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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081-1397

Official telephone: (610) 328-8000
Fax number: (410) 704-3030
Website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 94%
Student:Faculty ratio: 7:1
Total faculty: 128 men, 117 women
Full-time faculty: 109 men, 98 women
Part-time faculty: 19 men, 19 women
Graduation rate: 92% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • African Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology, Other
  • Applied Mathematics, Other
  • Archeology
  • Area Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education, Other
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
  • Biometry/Biometrics
  • Biophysics
  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Criminology
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • Dance, General
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Folklore Studies
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Studies
  • General Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • German Studies
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Industrial and Product Design
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Linguistics
  • Literature, Other
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Public Health, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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