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 See also College Navigator page on Swarthmore StudentAdvisor.com page on Swarthmore College