Swarthmore College
- A+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- Swarthmore, PA
- 390 reviews
- AcademicsA+
- ValueA+
- DiversityA+
- CampusB-
- AthleticsB-
- Party SceneB-
- ProfessorsA+
- LocationC+
- DormsA-
- Campus FoodB-
- Student LifeA
- SafetyB-
Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (without football)
Athletic Conference
Centennial Conference
Address
500 College Ave
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Website
Swarthmore College Rankings
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Admissions
Acceptance Rate
11%
SAT Range
1380-1540
ACT Range
31-34
Application Fee
$60
SAT/ACT
Required
High School GPA
Considered but not required
Early Decision/Early Action
Yes
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Cost
Net Price
$20,444/ year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
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Academics
Professors
A+
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Student Faculty Ratio
8:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 96%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.26 responses
- 75%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.28 responses
- 21%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.28 responses
Majors
Most Popular Majors
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,573Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
0%
Pell Grant
19%
Varsity Athletes
26%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
100%
Poll
- 61%
- of students say Greek life is pretty low-key and has little effect on the social scene.33 responses
Poll
- 76%
- of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.29 responses
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$56,700/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
94%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
85%
National
83%- 86%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.14 responses
Swarthmore College Reviews
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Among the best undergrad programs on earth. The combination of intellectual students, excellent professors, the beautiful campus, and close proximity to Philly is unbeatable. Attending this college really feels like you're going to Hogwarts. Don't get me wrong - this is a rigorous school that will test you at every level, but comparably to other famously rigorous schools you'll likely have a lot more fun and it's 100% worth it. The undergraduate education that you get here (if you do it right and take interesting classes that fulfill your requirements) is highly multidisciplinary and truly prepares you to think about any subject deeply. The Quaker tradition, the history of this school, and the culture of critical thinker/intellectual students makes this a unique and valuable place - and one of the best educations around.
One semester into Swarthmore and I feel as if I am a completely different person. I have just grown so much here and been forced to think in ways that are much different than the ways high school necessitated from me. I discovered that I am actually more of an extrovert and less of an introvert; This epiphany dawned upon me after the realization that I could, at Swarthmore, engage in deep and lengthy conversations with other students. While individual achievement was emphasized at my High School, I've managed to develop new networking skills with the principle of never working alone and achieving together. Another thing that stands out about my experience at Swarthmore is that I haven't had the chance yet to operate once again under a cynical mindset, everybody is so nice here. I've learned to trust people again!
Swarthmore is a hard nut to crack. The students are not one way or another; they all come from different backgrounds, each with different experiences. But they do have one trait that is common among them: they like to think! And not just about the everyday questions that we come across in daily life; we like to think about why things are the way they are, even to the point that we're sick of thinking about them, and the campus supports this 100%. Swarthmore College truly is a unique place, and if you take the time to appreciate it, and are a genuinely "thoughtful" person, you will fall in love the same way that I did.