Swarthmore College
Founded 1864
President Val Smith (President)
Fees USD 58,744
Acceptance Rate Very Selective (<20%)
Campus Setting Suburban
Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college founded in 1864 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Swarthmore, on Philadelphia’s Main Line. Consistently ranked in the top 3 liberal arts colleges in the United States, Swarthmore enrolls 1,600 students and is unique among liberal arts colleges for offering an ABET-accredited engineering program. The college has one of the highest rates of PhD production per graduate of any college in the US.
Distinctive Features
- Unique: ABET-accredited Engineering — One of very few liberal arts colleges with a full engineering program
- Honors Program — Swarthmore’s external examination honor program is modeled on Oxford and is one of the most rigorous in American higher education
- Pre-Health Excellence — Exceptional medical school placement rates
- Tri-College Consortium — Cross-registration with Haverford and Bryn Mawr
How to Apply
- Application: Common App | Acceptance Rate: ~9% | Tuition: ~$58,744 | Meets 100% of need