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Fact Book

The Fact Book contains commonly requested comprehensive and historic information about Swarthmore, and serves as a reference for both internal and external audiences. Below is a table of contents for the Fact Book, with links to tables.  Please Note: In order to view these tables, you will need Adobe Reader.

NOTE: Most tables include students who are studying abroad.  As IPEDS has determined that external reporting (Fall 2016 and beyond) should now exclude these students, these internal Fact Book numbers may differ from some externally reported numbers.  

The printed Fact Book is updated once a year. Please contact Pam Borkowski-Valentin at pborkow1@swarthmore.edu if you would like a pdf copy of the 2020-21 Fact Book.  The individual pages (below) are updated as data become available, and so will serve as the most current source of information. 

Individual Fact Book pages:

Introduction [pdf] (from most recent pdf version of the Fact Book)

Board of Managers

Programs of Study [pdf]

Admissions

New Matriculants

Enrollments (Enrollments reflect the fall semester, unless otherwise noted.)

Class Size Summary [pdf]

Tuition, Room, Board, & Fees [pdf]

Graphs: Financing a Swarthmore Education: Cost Per Student [pdf]

Financial Aid Statistics [pdf] 

Pell Grant Recipients [pdf] 

First Generation [pdf]

Athletics [pdf]

National Honors and Scholarships [pdf]

Engagement (double majors and study abroad) [pdf]

Retention and Graduation Rates

Degrees

While not a part of the Fact Book, you can also find interactive trend information for majors here.

Outcomes

Alumni [pdf]

Faculty

Full-time Employees [pdf]

Libraries

Computing Resources

Financial Information

Facilities