Private nonprofit · Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Swarthmore College: cost, debt and earnings by major
7 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $17,392
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 92%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 7%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 1,613
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $15,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 5%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $6,966 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $7,978 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $18,171 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $14,741 |
| $110,000+ | $50,329 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (7)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$150,942
- Economics$128,051
- Mathematics$78,855 (1 yr)
- Engineering, General$78,519
- Political Science and Government$58,372
- Biology, General$57,754
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$41,890 (1 yr)