Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Swat

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 94.00% where the current academic year rate is 92%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Swarthmore College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	94%	92%	96%
2016-17	94%	94%	94%
2017-18	94%	93%	95%
2018-19	94%	94%	95%
2019-20	94%	94%	93%
2020-21	97%	97%	97%
2021-22	94%	94%	93%
2022-23	93%	93%	94%
2023-24	94%	92%	95%
2024-25	92%	92%	92%
Average	94.00%	93.50%	94.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.70% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Swat from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 7.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 7 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Swarthmore College since 2025.

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