by our College Data Analytics TeamAstronomy & Astrophysics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Swarthmore College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in astronomy, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The astronomy major at Swarthmore is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Swarthmore.
Part-time undergraduates at Swarthmore paid an average of $1,696 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,256 | $54,256 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
| Books and Supplies | $735 | $735 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,654 | $16,654 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,844 | $1,844 |
Learn more about Swarthmore tuition and fees.
Swarthmore does not offer an online option for its astronomy bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Swarthmore Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in astronomy in 2019-2020, 20.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.6%.
None of the astronomy bachelor’s degree recipients at Swarthmore in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy | 1 |
| Astrophysics | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to astronomy and astrophysics.
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
