93%
Graduation Rate
96%
Retention Rate
At Swarthmore College, the graduation rate is 93 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 96 %, as of August 31, 2023.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 67.46% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 388 students out of 414 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Swarthmore College.
By gender, 181 male and 207 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 414 | 388 | 93.72% |
|---|
| Men | 194 | 181 | 93.30% |
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| Women | 220 | 207 | 94.09% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Swarthmore College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 96.61%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 93.94%
- Hispanic: 91.80%
- White: 94.32%
- Two or More Race: 96.15%
- Unknown: 93.75%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) |
- |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Asian | 96.61%(57/59) |
94.12%(32/34) |
100.00%(25/25) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 93.94%(31/33) |
92.31%(12/13) |
95.00%(19/20) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 91.80%(56/61) |
94.44%(17/18) |
90.70%(39/43) |
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| White | 94.32%(166/176) |
93.18%(82/88) |
95.45%(84/88) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 96.15%(25/26) |
100.00%(10/10) |
93.75%(15/16) |
|---|
| Unknown | 93.75%(15/16) |
100.00%(8/8) |
87.50%(7/8) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Swarthmore College, 37 of 42 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 60.48%.