Swarthmore College

500 College Ave
Swarthmore, PA 19081
(610) 328-8000
www.swarthmore.edu
fax:(610) 328-8580
president:Rebecca Chopp
6615 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.14 Graduation Rate 0.93
0.91 0.95

STUDENT RATIO

1534

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

44718 | 44718

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

1526

CLASS SIZE

33

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
720

SAT MATH

720

SAT READING

725

SAT WRITING

33

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.91
0.95
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
670
720
770
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
680
720
760
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
680
725
770
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
31
33
34
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$19000

Average Monthly Payment

$211

Median Earnings

$49400

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

67%
URL Applywww.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Default.aspx
Application Fee60
Percent Admitted (Men)0.17
Percent Admitted (Women)0.13
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment8
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.15
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.06
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.14
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.43
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.08
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.05
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.59
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates5577
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates15461
Applicants Men2742
Applicants Women3873
Admissions Total947
Admissions Men459
Admissions Women488
ACT English 25th percentile score32
ACT English 75th percentile score35
ACT Math 25th percentile score29
ACT Math 75th percentile score34
ACT Writing 25th percentile score8
ACT Writing 75th percentile score10
Average SAT Score1442
Median ACT English Score34
Median ACT Math Score32
ACT Median Writing Score9
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)26%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)96%
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