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Engineering (all) at Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College graduates about 33 engineering majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 95th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×).

74/100Strong#95 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year338% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$79,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$528Ka year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1560whole 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
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Tarble building, Swarthmore College
Tarble building, Swarthmore CollegePhoto: Buidhe_wiki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where engineering happens

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 engineering ranking

  1. Brigham Young University 74
  2. University of Iowa 74
  3. Union College 74
  4. Loyola Marymount University 74
  5. Arizona State University 73
  6. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 73
  7. Missouri University of Science and Technology 73
  8. University at Buffalo–SUNY 73

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 engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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