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Colleges similar to Swarthmore College

15 schools closest to Swarthmore College (Trajecta Score 81) — neighbors in Pennsylvania first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Swarthmore College, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Swarthmore College (this school) Swarthmore, PA 7% 1490–1560 $23,149 $80k 81
1 Carnegie Mellon University Highly Selective Pittsburgh, PA 12% 1500–1570 $31,944 $115k 80
2 Haverford College Highly Selective Haverford, PA 12% 1460–1550 $25,314 $80k 78
3 University of Pennsylvania Elite Philadelphia, PA 5% 1510–1570 $28,699 $111k 86
4 Lehigh University Selective Bethlehem, PA 26% 1370–1500 $36,931 $106k 73
5 Lafayette College Selective Easton, PA 31% 1350–1500 $34,433 $91k 73
6 Villanova University Selective Villanova, PA 27% 1395–1510 $43,756 $100k 72
7 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Selective Needham, MA 25% 1493–1558 $25,171 $129k 80
8 Washington and Lee University Highly Selective Lexington, VA 14% 1430–1540 $23,781 $95k 80
9 Colby College Elite Waterville, ME 7% 1460–1550 $17,180 $80k 81
10 Emory University Highly Selective Atlanta, GA 11% 1470–1550 $22,585 $80k 80
11 University of Virginia-Main Campus Highly Selective Charlottesville, VA 17% 1410–1540 $21,565 $87k 80
12 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Highly Selective Atlanta, GA 14% 1370–1540 $12,116 $103k 81
13 Wellesley College Highly Selective Wellesley, MA 14% 1460–1560 $25,496 $85k 81
14 Davidson College Highly Selective Davidson, NC 13% 1400–1530 $17,379 $81k 80
15 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Highly Selective Ann Arbor, MI 16% 1360–1530 $13,138 $84k 80

How these are picked: schools in Pennsylvania with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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