Swarthmore College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Swarthmore College is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in the year 1864. A committee of Quakers, who were Philadelphia Yearly Meeting members, played a vital role in the establishment of this college. The campus spreads over an area of more than 390 acres. Students can obtain degrees and certificates in various areas of study including astronomy, computer science, educational studies, mathematics and statistics, and political science.

Swarthmore College has over 100 chartered student clubs and organizations including Amnesty International, Catholic Newman Community, College Democrats, Folk Dance Club, Learning for Life, Forum for Free Speech, and Essence of Soul. Students publish a weekly newspaper known as "The Phoenix."

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, drama and performing arts, science, liberal arts, and music.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Selective admissions.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,490 in 2009-2010 (1,471 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Swarthmore College provides on-campus housing for 1,420 of its 1,471 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Centennial Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (13 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (15 awarded)

• Education

ENGINEERING (30 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (193 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• French Studies
• German Language and Literature
• German Studies
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Linguistics
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music
• Musicology and Ethnomusicology

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (3 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (25 awarded)

• Islamic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (50 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Astrophysics
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biometry/Biometrics
• Biophysics
• Chemical Physics
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (30 awarded)

• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology