全美前三文理学院 Swarthmore College-新东方前途出国

建校于1864，坐落在宾州费城的小镇Swarthmore，距离费城市中心11英里（在费城西南方位），开车约半小时。校园旁边的火车站乘坐火车前往费城，约25分钟就可到达。从学校前往纽约和华盛顿特区都是大概两小时的车程。整个校园就是一片郁郁葱葱的植物园（Arboretum），425英亩的校园里有大片草地，小溪流，树木茂盛的山坡和适合远足的幽径425 acres, comprising the Scott Arboretum, featuring rolling lawns, a creek, wooded hills, and hiking trails。

学术上Swarthmore还与附近的布林茅尔（Bryn Mawr College）女子学院，哈弗福特学院（Haverford College）以及宾夕法尼亚大学组成了一整套的学术交换体系。Tri-College Consortium with Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, cross-registration with the University of Pennsylvania is also offered。

师生比1：8

提供40多个专业。

荣誉课程一直是Swarthmore最有挑战性，也最令人受益匪浅的课程，至今已有近百年的历史。Swarthmore的这套来自牛津大学的荣誉课程体系在美国大学里也是独一无二的。在荣誉课程中，每一个小组的学生和教授一起研究，当然也有独立自主的学习，然后在两年学习的最后接受来自校外的学者的考验。荣誉课程的核心在于，学生可以和自己的同伴，教授和校外学者一起参与讨论，彼此交换看法，分享研究成果以及检验新思想。学生甚至可以有难得的机会和自己正在研究的学者一起探讨一个学术话题。该校三分之一的学生会选择攻读荣誉学位。

Approximately one-third of students pursue their degree through the College's Honors Program, which emphasizes independent learning and dialogue.

178位全职教授。

98%的老师持有的是各自专业和领域的最高学位

17个宿舍楼 93%学生住校

4座图书馆

与其他文理学院文强理弱不同，Swarthmore做到了真正的文理兼修：它既有文理学院中很不常见的工程系（而且它的工程系还做到了在全美赫赫有名 ）

全校人数1534 男女比49-51

申请人数6615 录取947 报到人数388

国际学生8%

Tuition and Fees for (2013–14)

Academic Experience

本科学生可以获得科研机会。

全美文明的荣誉学位项目

With a curriculum unmatched among liberal arts colleges of its size, Swarthmore offers more than 600 courses and undergraduate research opportunities, in science, engineering, humanities, and social sciences. The College's exceptional honors program is built on the idea that engaging in dialogue is the best way to truly master material. One hallmark of the program is the small seminar-style classes in which each student has a chance to speak, as well as lead discussions. This collaborative approach fosters an environment in which students share research results, workshop papers, and continue discussions long after class meetings. Another distinctive feature is the exchange between students and external examiners who come to campus to meet with seniors, both to assess their work and enter into a dialogue about it.