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Bryn Mawr College is a private liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr College is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Bryn Mawr College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $65,774 10 years after enrolling, 20th in Pennsylvania, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Bryn Mawr College bachelor students earn 11% more than the national average. Bryn Mawr College is ranked 29th in Pennsylvania.
Bryn Mawr College’s median net annual cost of $34,118 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Bryn Mawr College sorted by number of graduates - English Language & Lit, Psychology - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$34,118
Average years to graduate
4.2
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Bryn Mawr College - Social Work - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 85% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Bryn Mawr College is 18% higher than the state average, and 16% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Bryn Mawr College, Pell Grant recipients represent 16% of the measured graduating class, 19% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Bryn Mawr College graduates within 4.3 years.
Bryn Mawr College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Bryn Mawr College’s economic mobility score of 14.61 is calculated by adjusting the 1.09 economic score of lower-income students by the 16% pell grant recipients within the student body. Bryn Mawr College’s EMS of 14.61 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Bryn Mawr College pays $34,118 a year, $39,422 less than the $73,540 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $34,118
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Bryn Mawr College, 69% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $34,118 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 69% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,457. This is 15% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,334
Pell grants
$5,435
State grants
$3,240
Institutional grants
$37,311
Bryn Mawr College's selective admissions are indicated by their 39% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,391 applicants, of which 1,334 were admitted and 422 enrolled. Bryn Mawr College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
While Bryn Mawr College has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
95%
59%
First time
97%
59%
In-state
11%
68%
1st generation
15%
35%
White
46%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
12%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
27%
12%