Swarthmore College Acceptance Rate
For the application year 2024, Swarthmore College has an overall acceptance rate of 7.5%, with 13,065 applicants and 975 accepted. The Early Action acceptance rate stands at 15.9%, accepting 216 out of 1,358 applicants, while the Regular Decision rate is significantly lower at 6.5%, with 759 out of 11,707 applicants admitted. Transfer students have a 9.2% acceptance rate for 2023, with 40 accepted from 435 applicants. Historical data shows fluctuations, including a low of 1.6% in 2021 and a peak of 19.17% for Early Action in 2023. SAT scores range from a 25th percentile of 1440 to a 75th percentile of 1550, with an average GPA of 4.09. The waitlist process has resulted in a 0% acceptance rate for recent years.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 13,065
Accepted Applicants: 975
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
Swarthmore College's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 7.5%, with 13,065 applicants and 975 accepted. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate is significantly higher at 15.9%, with 1,358 applicants and 216 admissions. This marks an increase from the 6.9% acceptance rate for the class of 2023, where 14,287 applied and 992 were accepted. Historically, the acceptance rate showed severe variability, particularly with a notable drop to 1.6% in 2021, and a jump to 13.4% in 2020, indicating fluctuating competitiveness in recent years.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
For the application year 2023, Swarthmore College's wait list acceptance rate was 0.0%, with no students admitted from the wait list. This follows a stark contrast with the previous year (2022), where 33 students were admitted, resulting in a 100.0% acceptance rate. The data for 2021 is unavailable, but the significant drop from 2022 to 2023 underscores the unpredictability of the wait list process at Swarthmore.
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Transfer Acceptance Rate
Swarthmore College's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 9.2%, with 40 out of 435 applicants being admitted. This marks a significant increase compared to the previous year, where the acceptance rate was a mere 2.4% with only 11 students accepted from 454 applicants. Notably, the acceptance rate has fluctuated in the past few years; it was 1.6% in 2021 and 13.4% in 2020, reflecting a trend towards increased selectivity. The average GPA of admitted transfer students remains high at 3.8, indicating a competitive applicant pool.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 435
Accepted Applicants: 40
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
4.09
SAT
1440-1550
Math: 720-780
Reading: 720-770
ACT
32-35
Math: -
English: -
Reading: -
Science: -
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