Swarthmore College Admissions

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 Swarthmore College has an acceptance rate of 7% . Of those admitted, 42% go on to enroll. The application fee is $60 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $60
  • Number of Applicants: 14,707
  • Percent Admitted: 7%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 42%
 TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants 14,707 6,047 8,660
Percent admitted7%8%6%
Percent admitted who enrolled42%42%43%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

Swarthmore College Admissions Considerations

 RequiredRecommendedConsidered but not Required
Secondary School GPA   ✔
Secondary School Record  
Recommendations✔   
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)✔   
TOEFL (if applicable) ✔  

Swarthmore College Test Scores

Swarthmore College SAT Scores

SAT Range1440 – 1560
SAT Average1500
SAT 25th Percentile1440
SAT 75th Percentile1560

Swarthmore College ACT Scores

ACT Range32 – 35
ACT Average34
ACT 25th Percentile32
ACT 75th Percentile35

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.