Overview

Key Features

Our Art program at Swarthmore College develop visual analysis skills, expand awareness of potential avenues for self-expression, and provide the conceptual framework necessary for students to connect their work to larger histories and methods of making. This course of study in art seeks to answer the following questions: Why is having a keen visual intelligence so crucial to a rewarding life? Why are museums and galleries some of the first places we go to understand the culture and history of a people? What goes on between the eye, mind, and hand during the process of creating a work of art?

As artists at Swarthmore College, our faculty consider visual intelligence to be fundamental to a liberal arts education. The study and creation of art is a direct way of developing a better understanding of and appreciation for the cultures and societies of our contemporary world; the visual phenomena found in it, both in nature and in society; and the historical record of human development. In recognition of this, we encourage our students to interpret their experiences in relation to their contemporary situation while remaining in dialogue with past artists and ideas.

Our students learn and create in a strong and vibrant art program that is made up of a close-knit group of professional practitioners. This unique environment allows for the kind of one-on-one relationship to faculty and staff that enables our students to gain the skills they need to succeed in their chosen paths. The close proximity to Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., provides students with easy access to some of the most important collections of art in the United States. Philadelphia is easily accessible from the foot of campus via the regional rail line and has a celebrated young arts scene, with dozens of alternative, cooperative art galleries and underground bookstores.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Visual Art

Color Theory

Art History

Theory

Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-04 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Swarthmore, United States

Disciplines

Visual Arts View 1644 other Bachelors in Visual Arts in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or QuestBridge Application

Swarthmore College Short Answer

$60 application fee or fee waiver

School report

School counselor recommendation

High school transcript

Midyear grades: If your school does not have midyear grades, please provide a midyear progress report from your teachers.

Two academic-subject teacher recommendations/evaluations

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

68766 USD / year

≈ 68766 USD / year
Out-of-State

68766 USD / year

≈ 68766 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

68766 USD / year

≈ 68766 USD / year

Living costs

Swarthmore

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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Funding

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