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4502 | 11,118 | $41,991 | $22,412 | Available |
| Social Sciences, General. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 4501 | 17,517 | $48,406 | $22,946 | Available |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1601 | 8,163 | $45,989 | $21,156 | Available |
| Area Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0501 | 5,742 | $48,761 | $20,756 | Available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 4509 | 13,625 | $65,212 | $21,489 | Available |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 3000 | 9,295 | $50,684 | $26,102 | Available |
| International/Globalization Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3020 | 6,728 | $57,656 | $21,709 | Available |
| Applied Mathematics. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 2703 | 11,046 | $90,015 | $21,123 | Available |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3001 | 30,295 | $54,636 | $15,099 | Available |
| Education, Other. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1399 | 5,065 | $64,894 | $24,610 | Available |
| Dance. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5003 | 3,206 | $35,325 | $24,147 | Available |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2615 | 12,614 | $54,596 | $21,733 | Available |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 4227 | 20,966 | $58,917 | $21,865 | Available |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1612 | 1,416 | $35,299 | $23,064 | Available |
| Sustainability Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3033 | 3,811 | $63,671 | $21,142 | Available |
| Criminology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4504 | 10,938 | $53,796 | $24,014 | Available |
| Public Policy Analysis. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4405 | 6,504 | $78,585 | $21,110 | Available |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1603 | 2,343 | $43,395 | $20,513 | Available |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2611 | 3,044 | $97,805 | $18,108 | Available |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 1302 | 1,968 | $65,940 | $19,055 | Available |
| Social Sciences, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4599 | 2,101 | $53,551 | $24,133 | Available |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 2699 | 4,108 | $72,590 | $20,966 | Available |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 4002 | 1,427 | $55,114 | $23,514 | Available |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1604 | 503 | $40,738 | $5,500 | Available |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4512 | 1,474 | $61,753 | $21,784 | Available |
| Psychology, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4299 | 2,728 | $61,361 | $18,109 | Available |
| Literature. Associate's Degree | Associate's Degree | 2314 | 743 | $46,475 | $25,579 | Available |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 4499 | 750 | $59,421 | $22,569 | Available |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 3005 | 958 | $60,087 | $23,831 | Available |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 3008 | 1,210 | $119,200 | $23,311 | Available |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5099 | 980 | $37,287 | $24,667 | Available |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 2399 | 984 | $40,953 | $23,830 | Available |
| Archeology. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 4503 | 334 | $40,591 | $23,008 | Available |
| Classical and Ancient Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3022 | 285 | $29,417 | $24,000 | Available |
| Cognitive Science. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 3025 | 2,873 | $79,754 | $18,092 | Available |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3899 | 212 | $52,748 | $24,734 | Available |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 3013 | 129 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3026 | 376 | $33,689 | $21,125 | Available |
| Sociology and Anthropology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4513 | 525 | $42,352 | $24,186 | Available |
| Physical Sciences, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4099 | 501 | $63,637 | $22,682 | Available |
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Private nonprofitBachelor'sMain campus
Snapshot
Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.
$23,149 Annual average after aid AvailableGraduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.
92.3% 150% time AvailableAdmission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.
7.5% Where reported AvailableStudent size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.
1,613 Undergraduate enrollment AvailableMedian debt Median debt for a defined borrower/completer cohort.
$13,000 Completers / borrowers AvailableRetention rate Share of first-time students who returned the following year.
94% First-year return AvailableCost
⌄Net price, aid, debt, and repayment
Admissions
⌄Application info and selectivity
Outcomes
⌄Graduation, retention, earnings
Student Body
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Programs
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