Acceptance Rate History
Swarthmore College Acceptance Rate: 7.5% in 2024 (2013–2024 history)
PA · Current rate: 7.5%
Swarthmore College admits the SAT 1490–1560 range — you might be closer than you think.
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What is Swarthmore College's acceptance rate in 2024?
Swarthmore College's acceptance rate in 2024 is 7.5%, up from 6.9% in 2023.
College Scorecard 2024
Regular Decision acceptance rate at Swarthmore College
Outside Early Decision, Swarthmore College admitted 749 of 11,714 applicants in the 2025-2026 cycle: 6.4%. That counts everyone who did not apply Early Decision.
Swarthmore College's Early Decision II deadline for the 2026-27 cycle is Jan 4, 2027.
Calculated from published counts · Common Data Set 2025-2026 · checked Oct 2026
How many applicants does Swarthmore College admit, and what is its acceptance rate?
In its 2024 admissions cycle, Swarthmore College admitted 975 of 13,065 applicants — an overall acceptance rate of 7.5%.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
Does Swarthmore College's 2024 acceptance rate include early-round applicants?
Yes. The 7.5% rate is one whole-cycle figure covering all 13,065 applicants Swarthmore College received for 2024, early and regular rounds counted together; it is not the rate of any single round.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
How has Swarthmore College's acceptance rate changed recently?
Swarthmore College's acceptance rate was 6.9% in 2023 and 7.5% in 2024, both reported by the same source.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.5% | 13,065 | 975 |
| 2023 | 6.9% | 14,287 | 992 |
| 2022 | 6.9% | 14,707 | 1,019 |
| 2021 | 7.8% | 13,012 | 1,013 |
| 2020 | 9.1% | 11,630 | 1,054 |
| 2019 | 8.9% | 11,442 | 1,022 |
| 2018 | 9.5% | 10,749 | 1,020 |
| 2017 | 10.7% | 9,382 | 1,004 |
| 2016 | 12.8% | 7,717 | 988 |
| 2015 | 12.5% | 7,818 | 976 |
| 2014 | 17.0% | 5,540 | 943 |
| 2013 | 14.3% | 6,615 | 947 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $7,690/yr · Family income over $110k: $47,544/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1490–1560
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at Swarthmore College scored between 1490 and 1560 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2024 rate covers Swarthmore College's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1490–1560 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1490, and a quarter scored above 1560.
- The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them Swarthmore College's rate ranged from 6.9% to 17.0%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
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Trend Analysis
Swarthmore College's acceptance rate has decreased from 14.3% in 2013 to 7.5% in 2024, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2015.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.