Tuition per year
Before financial aidFull-time undergraduate · recent published rate
- Annual tuition
- $65,400
Fees, housing, meals, books and personal expenses are additional.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Swarthmore College
Explore a distinctive Pennsylvania campus with academic resources, student gathering places and everyday spaces worth knowing.
- Undergraduate students
- 1,700 Official university overview
- Student–faculty ratio
- 8:1 Official facts
- Campus acres
- 425 Official overview
- Founded
- 1864 University history
Published figures use the reporting periods shown; undated figures are the official overview available when checked. Sources & reporting notes
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Tuition & admissions.
The numbers behind your college search.
Acceptance rate
7%
Recent first-year cycles · approximate
Acceptance varies by program and applicant type; check the official admissions office for current information.
Admission data source ↗Tuition is only part of the total cost of attendance. Grants and scholarships can reduce what you pay. Acceptance rates describe a past applicant pool, not your individual chance of admission. Reporting years vary by school. Checked September 17, 2026.
Get your bearings
Around campus.
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Make yourself at home
Find your next stop.
Everyday places to know at Swarthmore.
Study style
3 places · Check official sources for current hours and access.
Study spots
McCabe Library
Main campus
A central destination for research, focused study and group work.
Food & coffee
Sharples Commons
Main campus
A convenient campus dining and gathering destination.
Outdoors
Parrish Beach
Central campus
An outdoor campus space for relaxing or meeting friends.
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Good links to keep handy.
Sources, reporting notes & photo credit
Checked September 17, 2026. Enrollment and other figures describe the scope and reporting period labeled above; they are not live counts. Figures from different years or definitions should not be treated as a like-for-like ranking. Place suggestions are editorial guidance, not measured noise levels or guaranteed availability.
Place-specific sources are linked under “Good to know” on each card. Follow campus access rules; some facilities require student identification or a reservation.