Swarthmore, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution at Swarthmore College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 63 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.9% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~63
- Schools with reported signal
- 85
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 7.5%
- Graduation rate
- 92.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $23,149/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $92,596
- Median debt
- $17,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $80,257/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 85 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 7.2x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($669 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($15,574 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 32% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Berea College Berea, KY · 2.2% reported share · $6,106 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.0% reported share · $13,481 net A+ California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA · 0.4% reported share · $8,615 net A+ 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · 1.0% reported share · $11,655 net A Portland State University Portland, OR · 0.3% reported share · $9,552 net A 
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · 0.7% reported share · $10,965 net A Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,630 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution accounts for 3.9% of reported programs at Swarthmore College, which is bigger than 98% of schools in this field set and 7.2x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 63 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Swarthmore College's average net price is $23,149 per year, about $92,596 over four years. That is $669 below the $23,818 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $80,257 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,574 above the $64,683 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Swarthmore College #27 of 85 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.