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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA · College · Private nonprofit

Locale

Suburb: Large

Yield

44%

Most Popular Majors

  1. 1. Social Sciences103
  2. 2. Computer & Information Sciences56
  3. 3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences47
  4. 4. Visual & Performing Arts31
  5. 5. Engineering29

Enrollment

Admissions

SAT scores (50th percentile)

ACT Composite (50th percentile)

Tuition & fees (in-state)

Graduation rate

Degrees conferred

Finance: core revenue & expense

Financial aid: % receiving any aid

Academic peers

This institution and its closest academic peers — same institution type, ranked by overlap in subjects and degree levels offered and by how many students earn those degrees — leaving out any that are 10 or more points below it on yield or graduation rate. Select a column heading to sort.

Swarthmore College
This institution
44%92%7% admitted
SAT 1,520
1,623
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Computer & Information Sciences
  3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  4. Visual & Performing Arts
  5. Engineering
$84,103
Haverford College
PA · Private
43%90%12% admitted
SAT 1,505
1,431
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Physical Sciences
  3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  4. Psychology
  5. Computer & Information Sciences
$90,382
Wellesley College
MA · Private
48%92%14% admitted
SAT 1,510
2,407
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Computer & Information Sciences
  4. Psychology
  5. Physical Sciences
$86,290
Pitzer College
CA · Private
36%83%25% admitted
No test scores
1,242
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Natural Resources & Conservation
  3. Interdisciplinary Studies
  4. Psychology
  5. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
$86,466
College of the Holy Cross
MA · Private
50%87%18% admitted
SAT 1,355
3,126
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Psychology
  3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  4. English Language & Literature
  5. Physical Sciences
$80,500
Bates College
ME · Private
37%90%13% admitted
SAT 1,463
1,760
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Psychology
  4. Natural Resources & Conservation
  5. Physical Sciences
$83,532
Hamilton College
NY · Private
39%91%14% admitted
SAT 1,500
2,031
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Visual & Performing Arts
  4. English Language & Literature
  5. Computer & Information Sciences
$84,230
Bowdoin College
ME · Private
54%95%7% admitted
SAT 1,510
1,881
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Physical Sciences
  4. Computer & Information Sciences
  5. Area & Cultural Studies
$85,100
Davidson College
NC · Private
48%91%13% admitted
SAT 1,460
1,869
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Psychology
  4. Physical Sciences
  5. Computer & Information Sciences
$79,475
Carleton College
MN · Private
35%90%20% admitted
SAT 1,508
2,128
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Computer & Information Sciences
  3. Physical Sciences
  4. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  5. Psychology
$84,893
Amherst College
MA · Private
39%94%9% admitted
SAT 1,520
1,914
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Computer & Information Sciences
  4. Mathematics & Statistics
  5. Physical Sciences
$87,640
Pomona College
CA · Private
50%93%7% admitted
SAT 1,520
1,700
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Computer & Information Sciences
  4. Interdisciplinary Studies
  5. Physical Sciences
$85,300
Barnard College
NY · Private
69%93%9% admitted
SAT 1,510
3,487
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Psychology
  4. Interdisciplinary Studies
  5. Computer & Information Sciences
$89,808

Selectivity sorts on admit rate and test score together, relative to this institution; the test score is the SAT total, or the ACT converted to it. Majors are subject areas by bachelor's degrees conferred. Average cost is the published annual cost of attendance, averaged over in-state and out-of-state students.