Rhodes Scholars
Mullarkey was named a Rhodes Scholar in 2008.
There have been 17 varsity student-athletes to receive a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship while competing at Swarthmore.
| Name | Sport | Year |
| Alan Valentine | Basketball, Football, Lacrosse | 1921 |
| William Poole | Track | 1930 |
| W.T. Jones | Track | 1931 |
| James Gardner | Soccer | 1937 |
| William Prentice | Football | 1937 |
| Linton Thorn | Baseball, Football | 1951 |
| Frank Sieverts | Wrestling | 1955 |
| Michael Cook | Football, Wrestling | 1964 |
| Franklin Apfel | Baseball, Football, Wrestling | 1967 |
| Stephen Hitchner | Basketball, Lacrosse | 1967 |
| Paul Stechtman | Basketball | 1971 |
| Richard Harley | Baseball, Basketball | 1972 |
| William Ludwig Larsen | Lacrosse, Soccer | 1973 |
| John Kelly III | Football, Swimming | 1980 |
| Heng Vee Wong | Swimming | 1988 |
| Janice Hudgings | Soccer | 1991 |
| Caitlin Mullarkey | Basketball, Soccer, Track | 2009 |
