Swarthmore College Common Data Set 2013 – 2014 Office of Institutional Research, 2013 Swarthmore College Common Data Set 2013 - 2014 Table of Contents Section Page A. General Information ................................................................................................................. 1 B. Enrollment and Persistence ...................................................................................................... 2 C. First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission ........................................................................ 6 D. Transfer Admission ................................................................................................................ 14 E. Academic Offerings and Policies ........................................................................................... 17 F. Student Life ............................................................................................................................ 18 G. Annual Expenses .................................................................................................................... 20 H. Financial Aid* ........................................................................................................................ 22 I. Instructional Faculty and Class Size ...................................................................................... 28 J. Degrees Conferred ................................................................................................................. 30 K. Supplemental Information 1. Degree Programs, sorted by name .............................................................................32 2. Degree Programs, sorted by CIP Code ......................................................................33 3. Detail on Degrees conferred (including most popular majors) ..................................34 4. Athletics .....................................................................................................................35 Common Data Set General Definitions ......................................................................................... 36 *Common Data Set Financial Aid Definitions…………………………………………………...43 Office of Institutional Research i Common Data Set 2013-2014 A. GENERAL INFORMATION A1. Address Information Name of College/University: Swarthmore College Mailing Address: 500 College Avenue City/State/Zip/Country: Swarthmore, PA 19081 Street Address (if different): City/State/Zip/Country: Main Phone Number: 610‐328‐8000 WWW Home Page Address: www.swarthmore.edu Admissions Phone Number: 610‐328‐8300 Admissions Toll‐Free Phone Number: 800‐667‐3110 Admissions Office Mailing Address: 500 College Avenue City/State/Zip/Country: Swarthmore, PA 19081 Admissions Fax Number: 610‐328‐8580 Admissions E‐mail Address: [email protected] If there is a separate URL for your www.commonapp.org school’s online application, please Also, the Common Application is accessible through our specify: ______________ website. If you have a mailing address other than the above to which applications should be sent, please provide: A2. Source of institutional control (check one only) Public Private (nonprofit) X Proprietary A3. Classify your undergraduate institution: Coeducational college X Men's college Women's college A4. Academic year calendar Semester X Quarter Trimester 4‐1‐4 Continuous Differs by program (describe): Other (describe): Fall 2013, Swarthmore College Office of Institutional Research -- Page 1 of 45 Common Data Set 2013-2014 A5. Degrees offered by your institution Certificate Diploma Associate Transfer Associate Terminal Associate Bachelor's X Postbachelor's certificate Master's Post‐master's certificate Doctoral degree research/scholarship Doctoral degree – professional practice Doctoral degree ‐‐ other B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE B1. Institutional Enrollment—Men and Women Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2013. Note: Report students formerly designated as “first professional” in the graduate cells. * * * NOTE: These figures include 88 students who are studying abroad. * * * FULL‐TIME PART‐TIME Men Women Men Women Undergraduates Degree‐seeking, first‐time freshmen 194 194 0 0 Other first‐year, degree‐seeking 00 0 0 All other degree‐seeking 556 580 0 0 Total degree‐seeking 750 774 0 0 All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses 11 2 6 Total undergraduates 751 775 2 6 Graduate Degree‐seeking, first‐time All other degree‐seeking All other graduates enrolled in credit courses Total graduate Total all undergraduates 1,534 Total all graduate 0 GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS 1,534 Fall 2013, Swarthmore College Office of Institutional Research -- Page 2 of 45 Common Data Set 2013-2014 B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category. Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2013. Include international students only in the category "Nonresident aliens." Complete the “Total Undergraduates” column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns. Report as your institution reports to IPEDS: persons who are Hispanic should be reported only on the Hispanic line, not under any race, and persons who are non-Hispanic multi-racial should be reported only under "Two or more races." * * * NOTE: These figures include 88 students who are studying abroad. * * * Total Degree‐Seeking Degree‐Seeking Undergraduates Undergraduates First‐Time (both degree‐ and (include first‐time First Year non‐degree‐ first‐yea r) seeking) Nonresident aliens 32 130 130 Hispanic 56 214 215 Black or African American, non‐Hispanic 20 85 86 White, non‐Hispanic 160 652 656 American Indian or Alaska Native, non‐Hispanic 02 2 Asian, non‐Hispanic 70 235 236 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non‐ Hispanic 00 0 Two or more races, non‐Hispanic 32 126 126 Race and/or ethnicity unknown 18 80 83 TOTAL 388 1,524 1,534 *The last column is completed contrary to instructions because some guidebooks that use this form will otherwise insert blanks into their description of the College. Please note that it is NOT a total of the first two columns, but is the total full- and part-time, degree- and non-degree- seeking. Persistence B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. Certificate/diploma 0 Associate degrees 0 Bachelor's degrees 381 Postbachelor's certificates 0 Master's degrees 0 Post‐Master's certificates 0 Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship 0 Doctoral degrees – professional practice 0 Doctoral degrees – other 0 Fall 2013, Swarthmore College Office of Institutional Research -- Page 3 of 45 Common Data Set 2013-2014 Graduation Rates The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System’s Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 2013 Web-based survey. For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2007. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 2006. Fall 2007 Cohort Report for the cohort of full‐time first‐time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree‐seeking undergraduate students who entered in Fall 2007. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding Fall 2007. Initial 2007 cohort of first‐time, full‐time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree‐seeking undergraduate students; total all students: 365 Of the initial 2007 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions: 0 Final 2007 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: (subtract question B5 from question B4) 365 Of the initial 2007 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2011): 324 Of the initial 2007 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2011 and by August 31, 2012): 16 Of the initial 2007 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2011 and by August 31, 2012): 1 Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): 341 Six‐year graduation rate for 2007 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 93% Fall 2013, Swarthmore College Office of Institutional Research -- Page 4 of 45 Common Data Set 2013-2014 For Two-Year Institutions: Not Applicable B12. Initial 2010 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students: __________________ B13. Of the initial 2010 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions: ___________________ B14. Final 2010 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions___________________ (Subtract question B13 from question B12) B15. Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total): ___________________ B16. Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time: ____________ B17. Completers of programs