Tuition, Books, Housing & Food Plan, Activities Fee
Swarthmore awarded more than $53 million in need-based scholarship aid to 52 percent of our students for the 2023-2024 academic year. The average financial aid award was $66,312. Financial aid awards ranged from $1,000 to the full cost of attendance. The maximum financial aid award includes the College's total billed charges as well as allowances for books, personal expenses, and travel between a student's home and Swarthmore.
| Tuition and Books | $65,058 |
| Housing | $10,478 |
| Food | $9,830 |
| Student Activities Fee | $436 |
| Total Billed Charges | $85,802 |
Non-billed charges
Your financial aid decision takes non-billed charges into account when calculating your total need. This means financial aid can help cover the costs beyond the basic tuition, fees, textbooks, housing and food.
| Course materials, supplies and equipment | $760 |
| Transportation | Varies |
| Personal expenses | $1,640 |
| Total cost of attendance | $88,202 |
