College Guide/Swarthmore College

Swarthmore is a highly competitive liberal arts college in Pennsylvania.

Admission

 * 15% ../Acceptance rate/
 * ../Early Decision/ (November 15)
 * Regular admission (January 2)
 * Middle 50% of SAT scores:
 * Critical Reading: 660 - 770
 * Math: 660 - 760
 * Writing: 650 - 760
 * Average High School ../GPA/:

Admission Factors
Very important:
 * ../Essays/
 * Personality
 * Class rank
 * ../Recommendations/
 * Secondary school record

Important:
 * Extracurricular activities
 * Standardized test scores

Academics

 * ../Student-faculty ratio/ - 8:1
 * Honors program

Demographics

 * Enrollment: 1484
 * M/F ratio: 48/52

Cost and Financial Aid

 * Tuition: $34,884
 * Room and Board: $10,816

Location
20 minutes (?) from Philadelphia

Sports
NCAA Division III

Campus Life
7% of students join a fraternity or sorority

Should You Go?
Swarthmore is a great place if you are politically active (especially if you lean towards the left). Also, Swarthmore has one of the highest rates of students who eventually get a PhD. However, many people on studentsreview complain about poor social life.

Contact
500 College Avenue Swarthmore, PA 19081 (610) 328-8000 www.swarthmore.edu