Private nonprofit · College

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

29.4%
Admit rate
$31,759
Avg net price
82%
Graduation rate
$75,217
Median earnings

Bryn Mawr College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,359 undergraduates. It is a women's college.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,359 undergradsLarge suburbVery selective · 29% admitCold wintersNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Bryn Mawr College's admitted students.

Admit rate
29.4%
SAT (mid 50%)
1280–1510
Avg GPA (est.)
3.89

Enter a test score to see where you land against Bryn Mawr College's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Bryn Mawr College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Bryn Mawr is a census-designated place located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bryn Mawr is named after an estate near Dolgellau in Wales that belonged to Rowland Ellis, a Welsh Quaker who emigrated in 1686 to Pennsylvania to escape religious persecution. Here he built a replica of his home in Wales, which he also called Bryn Mawr. Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech, formerly Clarke School for the Deaf. "Clarke Philadelphia" is located here, with its main campus being in Northampton, Massachusetts. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
11 miles
Nearest airport
11 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub

How Bryn Mawr College compares

Selectivity29.4%

More selective than 93% · #10 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

SAT average1396

Higher than 89%

Graduation rate82%

Higher than 90% · #16 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention92%

Higher than 89%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$75,217

Higher than 88% · #15 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$31,759

Cheaper than 12% · #97 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment1,359

Larger than 46%

Percentiles compare Bryn Mawr College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,678students
  • Undergraduate1,35981%
  • Graduate31919%

Undergraduates by gender

1,359undergrads
  • Women1,28995%
  • Men705%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White51%
  • Black4.9%
  • Hispanic9.1%
  • Asian12%
  • Other or multiracial23%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,359
Graduate enrollment
319
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
15%
First-generation students
15%
Students over 25
1%
Median family income
$75,124
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$108,747
Endowment
$1,208,946,000

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
29.4%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1280–1510
SAT average
1396
SAT reading
660–750
SAT math
620–760
ACT composite
29–33
Average GPA (estimated)
3.89

Cost

In-state tuition
$65,920
Room & board
$19,400
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$83,250
Average net price
$31,759

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
82%
Graduated on time (4 years)
71%
First-year retention
92%
Transferred to another college
10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$53,102
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$75,217
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Students with federal loans
49%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
77%

About 11% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
71%
Low-income (Pell)
84%
First-generation
77%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,279
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
94%
Housing charge (year)
$10,670
Meal plan (year)
$8,020
Application fee
$50

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
7
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,679 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.3reported offenses a year
2.3 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.3
Rape
1.0
Burglary
1.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$11,017
$30–48k
$18,457
$48–75k
$17,262
$75–110k
$19,330
$110k+
$40,085

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$72,619

$17,262/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

73%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$39,066
average award, among those who get one

Bryn Mawr College discounts heavily: 73% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $39,066. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 396 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$75,217
Typical debt at graduation
$25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
33%
Out-earn a HS grad
73%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$73,614
Men
$131,726

Men out-earn women by $58,112 (79%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
50.6″
Annual snow
25.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Norristown, PA US station (5.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.