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Physics at Swarthmore College

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Physics at Swarthmore College

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Swarthmore College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,437. Of the 481 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College in 2021, 9 of them were physics majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Swarthmore Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Swarthmore Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Swarthmore compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Swarthmore is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Physics Schools 65
Most Popular Physics Schools 361

Physics Student Demographics at Swarthmore

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore Physics Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Swarthmore. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Swarthmore College with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Swarthmore also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Swarthmore College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Physics Postsecondary Professors 770 $98,870
Physicists 320 $137,060

References

*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.

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