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Swarthmore College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts

Geographical Reach National

Location Swarthmore, PA

Population 4,500,000

Website http://www.swarthmore.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,627

Men / Women 48% / 52%

Hispanic 31%

White 31%

International 13%

Asian 10%

Mixed 10%

Black 6%

Native American 0%

From State 10%

From Region 30%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 32%

Business & Economics 13%

Computer Science 13%

Life & Natural Sciences 13%

Physical Sciences & Math 11%

Arts 7%

Engineering 7%

Education 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $65,494

Est. Cost of Attendance $84,103

10-Year ROI $229,000

ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%

4-Year Graduation Rate 76%

6-Year Graduation Rate 92%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)

Days Without Precipitation 248 (54%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 7%

Yield (Unbound) 26%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$1M	#280
Engineering, Computing & Math	$1M	#335
Life & Natural Sciences	$3M	#365

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 55%

SAT Range 1500 – 1540

SAT Math Range 740 – 790

SAT RW Range 740 – 770

ACT Range 33 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Division of Humanities	90	34% / 66%	4%	$60,925
African American Studies	— —	—	—	$66,044	44	—
African Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$67,267	48	—
Asian Studies	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$66,786	46	—
Chinese	— —	—	—	$64,023	38	—
Classics	1 +4	100% / 0%	0%	$75,783	68	—
Comparative Literature	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$63,269	36	—
English	15 +3	33% / 67%	7%	$63,550	37	—
French	1 +5	0% / 100%	0%	$63,758	37	—
German Studies	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$67,018	47	—
Greek	1 —	0% / 100%	100%	$63,879	38	—
History	5 +3	80% / 20%	0%	$77,431	71	—
International/Global Studies	— +2	—	—	$85,133	81	—
Islamic Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$62,909	35	—
Japanese	1 +2	100% / 0%	0%	$63,154	36	—
Jewish/Judaic Studies	— —	—	—	$62,806	35	—
Latin	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$63,091	36	—
Linguistics	6 +3	33% / 67%	0%	$64,078	38	—
Native American Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$65,842	44	—
Philosophy	13 +2	62% / 38%	15%	$71,053	58	—
Religion	4 +7	0% / 100%	0%	$62,216	33	—
Russian	3 +2	33% / 67%	0%	$63,682	37	—
Spanish	— +4	—	—	$63,476	37	—
Womens Studies	— —	—	—	$62,638	34	—
Art History	8 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$52,300	10	—
Dance	3 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$44,477	3	—
Film and Media Studies	3 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$52,212	9	—
Fine Arts	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$51,830	9	—
Music	3 +1	33% / 67%	0%	$47,494	5	—
Studio Art	7 +2	14% / 86%	0%	$52,098	9	—
Theatre	5 —	40% / 60%	0%	$43,798	3	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering	179	58% / 42%	18%	$111,330		97%
Engineering	29 —	69% / 31%	7%	$76,949	70	100%
Computer Science	56 +31	66% / 34%	29%	$153,172	100	96%
Astronomy	— —	—	—	$98,497	92	—
Astrophysics	2 —	0% / 100%	50%	$98,141	91	—
Chemical Physics	1 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$98,602	92	—
Chemistry	7 —	57% / 43%	0%	$75,603	67	—
Geophysics and Seismology	— —	—	—	$65,786	43	—
Mathematics	29 +27	66% / 34%	24%	$143,223	99	100%
Physics	8 +2	75% / 25%	25%	$97,672	91	—
Biochemistry	8 +1	62% / 38%	12%	$77,081	70	—
Biological Sciences	— —	—	—	$73,092	62	—
Biology	22 +11	36% / 64%	5%	$69,485	54	90%
Biophysics	2 —	50% / 50%	50%	$78,481	72	—
Neuroscience	15 —	20% / 80%	13%	$70,514	56	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Division of Social Sciences	157	45% / 55%	13%	$95,214		98%
Environmental Studies	9 +4	22% / 78%	11%	$61,565	31	—
Economics	57 +21	65% / 35%	16%	$136,021	99	100%
Anthropology	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$76,786	69	—
Cognitive Science	3 +2	67% / 33%	0%	$75,980	68	—
Experimental Psychology	23 +2	17% / 83%	13%	$67,187	48	—
Medical Anthropology	4 +2	50% / 50%	50%	$76,598	69	—
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	5 +3	40% / 60%	0%	$87,758	84	—
Political Science	22 +4	41% / 59%	9%	$78,204	72	92%
Political Science and Government	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$78,204	72	92%
Psychology	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$67,821	49	—
Social Sciences	3 +1	67% / 33%	0%	$76,575	69	—
Social Sciences	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$76,649	69	—
Sociology and Anthropology	11 +2	18% / 82%	36%	$74,314	65	—
Education	— +2	—	—	$67,169	48	—
Education	13 +3	54% / 46%	0%	$63,282	36	98%