Swarthmore College Business Programs

Swarthmore College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Swarthmore is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Swarthmore College?

Contact details for Swarthmore are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081
Phone:	610-328-8000
Website:	www.swarthmore.edu

How Do I Get Into Swarthmore?

You can apply to Swarthmore online at: www.swarthmore.edu/admissions-aid/apply-to-swarthmore

Admission Requirements for Swarthmore

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Swarthmore?

With an acceptance rate of 7%, Swarthmore is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 8%, and the acceptance rate for women is 6%.

Average Test Scores

About 42% of students accepted to Swarthmore submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 710 and 770. Math scores were between 730 and 790.

Swarthmore received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 36. Math scores were between 30 and 0. Composite scores were between 32 and 35.

Can I Afford Swarthmore College?

The overall average net price of Swarthmore is $44,288. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Swarthmore, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $9,904 a year. That adds up to $39,616 over four years for those students.

Swarthmore College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,651 undergraduate students at Swarthmore, with 1,649 being full-time and 2 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,649 full-time undergraduates at Swarthmore, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Swarthmore College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	287
Black or African American	127
Hispanic or Latino	225
White	549
International Students	255
Other Races/Ethnicities	206

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Swarthmore College. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 57 countries are represented at Swarthmore. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Swarthmore College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Economics	79	79
Development Economics & International Development	1	1
TOTAL	80	80

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Nelson Pavlosky under License

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