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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA · CDS 2025–2026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
7.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
43.6%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$90,692
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$14,343

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,631
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students1,631

Admissions

Total applicants12,995
Total admitted977
Total enrolled426
Overall admit rate7.5%
Admit rate — women6.9%
Admit rate — men8.3%
Yield rate43.6%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/16
# admitted under ED plan228
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date——
EA notification date——
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT40.1%
% submitting ACT14.8%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile740
SAT EBRW 75th %ile770
SAT Math 25th %ile740
SAT Math 75th %ile790
ACT Comp 25th %ile33
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class86.7%
% in top 25% of HS class97.7%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$68,766
Tuition — out-of-state$68,766
Required fees$460
Room and board$21,466
Total cost — in-state$90,692
Total cost — out-of-state$90,692

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$73,786
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met100.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)$64,946
Avg loan debt at graduation$14,343

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist——
# admitted from waitlist14
Waitlist admit rate——
Transfer applicants (total)421
Transfer admit rate10.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio8:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)7.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$23,149Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)94.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)91.1%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate95.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$65,618Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant19.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan10.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full37.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress8.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white30.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black9.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino15.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian16.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races11.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international13.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women46.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men53.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences24.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services11.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences11.2%
Mathematics And Statistics9.4%
Engineering7.5%
Visual And Performing Arts5.9%
Education4.2%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics4.2%