by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Swarthmore College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Swarthmore is in the top 10% of the country for engineering. More specifically it was ranked #12 out of 179 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Swarthmore.
Part-time undergraduates at Swarthmore paid an average of $1,696 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,256 | $54,256 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
| Books and Supplies | $735 | $735 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,654 | $16,654 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,844 | $1,844 |
Learn more about Swarthmore tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore is $66,915 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $59,739.
Online degrees for the Swarthmore engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Swarthmore Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2019-2020, 41.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25.3%.
Around 33.3% of engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Swarthmore in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 24 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
