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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081-1397


Fax number: (410) 704-3030
Website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,625
Full-time undergraduates: 1,625
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
17.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
14.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
31.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
14.0% Nonresident Alien
3.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 425 acres
Nearest major city: Philadelphia

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 96%
Percent of students who live off campus: 4%

STUDY FACILITIES
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Other computer facilities/services: online course materials and academic software
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Boy Meets Tractor (sketch comedy troupe); Rhythm N Motion (performing dance styles of the African Diaspora); Multi (community for people who self-identify as multiracial, multiethnic, multicultural, and/or multireligious); Mixed Company (a cappella group); FLI (First Gen/Low Income)

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's badminton  
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's fencing  
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockey  
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rugby  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's squash  
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's water polo  
Women's badminton  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's fencing  
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey  
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rugby  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's squash  
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's water polo  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; field hockey; golf; lacrosse; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Philadelphia International

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