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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, United States · Suburban
Tri-College ConsortiumQuaker ConsortiumLittle IviesPrivateLiberal ArtsCoed
Acceptance
7.0%
Tuition/yr
$64,500
Students
1,700
Founded
1864
About
A Quaker-founded intellectual powerhouse outside Philadelphia whose Honors Program uses external examiners, Oxbridge-style. Rare among liberal arts colleges for offering an accredited engineering degree alongside deep humanities.
- University type
- Private (non-profit)
- Acceptance rate
- 7.0%
- Total enrolment
- 1,700
- Student : faculty
- 8:1
- Founded
- 1864
Courses & majors
Computer ScienceEconomicsEngineeringBiologyPolitical ScienceMathematicsEnglish LiteraturePsychologyPhysicsHonors Program
Cost of studying
Tuition / yr
$64,500
Cost of attendance
$87,000
Application fee
$60
Rankings
#3
National
Scholarships & financial aid
No merit scholarships; meets 100% of demonstrated need for international students with loan-free packages.
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