Swarthmore College Common Data Set 2005 – 2006 Office of Institutional Research, 2005 Swarthmore College Common Data Set 2005 - 2006 Table of Contents Section Page A. General Information ........................................................................................................ 1 B. Enrollment and Persistence.............................................................................................. 2 C. First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission ................................................................... 5 D. Transfer Admission........................................................................................................12 E. Academic Offerings and Policies ....................................................................................14 F. Student Life...................................................................................................................14 G. Annual Expenses ...........................................................................................................16 H. Financial Aid*................................................................................................................18 I. Instructional Faculty and Class Size .................................................................................22 J. Degrees Conferred ........................................................................................................25 K. Supplemental Information 1. Degree Programs, sorted by name ...........................................................................26 2. Degree Programs, sorted by CIP Code ....................................................................27 3. Detail on Degrees conferred (including most popular majors) ....................................28 4. Athletics.................................................................................................................29 Common Data Set General Definitions....................................................................................30 *Common Data Set Financial Aid Definitions ..........................................................................37 Office of Institutional Research, 2005 i Swarthmore College Common Data Set 2005-2006 A. GENERAL INFORMATION A1. Address Information Name of College or University: Swarthmore College Mailing Address, City/State/Zip 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081 Street Address (if different), City/State/Zip Main phone 610-328-8000 WWW Home Page Address www.swarthmore.edu Admissions Phone Number 610-328-8300 Admissions toll-free number 800-667-3110 Admissions Office Mailing Address, City/State/Zip 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081 Admissions Fax number: 610-328-8580 Admissions E-mail Address: [email protected] Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet? If so, please specify: www.commonapp.org Also, the Common Application is accessible through our website. If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify: ______________ 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) Proprietary A3. Classify your undergraduate institution: Coeducational college Men’s college Women’s college A4. Academic year calendar Semester 4-1-4 Quarter Continuous Trimester Differs by program (describe): Other (describe): A5. Degrees offered by your institution Certificate Postbachelor’s certificate Diploma Master’s Associate Post-master’s certificate Transfer Doctoral Terminal First professional Bachelor’s First professional certificate Fall 2005, Swarthmore College Office of Institutional Research -- Page 1 of 38 Swarthmore College Common Data Set 2005-2006 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, 2005. * * * NOTE: These figures include 76 students who are studying abroad. * * * FULL-TIME PART-TIME Men Women Men Women Undergraduates Degree-seeking, first-time 191 198 0 0 freshmen Other first-year, degree- 4 1 seeking All other degree-seeking 509 558 0 0 Total degree-seeking 704 757 0 0 All other undergraduates 4 7 3 4 enrolled in credit courses Total undergraduates 708 764 3 4 First-professional First-time, first-professional students All other first-professionals Total first-professional Graduate Degree-seeking, first-time All other degree-seeking All other graduates enrolled in credit courses Total graduate Total all undergraduates: ___1479_____ Total all graduate and professional students: ______0____ GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: ____1479_____ Fall 2005, Swarthmore College Office of Institutional Research -- Page 2 of 38 Swarthmore College Common Data Set 2005-2006 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, 2005. 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. * * * NOTE: These figures include 76 students who are studying abroad. * * * Degree-seeking Degree-seeking Total First-time First year Undergraduates (include Undergraduates* first-time (both degree- and non- first-year) degree-seeking) Nonresident aliens (7.2%) 28 (6.3%) 92 (6.3%) 93 Black, non-Hispanic (6.7%) 26 (7.0%) 102 (6.9%) 102 American Indian or Alaskan Native (0.3%) 1 (0.7%) 10 (0.7%) 10 Asian or Pacific Islander (17.0%) 66 (15.4%) 225 (15.3%) 226 Hispanic (12.3%) 48 (9.5%) 139 (9.5%) 140 White, non-Hispanic (43.7%) 170 (47.0%) 687 (47.3%) 700 Race/ethnicity unknown (12.9%) 50 (14.1%) 206 (14.1%) 208 Total 389 1461 1479 *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, 2004, to June 30, 2005. Certificate/diploma _____ Associate degrees _____ Bachelor’s degrees _395_ Postbachelor’s certificates _____ Master’s degrees _____ Post-master’s certificates _____ Doctoral degrees _____ First professional degrees _____ First professional certificates _____ Graduation Rates The items in this section correspond to data elements formerly collected by IPEDS or currently 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 2005 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 1999. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1999. B4. Initial 1999 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: _____368__________ B5. Of the initial 1999 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: ________0______________ B6. Final 1999 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: ____368_______ (Subtract question B5 from question B4) Fall 2005, Swarthmore College Office of Institutional Research -- Page 3 of 38 Swarthmore College Common Data Set 2005-2006 B7. Of the initial 1999 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2003): ____315___ B8. Of the initial 1999 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2003 and by August 31,2004): _______21________ B9. Of the initial 1999 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2004 and by August 31, 2005): ______4_______ B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): ______340_____ B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1999 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): _____92.4___ % For Two-Year Institutions: Not Applicable B12. Initial 2002 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students: __________________ B13. Of the initial 2002 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. Final2002 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 of at least two but less than four years (total): _______________ B18. Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time: ____________ B19. Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions: _________________ B20. Total transfers to two-year institutions: