Swarthmore College Ranking
Overall Ranking Accuracy Score
Swarthmore College Average Ranking Based on Top 8 Ranking Organizations
Quantum Ranking
Rank by Quantum
Historical Position
Since 1980
World 2025
Avg Position in World
Regional 2025
Avg Position in Region
Local 2025
Avg Position Locally
University Ranking Overview: The estimated average ranking of Swarthmore College
across all ranking organizations for 2025 is 1117
th
Since its debut in 1980, Swarthmore College was first ranked in UNIRANKS at 823rd and has been ranking Swarthmore College for 44 years, consistently achieving an average ranking of 1144.3 in nearly all systems. Quantum has accumulated 92 ranking records over 44 years, covering 6 international systems. Swarthmore College stood at 1117th in world, 231st in country and 231rd in region . The fairest ranking was observed in Shanghai ARWU at 975th, while a suspicious rank was seen on UNIRANKS at 7116th. We conclude Swarthmore College should be ranked 1144.3, with additional insights on each rank per system below.
Ranking Score On Each Ranking Organization 2025
975 th
Swarthmore College ranking in each ranking system
| Ranking System | Ranking Since | Avg. Position |
2025 Position In World |
2025 Position In Region |
2025 Position In Country |
| 4icu | 2024 | 356 | 355 | 185 | 160 |
| QS | 2023 | 630.5 | 748 | 143 | 110 |
| Shanghai ARWU | 2017 | 809.62 | 975 | 211 | 183 |
| UNIRANKS | 1980 | 1142.43 | 1106 | 329 | 282 |
| Webometrices | 2004 | 1959.67 | 1247 | 326 | 281 |
| SCIMAGO | 2009 | 1558.8 | 1507 | 354 | 299 |
Swarthmore College ranking accuracy and historical overview in each ranking system
| Ranking System | Records Since | 2025 Position | NO Years | Average Position | Ranking Accuracy | Unusual Spike |
| UNIRANKS | 1980 | 1106 | 44 | 1142.43 | Highly Accurate | 2016, 2018 |
| Shanghai ARWU | 2017 | 975 | 8 | 809.62 | Highly Accurate | Not detected |
| SCIMAGO | 2009 | 1507 | 15 | 1558.8 | Within the Range | 2021 |
| Webometrices | 2004 | 1247 | 21 | 1959.67 | Fairly Accurate | 2016, 2018 |
| QS | 2023 | 748 | 2 | 630.5 | Fairly Accurate | Not detected |
| 4icu | 2024 | 355 | 1 | 356 | Not Accurate | Not detected |
Position score since 1980 - 2025
Swarthmore College Position on all 1980 - 2025
Position score since 1980 - 2025
Ranking on Top 8 Ranking Organizations as in
Swarthmore College Ranking on Top 8 Ranking Organizations as in
Swarthmore College Ranking in UNIRANKS
UNIRANKS Rankings 1980: Swarthmore College initially ranked 823rd in 1980 has consistently held an average position of 1142.43 in UNIRANKS for the past 44 years. However, there has been a suspicious and abrupt spike from a widely recognized position of 1142.43 to an unexpected 7116th in UNIRANKS.
Swarthmore College Ranking in Shanghai ARWU
Shanghai ARWU Rankings 2017: From its initial 685th ranking by Shanghai ARWU in 2017, Swarthmore College has preserved a consistent average of 809.62 over 8 years.
Swarthmore College Ranking in SCIMAGO
SCIMAGO Rankings 2009: Swarthmore College, which was ranked 1035th by SCIMAGO in 2009, has held a steady average of 1558.8 in SCIMAGO for 15 years. Yet, a sudden, suspicious climb from a position of 1558.8 to 2248th in SCIMAGO has been detected.
Swarthmore College Ranking in Webometrices
Webometrices Rankings 2004: Beginning with a 828th ranking from Webometrices in 2004, Swarthmore College has maintained an average 1959.67 in Webometrices for 21 years. An unexpected and suspect increase from 1959.67 to 11319th has emerged in Webometrices.
Swarthmore College Ranking in QS
QS Rankings 2023: Since its 511th placement by QS in 2023, Swarthmore College has upheld a steady 630.5 average in QS across 2 years.
Swarthmore College Ranking in 4icu
4icu Rankings 2024: Swarthmore College, which was ranked 356th by 4icu in 2024, has held a steady average of 356 in 4icu for 1 years.
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