Swarthmore CDS VERIFIED

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (Mid-Atlantic) · 1,623 undergrads · ~18 avg class size · 8:1 student-faculty · $65,494/yr sticker

private Tier 1

Famously rigorous LAC. Honors program with oral exams. Strong engineering for an LAC.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

7.5%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Early Decision19.8%

Early Decision II14.4%

Regular Decision6.4%

GPA range

3.91–4.0

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1500–1550

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

33–35

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$80K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 4.2 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 11 sources

$56K

Entry

$80K

10-year

$114K

Mid-career

Median graduate earnings · 4.2 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $1224K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).

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Where this leads

Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.

Academia / PhD programs (highest per-capita PhD rate of any college)
Public service / nonprofit leadership
Tech (smaller pipeline)
Big Law

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