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Math & statistics at Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College graduates about 49 math & statistics majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 45th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 46 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 45% of the schools we've counted.

87/100Standout#45 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year4912% of the class
Courses in the catalog46more than 45% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$73,000
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 math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science 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 math & statistics ranking

  1. Wake Forest University 87
  2. William & Mary 87
  3. Macalester College 87
  4. Villanova University 87
  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 86
  6. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 86
  7. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 86
  8. Haverford College 86

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 math & statistics. 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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