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Swarthmore College BA in Philosophy

10 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Philosophy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Philosophy is a major offered under the philosophy and religious studies program of study at Swarthmore College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in philosophy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Swarthmore BA in Philosophy

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 philosophy major at Swarthmore is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy 60
Most Focused Colleges for Philosophy 71
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy 255
Most Popular Colleges for Philosophy 284

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

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

Swarthmore Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is 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.

Does Swarthmore Offer an Online BA in Philosophy?

Online degrees for the Swarthmore philosophy bachelor’s degree program are not available 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 Philosophy

10 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
70.0% Women
60.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 10 students received their bachelor’s degree in philosophy. 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 philosophy in 2019-2020, 70.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 60.0% of philosophy bachelor’s degree recipients at Swarthmore in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BA in Philosophy Focus Areas at Swarthmore

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Philosophy 10

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to philosophy.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 7
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 1

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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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