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Art & design at Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College graduates about 16 art & design majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 61st of 828 schools we score for art & design, a standout program at 85 out of 100.

85/100Standout#61 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year163% of the class
Research in the field$974Ka year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1480–1550whole school

Around Swarthmore College

They Are Gutting a Body of Water performing at the Olde Club in Swarthmore, Penn
TAGABOW Olde Club 02Photo: The Midnite Wolf · CC0 · source
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Mertz, David Kemp, and Alice Paul dormitoriesPhoto: Katherine Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
A cluster of mushrooms, potentially Gymnopilus sp., photographed at the base of
Mushrooms on oak treePhoto: Libnoscenti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Tarble building, Swarthmore College
Tarble building, Swarthmore CollegePhoto: Buidhe_wiki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Lang Performing Arts Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 23 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 3 · Arts 2 · Chapel 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Hamilton College 86
  2. Princeton University 86
  3. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 86
  4. Pomona College 85
  5. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 85
  6. Clemson University 85
  7. James Madison University 85
  8. Loyola Marymount University 85

Other strong majors at Swarthmore College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Swarthmore College with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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