Swarthmore College
2025-26
The 2025-26 Common Data Set for Swarthmore College — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. This archive discovered the file on Apr 18, 2026. The school did not send Last-Modified and the file has no embedded date. Subscribe via RSS.
Acceptance Rate
7.5%
Applications
12,995
Admitted
977
Enrolled
426
SAT Composite
1480-1550
SAT Math
740-790
SAT Reading
740-770
ACT Composite
33-35
How the class gets assembled.
Early Decision offeredNo Early Action reportedSecond binding round indicated; ED rate is blended.
Likely ED share of class54%228 ED admits / 426 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple2.8x18% ED vs 6% all other rounds
Seats left after ED198of 426 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate6%749 admitted from 11,714 applicants
Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Applicants1,281reported count
Admits22818%
Class seats228assumes ED admits enroll
Applicants11,714reported count
Admits7496%
Class seats19826% estimated yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Decision | 1,281 | 228 | 18% | 228 | Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll. |
| All other rounds | 11,714 | 749 | 6% | 198 | All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision. |
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 44%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
Wait-list policy reported, counts unavailable.
Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.
Application fee: $60. Fee waivers are reported as available.
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$80,257
10 yrs after enrollment
92%
6-year completion
$23,149
sticker minus grants
$17,500
federal loans only
The numbers, as published
614numbers from this report.
General Information
7 TABLESAre your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.swarthmore.edu/institutional-effectiveness-research-assessment/common-data-set
Name of College/University:Swarthmore College
Street Address Line 1:500 College Avenue
CitySwarthmore
StatePA
Zip19,081
Country:United States
Main Phone Number (Area Code)610
Main Phone Number:328-8000
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):610
Admissions Phone Number:328-8300
Admissions Email Address:admissions@swarthmore.edu
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational
Academic year calendar:Semester
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.swarthmore.edu/inclusive-excellence
Bachelor'sYes
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESC8D · Entrance Exams
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students due to differences by academic program, student academic background, or if other examinations may be considered in lieu of the SAT and ACT):For students applying to Swarthmore in the 2026-27 admissions cycle, we have suspended our requirement that applicants submit SAT or ACT scores. You will have the option to submit scores to us, and you will have the option for us not to consider scores already submitted. Test scores for this cycle are optional. Should you choose to do so, you will have the option to submit scores from multiple exams in the admissions process, self-reported or
officially, including the following tests: SAT, ACT, AP exam scores, and IB exam scores. If the majority of your education has been taught in a non-English language curricula, we encourage you to provide results from the TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test. More information is available online at: http://www.swarthmore.edu/admissions-aid/standardizedtesting-policy
APYes
Institutional ExamYes
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
SAT or ACT/ADMS_CONSIDER
C2 · Wait List
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of wait-listed students admitted:14
Is your waiting list ranked?No
High school completion requirementNone
English4
Mathematics3
Science3
Foreign language3
Social studies3
History3
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?Recommended
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but--Not Applicable
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:Same fee as paper
other (explain):Not Applicable
Explain:Not Applicable
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80095.9
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-6994.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80093.0
SAT Math: 600-6997.0
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-160095.9
SAT Composite: 1200-13994.1
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: 30-3696.8
ACT Composite: 24-293.2
ACT English: 30-3698.4
ACT English: 24-291.6
ACT Math: 30-3682.5
ACT Math: 24-2917.5
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class86.7
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class97.7
Percent in top half of high school graduating class100
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class0
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:30.1
Total0
Total0
Total0
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:60
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day4
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?No
Yes, by:Yes
Date: Month4
Date: Day1
Must reply by (date)Yes
Date: Month5
Date: Day1
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year, with some exceptions (such as military or religious)
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
First or only early decision plan closing date: Month11
First or only early decision plan closing date: Day15
First or only early decision plan notification date: Month12
First or only early decision plan notification date: Day16
Other early decision plan closing date: Month1
Other early decision plan closing date: Day4
Other early decision plan notification date: Month2
Other early decision plan notification date: Day15
Number of early decision applications received by your institution1,281
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan228
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?Not Applicable
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallYes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired
College transcript(s)Required
Essay or personal statementRequired
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Two Academic Evaluation Letters
Fall Closing Date: Month4
Fall Notification Date: Month5
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?Not Applicable
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Applicants for transfer must present transcripts for both college and secondary school work, including an official statement indicating that the student is leaving the tertiary institution attended in good standing
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:Straight C
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Fall Notification Date: Day15
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:16
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:E
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:16
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:E
Describe other transfer credit policies:There are no minimum credit requirements, but transfer students must be enrolled full time for four semesters to be eligible for a Swarthmore degree. Transfer of credit depends on evaluation of the materials of the course, normally including syllabus, transcript, written work, examinations, and indication of class hours. All decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. An official transcript must be received by the Registrar's Office before validated work can be recorded for credit.
American Council on Education (ACE)No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
Number0
Number0
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://www.swarthmore.edu/admissionsaid/veterans
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:Not Applicable
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programYes
Cross-registrationYes
Double majorYes
Exchange student program (domestic)Yes
Honors ProgramYes
Independent studyYes
InternshipsYes
Student-designed majorYes
Study abroadYes
Teacher certification programYes
Undergraduate ResearchYes
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:The College’s Honors Program features small groups of students working closely with faculty and peers; an emphasis on independent learning; and a final examination by outside scholars. Cross-registration is available at Bryn Mawr and Haverford colleges, and the University of Pennsylvania. Cooperative exchange programs are available with Tufts University, and Pomona, Mills, and Middlebury colleges. Study abroad is encouraged and is available to students of all academic majors. *Juniors and Seniors at the local high school are, with instructor approval, able to take classes at Swarthmore College, but they do not receive college credit or a Swarthmore College transcript.
Arts/fine artsYes
Foreign languagesYes
Physical EducationYes
HumanitiesYes
Intensive writingYes
Sciences (biological or physical)Yes
Social scienceYes
Student Life
5 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)86%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)87%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing94%
Percent who live off campus or commute6%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Average age of full-time students18.1
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18.1
Average age of full-time students19.7
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19.7
Campus MinistriesYes
Choral groupsYes
Concert bandYes
DanceYes
Drama/theaterYes
International Student OrganizationYes
Jazz bandYes
Literary magazineYes
Music ensemblesYes
Musical theaterYes
Radio stationYes
Student governmentYes
Student newspaperYes
Student-run film societyYes
Symphony orchestraYes
YearbookYes
Air Force ROTC is offered:At cooperating institution
Name of Cooperating InstitutionSt. Joseph's University
Coed residence hallsYes
Men's residence halls (Men)Yes
Women's residence halls (Females)Yes
Apartments for single studentsYes
Special housing for disabled studentsYes
Other housing options (specify):Yes
Specify:Gender neutral housing (students of any gender may share rooms and/or share bathrooms)
Annual Expenses
6 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.swarthmore.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator
If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.Yes
Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:May 2026
Minimum3
Maximum5
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
16 TABLESAcademic Year2024
Institutional methodology (IM)Yes
Federal$2,572,788
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$465,263
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$62,870,120
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$941,667
Total Scholarships/Grants$66,849,838
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$0
Federal Work-Study$934,841
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$917,895
Total Self-Help$1,852,736
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$584,511
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,046,966
Total Scholarships/Grants$1,631,477
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,625,039
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$1,625,039
Parent Loans$1,752,339
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.432
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:75
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$87,434
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$6,557,536
CSS ProfileYes
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:Foreign Tax Return and Income Statement from Employer and International Student’s Financial Aid Application
FAFSAYes
Institution's own financial aid formYes
CSS ProfileYes
Noncustodial ProfileYes
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:Federal tax return and W-2 statements
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:Yes
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month1
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day4
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:Yes
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):4
a) Students notified on or about (date):Yes
a) Students notified on or about (date): Month4
a) Students notified on or about (date): Day1
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct PLUS LoansYes
State LoansYes
Federal Pell GrantsYes
Federal SEOGYes
State scholarships/grantsYes
Private scholarshipsYes
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsYes
AcademicsYes
LeadershipYes
State/district residencyYes
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio7.9
based on ____ students1,630.3
and ____ faculty207.3