Research @ Swarthmore

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"Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose."

-Zora Neale Hurston (1942)

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Two-thirds of Swarthmore students participate in undergraduate research or independent creative projects with the support and mentorship of faculty members

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Swarthmore alumni earn Ph.D.s at the 3rd-highest rate in the U.S.

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Swarthmore is one of only 32 liberal arts colleges in the country to receive the Carnegie Research Activity designation.

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Each summer, more than $800,000 in grants is awarded by the College to support research in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering, as well as social action projects.

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About 30% of students receive College funding in order to participate in otherwise unpaid research experiences.

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