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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore,  Pennsylvania
College Board code: 2821

Housing and Policies

  • Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates
  • 100% of first-year students live in college housing
  • 95% of all undergraduates live in college housing
Housing options:
  • Coed Housing
  • Men's Housing
  • Women's Housing
  • Deadline for housing deposit: Not reported

Campus

  • Suburban setting
  • Small town (2,500 - 9,999)
  • Residential campus
Unique facilities:
  • 399-acre arboretum, observatory, performing arts center, solar energy laboratory, Friends historical library, peace collection, LEED certified science center, 400-meter dual durometer track, civic and social responsibility center
Geographical location:
  • 11 miles from Philadelphia.

Activities Available

Availability Indicatorindicates availability
Campus ministries Choral groups
Concert band   Dance
Drama Film society
Fraternities International students
Jazz band Literary magazine
Marching band   Model U.N.  
Music ensembles Musical theater  
Opera Pep band  
Radio station Sororities  
Student government Student newspaper
Symphony orchestra Television station  
Yearbook
  • Percent of men who join fraternities: 12%
  • Student newspaper: The Phoenix
Other activities or organizations:
  • Earthlust, Hillel, Muslim students organization, Saturdays of Service, Swarthmore Christian Fellowship, Swarthmore Sudan, War News Radio