Swarthmore College
PA · Private · Mid-Atlantic · Liberal arts college · Top 10 tier · 1,623 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~54% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Does not superscore (highest single sitting)
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
Send all scores? Score Choice allowed
School’s words: “For applicants who choose to submit testing for review, enrolling students are required to submit official standardized test scores upon matriculation. ... Should you choose to share your exam results with us, you are not required to submit all test scores to the College.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 1,022 | 8.9% | 23.7% | Not reported | 100% | 68% | 37% | 1390-1530 | 31-35 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 1,054 | 9.1% | 23.8% | Not reported | 100% | 68% | 40% | 1400-1530 | 31-34 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 1,013 | 7.8% | 23.8% | Not reported | 60% | 39% | 21% | 1440-1540 | 33-35 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 1,019 | 6.9% | 19.2% | Not reported | 61% | 42% | 19% | 1455-1540 | 32-35 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 992 | 6.9% | 15.9% | 52% | 54% | 40% | 14% | 1480-1540 | 33-34 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 975 | 7.5% | 18% | 52% | 55.5% | 39.3% | 16.2% | 1500-1550 | 33-35 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 977 | 7.5% | 17.8% | 54% | 54.9% | 40.1% | 14.8% | 1480-1550 | 33-35 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Not reported2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Not reported2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
Swarthmore's March 2025 announcement reports 965 admitted from 12,995 applicants. The Common Data Set reports 977 admitted. 427 students enrolled (CDS: 426). No score range is published.
Source: Swarthmore News: 965 admitted to the Class of 2029 ↗ · Swarthmore News: Class of 2029 arrives ↗
Notes
- The waitlist section of this Common Data Set gives only the number admitted from the waitlist.