Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts institution founded in 1864, renowned for its rigorous academics and commitment to social responsibility.
It offers over 40 areas of study, including an Honors Program and a unique engineering degree. Swarthmore is a member of the Tri-College and Quaker Consortiums.
Address: 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081
Phone: (610) 328-8000
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Fed Funding Uncertainties Create Unique Swarthmore College Budget
Swarthmore College’s board of managers is taking the unusual step of adopting a three-months-only budget starting in July as it faces federal funding uncertainties, writes…
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Delaware County Protest Seeks State Funds to Offset SEPTA Cuts
Transportation advocates and government officials gathered April 17 at the Chester Transportation Center seeking more state funds to offset $213 million in SEPTA cuts. SEPTA’s…
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Storm Takes Out 60 Scott Arboretum Trees at Swarthmore College
Parts of Swarthmore College’s Scott Arboretum in Swarthmore were severely damaged after a strong spring storm last week took down 60 trees there, writes Jason…
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Painting With Heartfelt Note Recalls 2020 Swarthmore College Graduation
A painting with a heartfelt Swarthmore College graduation message from 2020 has turned up in a New Jersey thrift store and found new life online,…
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Innovative Swarthmore College Treasurer Suzanne Welsh Remembered
Suzanne P. Welsh of Swarthmore, who served as vice president of finance and as treasurer for Swarthmore College, died Feb. 28. She was 71. “From…
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Swarthmore College Listed Among Most Beautiful Campuses in America
Condé Nast Traveler included Swarthmore College among its list of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States, writes Ben Silver for Main Line…
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Black Cowboys, Intersectionality are Topics of Black History Month Lectures at DCCC
On the heels of Beyonce’s hit album Cowboy Carter (2024), and films such as Lil Nas X’s hit time-travel Western, Old Town Road (2019), and…
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Getting Into These Selective Delaware County Colleges Is Tough
In the Philadelphia region, the University of Pennsylvania tops the list of the most difficult colleges to get into, with a 5.9 percent acceptance rate,…
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Big 2024 Endowment Gains for Colleges in Delaware County
There were widespread 2024 endowment gains, some with hundreds of millions in investment returns, for colleges and universities in the Philadelphia region, including some in…
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This Delaware County Community Is an Attractive Option for Retirees
Swarthmore Borough has already made lists naming it one of the best places to live and to raise a family. Now Travel + Leisure says…
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Citizen George Looks at Life of Quaker Activist George Lakey
The new documentary Citizen George looks at the life of Quaker activist and life-long peacekeeper George Lakey, writes Earl Hopkins for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The…
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The Rules of Retirement Are Being Rewritten, Mostly by the Retirees
For high-status professionals, retirement is anything but traditional, with golfing, gardening and traveling replaced with new rules of retirement that include scaled back, but still…
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Swarthmore College Makes Top 5 List for Best Liberal Arts College in US
Swarthmore College has achieved a third-place ranking among liberal arts colleges in the U.S., according to a U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges list.…
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Colleges That Make Graduates Rich Include a Few in Delaware County
For college graduates looking at future graduate salaries to improve their financial situation there are several top colleges in the nation that can help make…
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Swarthmore, Haverford Colleges See Decline in Black, Latino Students Following Supreme Court Decision
There are less Black and Latino freshman at many of the nation’s elite institutions, including at Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, following a U.S. Supreme Court…
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3 Delaware County Colleges Make a Good Showing on Top 2025 List
Swarthmore College was the only college in Delaware County to crack Niche’s top 50 list of bests colleges in the U.S. for 2025, but two…
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2 Delaware County Colleges Included in Six Figure Tuition Update
Back in 2018 blogger Bryan Alexander posed the question of which would be the first American college or university to charge six-figure tuitions to attend.…
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For Walkers, This Delaware County Community Is Ideal
Out here in the suburbs, it’s hard to take care of daily chores without a car, but there are actually neighborhoods in the region where…
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