Swarthmore Is PA's 8th Best School For Student ROI

SPRINGFIELD, PA – A new list has ranked colleges across the country based on student returns on investment. Some area schools were ranked quite well, while others were lacking. Let's see where Swarthmore College in the Springfield area landed on the list.

According to PayScale’s 2017 College ROI Report: Best Value Colleges list, Swarthmore is the 21st best college in Pennsylvania for returns on investment.

PayScale says Swarthmore has a $431,000 20-year net ROI; a $246,000 total four-year cost; a 94 percent graduation rate; a typical four year attendance to graduation; and a $28,300 average loan amount.

The private college was also ranked 176th nationally, tying with University of Colorado - Boulder and Weber State University.

Check out PayScale's full report on Swarthmore University here.

You can read the whole national list here.

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