Swanson studied at the Augustana College graduate first in 1950Augustana College, Alumni 1932-1950. and again in 1954.The Augustana Heritage Newsletter, Volume 7, Number 1, Fall 2010, p.14. Swanson also studied at the Andover Newton Theological School and at the Vanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt University, Donors 2015-2016. for further theological studies.
