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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · Private (nonprofit) · 1,613 students · mostly bachelor degrees
170th-cheapest of 264 Pennsylvania colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$23,149
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$84,103
Graduation rate
92%
Admission rate
7%
Median graduate earnings
$80,257
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$17,500
Average SAT
1534
Median ACT
34
Pell grant recipients
19%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
69 programsComputer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree73 grads/yr$150,942Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree76 grads/yr$128,051Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$78,519Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree37 grads/yr$58,372Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$57,754
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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