An intellectually intense Quaker-founded liberal arts college near Philadelphia known for rigorous debate, rare LAC engineering, and botanical beauty.
- Admit rate
- 6.9%
- Highly selective
- SAT middle 50%
- 1460–1560
- of admitted students
- Avg. net price
- $20,100
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 3.93
- unweighted
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Half of admitted students scored between 1460 and 1560.
Popular majors
- Honors Program in Humanities & SciHumanities & WritingStandout program
- Engineering (ABET accredited LAC)Engineering & Tech
- EconomicsSocial Sciences & LawStandout program
- Biology & Pre-MedBiology, Health & Pre-Med
- Computer ScienceComputer Science & AI
Highlights
- Legendary Honors Program modeled on Oxford exams
- One of very few liberal arts colleges with ABET engineering
- Entire campus is an accredited 425-acre arboretum
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