Swarthmore College Sports
Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college with an undergraduate enrollment of 1,651 students that plays a total of 19 NCAA sports, 9 of them for men and 10 for women. In the 2021/2022 season, Swarthmore College had a total of 472 NCAA athletes comprising 29% of the total student body.
As a NCAA Division 3 member college, Swarthmore College most likely accepted some of their student athletes through either the normal admissions process (Early Decision or Regular Decision) with strong coach support, while others “walked on” to the teams after they were admitted on merits unrelated to sports.
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Here’s the list of sports played at Swarthmore College by gender together with their team sizes.
All data compiled from Swarthmore College athletic website.
| Swarthmore College | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 3 | |||||
| Men's | Men's | Women's | Women's | Total | |
| Sports | Team Size | Sports | Team Size | Team Size | |
| 1 | Baseball | 39 | - | - | 39 |
| 2 | Basketball | 18 | Basketball | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Cross Country | 24 | Cross Country | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | - | - | Field Hockey | 24 | 24 |
| 5 | Golf | 15 | - | - | 15 |
| 6 | Lacrosse | 48 | Lacrosse | 26 | 74 |
| 7 | Soccer | 32 | Soccer | 33 | 65 |
| 8 | - | - | Softball | 17 | 17 |
| 9 | Swimming and Diving | 26 | Swimming and Diving | 31 | 57 |
| 10 | Tennis | 16 | Tennis | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | Track and Field | 32 | Track and Field | 34 | 66 |
| 12 | Volleyball | 14 | 14 | ||
| Total Sports Played | 9 | 10 | 19 | ||
| Total Athletes | 250 | 222 | 472 |
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