Rankings and recognition
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Carnegie classification
A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.
Athletics
NCAA Division III
NCAA division where available from verified imports.
Editorial spotlight
Swarthmore College — editorial overview (Swarthmore, PA)
Thirty minutes west of downtown Philadelphia is Swarthmore College, in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. There’s a regional train that connects Swarthmore with Philadelphia. The town (technically a “borough”) is really, really small. The college enrolls students that are very smart, ambi...
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