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Acceptance Rate

6.9%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1460–1560

User Accept Rate

52.9%

Tuition

$62,412

Undergrad Enrollment

1,627

Applicants

14,287

Yield Rate

41.8%

Student:Faculty

8:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 3.31
SAT: 1410
ACT: —

Round: ED2

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 3.64
SAT: 1410
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2024ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.47
SAT: 1520
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2025REJECTED

GPA: 3.42
SAT: 1390
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2024ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.74
SAT: 1390
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2025WAITLISTED

GPA: 3.52
SAT: 1430
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.22
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2026ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.73
SAT: 1490
ACT: —

Round: REA

Class of 2025REJECTED

GPA: 3.69
SAT: 1520
ACT: 34

Round: RD

Class of 2025REJECTED

GPA: 3.09
SAT: —
ACT: 31

Round: RD

Class of 2026REJECTED

GPA: 3.92
SAT: 1520
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.71
SAT: 1330
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 3.77
SAT: 1460
ACT: 33

Round: EA

Class of 2024ACCEPTED

GPA: 2.95
SAT: —
ACT: 32

Round: RD

Class of 2024ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.71
SAT: 1320
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.07
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2023ACCEPTED

GPA: 2.99
SAT: —
ACT: 36

Round: REA

Applicant profiles for this college

2024	REJECTED	3.31	1410	—	ED2
2024	REJECTED	3.64	1410	—	EA
2024	ACCEPTED	3.47	1520	—	EA
2025	REJECTED	3.42	1390	—	RD
2024	ACCEPTED	3.74	1390	—	EA
2025	WAITLISTED	3.52	1430	—	RD
2025	ACCEPTED	3.22	—	—	RD
2026	ACCEPTED	3.73	1490	—	REA
2025	REJECTED	3.69	1520	34	RD
2025	REJECTED	3.09	—	31	RD
2026	REJECTED	3.92	1520	—	RD
2025	ACCEPTED	3.71	1330	—	RD
2024	REJECTED	3.77	1460	33	EA
2024	ACCEPTED	2.95	—	32	RD
2024	ACCEPTED	3.71	1320	—	RD
2025	ACCEPTED	3.07	—	—	RD
2023	ACCEPTED	2.99	—	36	REA

Application Funnel

Applied

14,287

Admitted

9926.9%

Enrolled

41542% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

6.9%▲ -2pp

Application Volume

14,707 applicants▲ 29%

Swarthmore College has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 29% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Arson	1	—	—	—
Fondling	4	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation52% / 48%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball39Basketball18Golf9Lacrosse48Soccer27Swimming22Tennis16Track & Field122

Women's

Badminton7Basketball15Field Hockey21Lacrosse28Soccer31Softball20Swimming27Tennis16Track & Field96Volleyball17

Research Activity

FY 2024

$6Mtotal R&D expenditure#434 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Economics, General57 grads

Computer and Information Sciences, General56 grads

Mathematics, General29 grads

Engineering, General29 grads

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other23 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General22 grads

Political Science and Government, General22 grads

English Language and Literature, General15 grads

Neuroscience15 grads

Philosophy13 grads

4yr Grad Rate

87%

6yr Grad Rate

94%

Retention Rate

97%

Median Earnings

$80,257