Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA · Private · Large suburb · BMC
Private institution in Bryn Mawr, PA · 1,346 undergraduates · 31% acceptance rate · $75,217 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 7%Acceptance rate
- Top 9%Average SAT
- Top 10%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $40,6901,922nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $62,5601,964th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $62,5601,964th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $79,3801,904th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $75,217200th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,102414th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 85.6%131st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 89.6%258th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 31.1%113th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 140496th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3461,186th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 14.3%1,960th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 11 mi (PHL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 15
- ED IIJan 1
- RDJan 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $36,312 | — |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | $22,667 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $28,500 | $19,162 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $26,896 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $18,771 | — |
| ArcheologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A women's collegesource
- Founded in 1885source
- Athletic nickname: "Owls"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Whitesource
- Mascot: Owlsource
- Motto: "(Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 135 acressource
- Athletic conference: Centennial Conferencesource
- Notable alum: Katharine Hepburnsource
- Notable alum: Emily Greene Balchsource
- Notable alum: A. S. Byattsource
- Notable alum: Marianne Mooresource
- Notable alum: Daniel Dae Kimsource
Key links
- Official websitebrynmawr.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 211273)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in PennsylvaniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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