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#7 Swarthmore College

08.11.10, 06:00 PM EDT

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Private not-for-profit- 4-year or above

Carnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate Colleges—Arts & Sciences
Total Student Population (Graduate + Undergraduate)1,490
Undergraduate Population1,490
Student to Faculty Ratio17:1
Graduation Rates288.0%
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Total Cost4$50,381
In-State Tuition and Fees$36,490
Out-of-State Tuition and Fees$36,490
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Percent of Student Body Receiving Any Financial Aid48.0%
Percent of Student Body Receiving Pell Grants10.0%
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Percent Admitted16.0%
Percent Admitted Who Enrolled39.0%
SAT Composite Range71350-1520
ACT Composite Range28-33
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Athletic DivisionNCAA Division III (without football)
Percent of Student Body that is Varsity Athlete1022.5%
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Notable Alumni

  • Mark Hanis, 2004, executive director, Genocide Intervention Network; Cynthia Leive, 1988, Editor-in-chief of Glamour; John Mather, 1968, Nobel Prize winner and chief scientist for NASA; Sandra Moore Faber, 1966, Astronomer involved in both the Hubble Space Telescope and Keck Telescope projects; Robert Zoellick, 1975, President of the World Bank.

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  1. Total FTE (full-time equivalent) undergraduate students divided by total FTE instructional staff not teaching in graduate or professional programs.
  2. Percentage of students who began their studies in fall 2002 and completed their degree program within 4 years
  3. Academic data refer to fall 2008. Enrollment and attendance data refer to entire undergraduate student body. Graduation, transfer rate, and retention rate data refer to full-time, first-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees.
  4. For out-of-state students living on campus
  5. Tuition data refer to estimated expenses for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students for the year 2008-2009, unless otherwise noted. The output is only an estimate and not a guarantee of the actual amount the student may be charged.
  6. Financial aid data refer to full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students in 2007-2008.
  7. SAT composite includes only Critical Reading and Math.
  8. Admissions data refer to first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students applying to enter in fall 2008.
  9. Student life data refer to undergraduate student body in 2008-2009 unless otherwise noted.
  10. The unduplicated headcount of varsity athletics participants divided by the total undergraduate population, multiplied by 100.
  11. Athletic data refer to 2008.


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