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Swarthmore College BS in Engineering

24 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at Swarthmore College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Swarthmore BS in Engineering

#37 in the U.S
#4 in Pennsylvania

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Swarthmore is in the top 10% of the country for engineering. More specifically it was ranked #37 out of 419 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Swarthmore.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)17
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)17
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)22
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)22
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)28
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)31
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools35
Best Engineering Schools37
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)74
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates84
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates86
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)88
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)218
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)233
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering277
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)335
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering335
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)351
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering362
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans385
Best Value Colleges for Engineering396
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering397
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans402
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering496

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Swarthmore Cost?

$54,456 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Swarthmore Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Swarthmore paid an average of $1,696 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut 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.

Does Swarthmore Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

Swarthmore does not offer an online option for its engineering 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.

Swarthmore Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

24 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
41.7% Women
33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 24 students received their bachelor’s degree in engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2019-2020, 41.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the engineering bachelor’s degrees at Swarthmore in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian3
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White14
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at Swarthmore

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Engineering24

References

*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.

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