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College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Swarthmore College was awarded 87 badges in the 2026 rankings.
College Factual ranked Swat as #141 out of 5,192 colleges and universities in the country on its 2026 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation.
Swat also holds the #11 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
See all of the rankings for Swarthmore College.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Swat with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $53,747 in their early years. That’s great news for Swat students since it is 32% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $40,669 per year.