- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PASuburb: largeZIP 19010Founded 1885
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1885
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.brynmawr.edu
- Member of
- WCC
PennsylvaniaWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a private nonprofit college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, with 1,359 undergraduates. It admits 29% of applicants, graduates 83% within six years and costs $44,593 a year after aid.
83%graduate
Admission rate29%
Retention92%
4-year graduation75%
Pell Grant share17%
Federal loans53%
$44,593net price / year
29%admission rate
1396average SAT
83%graduate in 6 years
$80,291median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,249median debt
#204 of 1,704 for earnings#1,695 of 1,739 for lowest net price#141 of 1,738 for graduation rate#109 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $87,320tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $69,220
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $69,220
- Average net price
- $44,593national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,183
$30,001–48,000$13,200
$48,001–75,000$19,149
$75,001–110,000$24,436
$110,001+$56,980
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 29%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1396
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 660–750
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 620–760
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 29–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college29%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college92%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college83%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college17%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 83%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 75%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 87%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,712
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,291middle 50%: $58,117–$114,343
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,249
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$114,343
Median, Bryn Mawr College$80,291
Lower quarter$58,117
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,359
- Part-time
- 0.5%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 15%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 17%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 82%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,083 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $26,652
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,208,946,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White51%
Hispanic9.1%
Black4.9%
Asian12%
Two or more races6.9%
U.S. nonresident13%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.2%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences20%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Psychology10%
Foreign languages & linguistics8.4%
Mathematics & statistics7.8%
English language & literature7.1%
Physical sciences6.5%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies6.3%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA | $22,455 | 68% | $56,397 |
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| Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA | $21,690 | 66% | $75,646 |
| Haverford College Haverford, PA | $31,075 | 89% | $76,397 |
| Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA | $23,122 | 70% | $66,391 |
| King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA | $21,439 | 61% | $66,035 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | $41,987 | 81% | $60,877 |
| Spelman College Atlanta, GA | $46,089 | 77% | $65,773 |
| Denison University Granville, OH | $40,163 | 78% | $73,151 |
| College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA | $38,829 | 86% | $100,485 |
| Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL | $42,037 | 69% | $57,875 |
| Trinity College Hartford, CT | $37,004 | 83% | $103,089 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 211273. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q995265.