Key differences on Outcomes
- 1
Swarthmore grads earn $2.6K more ten years out than Amherst's ($80,257 vs. $77,644)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Swarthmore graduates 1 pts more of its students than Amherst (95% vs. 93%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Amherst$77.6K
Swarthmore$80.3KHighest
Graduation rate
Amherst93%
Swarthmore95%Highest
Retention rate
Amherst97%Highest
Swarthmore94%
Borrowing
Median debt
Amherst$13.7KLowest
Swarthmore$17.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Amherst8%
Swarthmore11%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Amherst$10.8K
Swarthmore$9.7KLowest
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Amherst85%
Swarthmore90%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Amherst93%
Swarthmore94%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Amherst5%
Swarthmore4%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Amherst92%
Swarthmore92%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Amherst96%
Swarthmore92%
Pell graduation gap
Amherst4 pts lower
SwarthmoreNo gap
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Amherst | Swarthmore |
|---|---|---|
| White | 93% | 94% |
| Asian | 93% | 96% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 98% | 90% |
| Black | 88% | 87% |
| Two or more races | 96% | 94% |
| International | 100% | 89% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why