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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
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  • Independent 4-year, founded 1864
  • Calendar semesters
  • Degree bachelor's
  • Suburban 357-acre campus with easy access to Philadelphia
  • Endowment $1.2 billion
  • Coed, 1,484 undergraduate students, 100% full-time, 52% women, 48% men
  • Most difficult entrance level, 19% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
  • Comprehensive fee: $43,532 includes full-time tuition ($32,912), mandatory fees ($320), and room and board ($10,300)
  • Room and board: college room only: $5280. Room and board charges vary according to board plan
  • Payment plan: installment
  • Waivers: employees or children of employees
Financial Aid
  • Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2005,: 798 applied for aid, 708 were judged to have need, 708 had their need fully met. 632 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1574)
  • In 2005,: 12 non-need-based awards were made
  • Average percent of need met: 100%
  • Average financial aid package: $28,914
  • Average need-based loan: $3179
  • Average need-based gift aid: $24,980
  • Average non-need-based aid: $31,196
  • Average indebtedness upon graduation: $12,413
  • Financial aid deadline: 2/15
Freshmen
  • Admission 4,852 applied, 923 admitted, 370 enrolled
  • Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 99%, SAT math scores over 500 99%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 91%, SAT math scores over 600 90%, ACT scores over 24 96%, SAT verbal scores over 700 59%, SAT math scores over 700 58%, ACT scores over 30 66%
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