Swarthmore College

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1430-1560. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 710 and 770, while 25% scored below 710 and another 25% scored above 770.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 720 and 790, while 25% scored below 720 and 25% achieved a score of 790. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1495 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Swarthmore.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 4% nationally.

• Reading and Writing

  710-770

• Math

  720-790

Similar to the SAT, Swarthmore does not require applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. However, during the Fall 2021 admissions season, around 21% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 33 and 35, with 25% scoring above 35 and another 25% scoring below 33.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 52% of test takers nationally.

• English

  34-36

• Math

  30-35

• Composite

  33-35