Division III · Centennial Conference
Swarthmore College · Admissions
Swarthmore, PA · Suburb · Private · Liberal arts college · the Garnet · Website ↗
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.
7%
Admitted
of 14,287 applicants
99th
Selectivity percentile
among Division III schools
1460–1560
SAT middle 50%
33–34
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
94%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
1460 – 1560
Your SAT
SAT reading
720 – 770
SAT math
740 – 790
ACT
33 – 34
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants14,287
- Admitted1,000 7%
- Undergraduates1,644
- Women52%
- Graduate within 6 years94%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
Where it ranks
#4Most selectiveof 417 · Division III#7Retentionof 420 · Division III#8Graduationof 420 · Division III#10Highest SATof 309 · Division III#20Class sizeof 420 · Division III#32Most applicantsof 417 · Division III
Among Division III schools; every list Swarthmore College is on.
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