Overview
About Swarthmore
Swarthmore College has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the Centennial Conference (CC). The The Garnet train at Walter T. Skallerup Jr. Track (400m outdoor track) and Lamb-Miller Fieldhouse (215m indoor track). Swarthmore is in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, with 1,559 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $69,226 USD.
Teams
The Garnet track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Peter CarrollHead Men's & Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Coach
- Lauren LucciAssociate Head Men's & Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Coach
- John NoonAssistant Men's & Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Coach
- Karl Gutwein-GuentherAssistant Men's & Women's Track & Field Coach
- Kyle DandridgeAssistant Men's & Women's Track & Field Coach (Sprints/Hurdles)
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at SC
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Swarthmore College →
- Department of Ancient History
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Arabic
- Department of Art and Art History
- Department of Asian Studies
- Department of Astronomy
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Biology
- Department of Black Studies
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Chinese
- Department of Classics
- Department of Cognitive Science
- Department of Comparative Literature
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Dance
- Department of Economics
- Department of Educational Studies
- Department of Engineering
- Department of English Literature
- Department of Environmental Studies
- Department of Film & Media Studies
- Department of French & Francophone Studies
- Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Department of German Studies
- Department of Global Studies
- Department of Greek
- Department of History
- Department of Interpretation Theory
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Japanese
- Department of Latin
- Department of Latin American & Latino Studies
- Department of Linguistics
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Medieval Studies
- Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
- Department of Music
- Department of Peace & Conflict Studies
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Physics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Religion
- Department of Russian
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Spanish
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Theater
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 92%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $69,226 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $69,226 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $88,696 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $17,392 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $6,966 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $7,978 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $18,171 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $14,741 USD
- Over $110,000
- $50,329 USD