Swarthmore College - SAT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

Swarthmore’s gorgeous 399-acre campus is a registered national arboretum situated just 11 miles from downtown Philadelphia, and students have the opportunity to take classes at neighboring Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and the University of Pennsylvania. The college can boast of an impressive 8 to 1 student / faculty ratio and a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Swarthmore consistently sits near the top of nearly all rankings of U.S. liberal arts colleges.

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 16%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
  • SAT Critical Reading: 680 / 760
  • SAT Math: 670 / 760
  • SAT Writing: 660 / 760
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  • ACT Composite: 28 / 33
  • ACT English: 29 / 35
  • ACT Math: 28 / 34
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Swarthmore students are expected to prepare themselves for full, balanced lives as individuals and as responsible citizens through exacting intellectual study supplemented by a varied program of sports and other extracurricular activities. The purpose of Swarthmore College is to make its students more valuable human beings and more useful members of society. Although it shares this purpose with other educational institutions, each school, college, and university seeks to realize that purpose in its own way. Swarthmore seeks to help its students realize their fullest intellectual and personal potential combined with a deep sense of ethical and social concern.