North Central vs Swarthmore

North Central College and Swarthmore College, two esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer distinct educational experiences. North Central, a private liberal arts college in Naperville, Illinois, boasts a 75% acceptance rate, while Swarthmore, a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, has a highly selective 11% acceptance rate. North Central's student body is predominantly White (73%) and female (60%), while Swarthmore's student body is more diverse, with a larger percentage of international students (13%) and a more even gender distribution (51% female, 49% male). Both colleges offer a wide range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at North Central including Business Administration, Nursing, and Elementary Education, and popular majors at Swarthmore including Engineering, Economics, and Political Science. With graduation rates of 68% and 93% respectively, both colleges provide students with the opportunity to succeed and

	North Central College	Swarthmore College
Overview
Location	Naperville, Illinois	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	77.0%	95.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Methodism

Admission
Acceptance rate	68.4%	7.8%
Application fees	$25	$60
SAT range	1030 - 1230	1430 - 1560
ACT range	22 - 28	33 - 35
Students submitting SAT score	43.0%	39.0%
Students submitting ACT score	17.0%	21.0%
Total number of applicants	4,551	13,012
Total number of admissions given out	3,113	1,013
Admitted students who chose to enroll	512	454
Yield rate	16.4%	44.8%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$61,098	$75,793
Average net price	$26,207	$19,733
Tuition	$42,026	$55,856
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,998 Meal plan: $3,890	Room/dormitory: $8,796 Meal plan: $8,354
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $28,670	76.0% Average amount $40,072
Students receiving federal student loan	60.0% Average amount $5,156	6.0% Average amount $5,191
Students taking out private loans	25.0% Average amount $6,992	1.0% Average amount $30,543

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,404 Men 48.4% Women 51.6%	1,651 Men 49.7% Women 50.3%
Graduate students	324 Men 29.3% Women 70.7%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	26.8%	89.9%
International students	3.7%	15.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,333	1,605
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Ohio Michigan	New York California Pennsylvania New Jersey Texas

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts	Visual & Performing Arts Computer and Information Science Engineering Social Sciences Mathematics and Statistics
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	64.4%	94.1%
Dropout rate	35.1%	5.7%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,561 Year 2: $63,501 Year 3: $74,669 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,155 Year 2: $62,260 Year 3: $71,061 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,815 Year 2: $58,921 Year 3: $66,245 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,117 Year 2: $46,478 Year 3: $64,795 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,621 Year 2: $45,305 Year 3: $51,292 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,923 Year 2: $43,240 Year 3: $50,109 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,795 Year 2: $43,000 Year 3: $49,516 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,391 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $47,721 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,154 Year 2: $45,584 Year 3: $46,743 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,411 Year 2: $40,441 Year 3: $44,647	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $97,897 Year 2: $94,408 Year 3: $113,966 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,029 Year 2: $81,702 Year 3: $88,391 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,119 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $44,841 Education, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $42,944 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,425 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $36,220 Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,963 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,964 Year 2: $125,015 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: N/A

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