<p>Swarthmore is a significantly more academic and intellectual place than Tufts. Swarthmore’s Honor program is equivalent to the rigors found in a top graduate program. Swarthmore students have much better outcomes as measured by placement in top graduate programs and the winning of top scholarships (e.g. Rhodes, Marshall, etc.). Swarthmore is significantly wealthier than Tufts on an endowment per student basis, and thus has a smaller student to faculty ratio. Its campus is much more attractive than Tufts - its an arboretum. </p>
<p>Swarthmore is an A+ place; Tufts is an A- place. They are not equivalent schools, especially in terms of academic quality. </p>