Edward Chen
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Basic Information
- Location: Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
- Number of Students/Ratio: Total undergrads: 1,491
- Focus for SET: Similar school size, with different culture
- Year founded: 1864
- Acadmic Calendar: (Fall) http://www.swarthmore.edu/academiccalendar.xml
- Campus Type (urban, suburban, or rural):Suburban setting; Small town (2,500 - 9,999)
- Linked to College Town (Y/N):
- Endowment: $1.4 Billion
- Tuition plus room/board: $47,804
- Percent in Greek System:
- Admittance rate: 18%
- Acceptance rate: same?
- Graduation rate (4 year, 5 year, 6 year): 91.1, 92.9, 93.9
- Newspaper: Available and seemingly successful (http://phoenix.swarthmore.edu/)
- SOURCE: www.collegeboard.com, www.swarthmore.edu, http://www.swarthmore.edu/Admin/investment_office/BudgetSummary08-09.pdf
Housing Information
- Options for Housing: undergraduates have 14 different places to choose from, ranging from normal dorm halls to sharing a house with other students.
- Number of Students in Each: ~70
- Themed Housing, e.g. Ethnic Houses (Y/N): N
- School-owned Off-campus Housing (Y/N): Y
- Housing Allocation Methods: Lottery
- Residence Options: dorms, assigned by yearly lottery. Some single-sex dorms. Focus dorms were failures.
- Rooms: Mostly singles and doubles. Juniors and seniors could expect single spaces. Suites were failures.We only have a couple of suites and they could be problematic ,esp if 1 member left.
- Freshman Year: Freshmen housed with other classes. Rooms and roommates assigned prior to arrival based on detailed roommate questionnaire.
Quality of Academics
- Does a quick check show existance of any structure to promote high-quality teaching (Y/N):
- If so, briefly describe:
Administrative Structure
- Link to Org Charts for Student Affairs, Student Gov't, etc... when available
Student/Campus Center
- Decision-making process for allocating rooms:
- Area (in ft^2):
- Student Groups Provided Space:
- Staff / Support Structure: Relies on undergraduate RAs (who serve as counselors and social directors). Dorms are "adult-free." Residence staff exists in separate office.
Persons of Interest
Students
- Head of Student Government:
- doesn't exist except the team of RAs are the informal dorm governing structure.
- Any people we know:
- Robert Manduca (rmanduc1_at_swarthmore.edu) - MURF student, Economics Class of '10
- Marshall Chapman Grinstead (mstead_at_caltech.edu ) - Ruddock Class of '10
- Myrt Westphal, Associate Dean for Student Life
Administrators
- President: Alfred H. Bloom (http://www.swarthmore.edu/presidentsoffice.xml)
- Dean: Jim Larimore (http://www.swarthmore.edu/x9104.xml)
- Head of Student Affairs: N/A
- Head of Academic Accountability (Vice-Provost of Education here):
- Head of Housing: Myrt Westphal (http://www.swarthmore.edu/x9102.xml)
- SOURCE: http://www.swarthmore.edu/x103.xml
Follow-Up Information For Later
- Popular majors:
Social Sciences: 28% Biology: 10% Foreign Languages and Literature: 9% Psychology: 9% Mathematics: 6% Philosophy and Religious Studies: 6% Physical Sciences: 6% English: 5% Visual and Performing Arts: 5%
- Happiness Rating (-3 to 3):
- "I would recommend my school to a close friend with similar interests" ratings (strongly agree, agree, no opinion, disagree, strongly disagree):
- If Y to "school-owned off-campus housing?",
SOURCE: www.collegeboard.com