Verified College DataA Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focusNCAA Division III

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA, United States

8% admit rate94% graduationprivate nonprofit

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Swarthmore College

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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