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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Russian Poet to Discuss State of Literature, Online Journalism in Her Country at Swarthmore College
Maria Stepanova, who was born in Moscow in 1972 and who is one of the most prominent young Russian poets today, will speak about the…
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DELCO Careers – Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college with a mission that combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore draws students from around the nation…
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Swarthmore College Student Was First U.S. Casualty of Spanish Civil War
Joseph Selligman, the Swarthmore College student who disappeared from campus to fight the fascist forces in Europe in 1936, was the first U.S. casualty of…
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DELCO Careers – Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility and draws students from around the nation and world.…
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Swarthmore College One of The Nation’s Top 20 Hardest Schools to Get Into
Swarthmore College is among the nation’s Top 20 hardest schools to get into, writes Emily Rolen for PhillyVoice. The school checked in at No. 19…
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Swarthmore College Students Who Organized Sit-In Receive Audience with Administration
The Swarthmore College students who staged a sit-in at a dean’s office, demanding to be heard on what they say is the school’s mishandling of…
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Swarthmore College Student Falls $1 Short in Semifinals of Jeopardy!
Swarthmore College sophomore Rebecca Rosenthal competed in the Jeopardy! College Championship that was filmed this spring in Culver City, Calif., and is now airing on…
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Former Swarthmore College President, Vice Chancellor at NYU in Abu Dhabi to Retire … Again
When he decided to retire from his position as president at Swarthmore College a decade ago, Al Bloom did not expect his retirement to be…
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Former Fleer Executive, Frank Mustin of Lansdowne, Dies at 94
Frank H. Mustin, a former executive of the Frank H. Fleer bubble-gum company, recently died at the age of 94, writes Bonnie Cook for the…
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Swarthmore College Aims to Increase Community’s Engagement with Scott Arboretum
Swarthmore College is trying to increase the community’s engagement with Scott Arboretum, through the help of community outreach coordinator Sue McQueen, writes Willa Glickman for…
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The Hottest Major at Swarthmore, Haverford, and Several Colleges Nationwide
Computer science has become one of the most popular majors at schools around the county, especially at Haverford College and Swarthmore College, writes Susan Snyder…
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Delco Chapter of State’s Engineering Society Announces Award Winners
The Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers has announced its roster of 2018 award winners, according to a report in the…
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DELCO Career – Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College, a highly selective liberal arts college located with a 425‐acre campus designated arboretum, complete with gardens, rolling lawns, a creek, wooded hills, and…
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Swarthmore Among Growing Number of Colleges Courting Students from Rural Areas
Swarthmore College is among a growing number of institutions of higher education that are looking to recruit students from rural and politically conservative areas, writes…
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Proposed Tax Bill Would Be a Big Setback for This Trio of Local Colleges
The elimination of municipal bonds popular with hospitals and universities for construction, along with a tax on the largest university endowments, are being proposed in…
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DELCO Career – Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College, a private liberal arts college founded in 1864 and one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States, has the following open…
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Delco Home to Several of Wall Street Journal’s Top Colleges in America
Swarthmore College is one of the Top 30 institutions of higher learning in America, according to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. The…







































