Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 7,717 |
| Admitted | 988 |
| Acceptance rate | 12.8% |
| Yield rate | 42.0% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore College's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 645 and 760
- Math: 660 and 770
- Writing: 30 and 34
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore College's average composite ACT score falls between 31 and 35.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| African Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archeology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Area Studies, Other | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Astronomy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Astrophysics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Biochemistry | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Biological & Physical Sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| Biometry/Biometrics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biophysics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chemical Physics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemistry, General | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Chinese Language & Literature | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Classical, Mediterranean, & Near Eastern/Oriental Studies & Archaeology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comparative Literature | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Computer & Information Sciences, General | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| Dance, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Economics, General | 38 | 9 | 47 |
| Education, Other | 5 | 22 | 27 |
| Engineering, General | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| English Language & Literature/Letters, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, & Gender Studies, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Film/Video & Photographic Arts, Other | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| French Language & Literature | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| French Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| German Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| German Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| History, General | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| History, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Industrial Design | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Islamic Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japanese Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin American Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linguistics | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Mathematics & Computer Science | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics, General | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musicology & Ethnomusicology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Near & Middle Eastern Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philosophy | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Philosophy & Religion, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physics, General | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| Political Science & Government, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Psychology, General | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Psychology, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public Administration & Services, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Russian Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sociology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Visual & Performing Arts, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Women's Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 180 | 176 | 356 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 2456 |
| Reported Results | 327 |
| Accepted | 114 (35%) 35,65 |
| Rejected | 213 |
| Attending | 27 |
| Yield Rate | 24% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.74 | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2070 | 2246 | 2336 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 760 | 884 | 962 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.70 | 3.84 | 3.95 |
| SAT I | 2070 | 2190 | 2280 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 756 | 844 | 924 |
Stats last calculated: Monday 20th of August 2012 10:00:02 AM
Newest applicant: 23 days, 2 hours, and 7 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
Swarthmore College discussion
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James posted 'Epic! Did you say either of the following?
"I can haz admissions?"
"My SAT score is over 9000"'13 years ago