Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1885Large suburbSEVP certified

About

Bryn Mawr College ( brin MAR, Welsh: [brɨn ˈmaur]) is a private women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of historically women's colleges in the United States. The college has an enrollment of about 1,350 undergraduate students and 450 graduate students. It was one of the first women's colleges in the United States to offer graduate education through a PhD.

Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state): US$69,220
Estimated total for international students: US$87,320

Net price calculatornpc.collegeboard.org

International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates: 1,359
Graduate students: 319
International undergraduates: 13%
Students per teacher: 8 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate: 29%
SAT: Reading and writing 660–750 · Maths 620–760
ACT: 29–33

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 83%
Median earnings 10 years after starting: US$80,291

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (59)

Bachelor's degrees40 subjects

AnthropologyArcheologyArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralChemistryClassical and Ancient StudiesClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsComputer ScienceComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralEconomicsEducation, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralFine and Studio ArtsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryInternational/Globalization StudiesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMarine SciencesMathematicsMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPublic HealthReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial and Philosophical Foundations of EducationSociologyUrban Studies/Affairs

Master's degrees8 subjects

ArcheologyChemistryClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsFine and Studio ArtsMathematicsPhysicsRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial Work

Doctoral degrees10 subjects

ArcheologyChemistryClassical and Ancient StudiesClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyFine and Studio ArtsMathematicsPhysicsSlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial Work

Graduate certificates1 subject

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.