Swarthmore College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, PA (suburb setting), with 1,644 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 7% of 14,287 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1460–1560 on the SAT and 33–34 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $84,103 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $17,930 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 94% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, computer & information sciences, biological sciences. The campus reported 4.72 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Swarthmore College ranks
8 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 94%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $62,412
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Swarthmore College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Swarthmore College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Centennial Conference | 31 | — | 4 | $250k | $8,060 | — | |
| Baseball | Centennial Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $247k | $6,343 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Centennial Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $276k | $15,351 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Centennial Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $212k | $14,160 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Centennial Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Centennial Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Centennial Conference | 21 | — | 5 | $206k | $9,807 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Centennial Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $173k | $19,188 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Centennial Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $259k | $5,387 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Centennial Conference | 28 | — | 5 | $335k | $11,974 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Centennial Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $217k | $8,022 | — | |
| Softball | Centennial Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $206k | $10,312 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Centennial Conference | 22 | — | 6 | $158k | $7,183 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Centennial Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $158k | $5,853 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Centennial Conference | 16 | — | 5 | $215k | $13,463 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Centennial Conference | 16 | — | 2 | $194k | $12,126 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Centennial Conference | 122 | — | 1 | $140k | $1,148 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Centennial Conference | 96 | — | 1 | $140k | $1,459 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Centennial Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $218k | $12,849 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.