SAT Scores Trends at Swat

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Swarthmore College is 1479, and current year SAT score is 1540

The SAT score have been increased 105 points since 2015. The SAT score has risen almost every year over the past decade, and have continued to rise especially recent years at Swat. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at Swat. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Swat.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Swat by SAT score range 1440-1540 and 1490-1590.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1540 at Swat. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1400 (25^th percentile) and 1547 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Swat.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Swarthmore College since 2015.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	1,340	1,435	1,530	670	720	770	670	715	760
2016-17	1,305	1,418	1,530	660	715	770	645	703	760
2017-18	1,380	1,460	1,540	690	735	780	690	725	760
2018-19	1,380	1,465	1,550	700	745	790	680	720	760
2019-20	1,380	1,460	1,540	700	745	790	680	715	750
2020-21	1,395	1,468	1,540	705	748	790	690	720	750
2021-22	1,430	1,495	1,560	720	755	790	710	740	770
2022-23	1,440	1,520	1,560	730	770	790	710	750	770
2023-24	1,460	1,530	1,560	740	780	790	720	750	770
2024-25	1,490	1,540	1,560	750	780	790	740	760	770
Average	1400	1479	1547	707	749	785	694	730	762

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

Swarthmore College SAT Score Trends Chart

Swarthmore College SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Swarthmore College SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 34 at Swat. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 32 (25^th percentile) and 34 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Swat.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Swarthmore College since 2015.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	30	32	34	32	34	35	28	31	34
2016-17	30	32	34	31	33	35	28	32	35
2017-18	31	33	34	31	33	35	29	32	34
2018-19	31	33	34	33	34	35	29	32	34
2019-20	31	33	35	33	34	35	29	32	34
2020-21	31	33	34	33	35	36	29	32	34
2021-22	33	34	35	34	35	36	30	33	35
2022-23	32	33	35	34	35	36	30	33	35
2023-24	33	34	34	34	35	35	31	33	35
2024-25	33	34	35	35	35	36	31	33	35
Average	32	33	34	33	34	35	29	32	35

Swarthmore College ACT Score Trends Chart

Swarthmore College ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Swarthmore College ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Swarthmore College	1530	1540	0.65%
University of Pennsylvania	1550	1540	0.65%
Drexel University	1340	1330	0.75%
Carnegie Mellon University	1540	1540	-
Villanova University	1450	1460	-0.68%
Eastern University	-	-	-

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