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Bryn Mawr College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Bryn Mawr, PA
Population 4,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,346
Men / Women 0% / 100%
White 56%
Asian 16%
International 13%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 7%
Black 4%
Native American 0%
From State 11%
From Region 23%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 58%
Life & Natural Sciences 20%
Physical Sciences & Math 12%
Arts 6%
Computer Science 3%
Business & Economics 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $65,920
Est. Cost of Attendance $83,250
10-Year ROI $98,000
ROI Percentile 21th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 71%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (53%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 29%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #286
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #396
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #415
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 8 #492
Life & Natural Sciences 1 #561

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 71%
SAT Range 1310 – 1470
SAT Math Range 620 – 760
SAT RW Range 660 – 750
ACT Range 29 – 33

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bryn Mawr College 320 0% / 100% 12% $54,507 92%
Computer Science 10 0% / 100% 10% $100,249 92
Astronomy 2 0% / 100% 0% $72,372 60
Chemistry 12 0% / 100% 8% $61,320 30
Geosciences 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $55,932 16
Mathematics 16 +3 0% / 100% 19% $69,433 53 100%
Physics 5 +3 0% / 100% 40% $73,402 62
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 12 0% / 100% 25% $56,505 17
Biology 21 0% / 100% 5% $50,031 7 97%
Environmental Studies 9 +2 0% / 100% 0% $49,044 6
Neuroscience 22 0% / 100% 23% $53,352 11
Economics 5 0% / 100% 60% $76,608 69
Anthropology 15 0% / 100% 0% $43,253 3 88%
Archaeology 6 0% / 100% 17% $46,492 4
Classics 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,448 6
Comparative Literature $49,538 6
Creative Writing 1 0% / 100% 0% $46,017 4
East Asian Studies 5 0% / 100% 40% $48,907 6
English 25 0% / 100% 4% $50,200 7 93%
French 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $49,609 6
German 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,918 7
History 9 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,023 6
Intercultural and International Studies 14 +2 0% / 100% 21% $51,494 8 94%
Interdisciplinary Studies 14 +5 0% / 100% 14% $49,897 7
Italian 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $49,982 7
Linguistics 7 0% / 100% 0% $49,457 6
Philosophy 5 +1 0% / 100% 40% $47,508 5
Political Science 21 +2 0% / 100% 10% $63,533 36 87%
Psychology 25 +5 0% / 100% 16% $52,234 9 94%
Romance Languages 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,994 7
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages $49,949 7
Sociology 25 +4 0% / 100% 0% $44,446 3 85%
Spanish 1 +4 0% / 100% 100% $49,962 7
History of Art 6 +3 0% / 100% 17% $41,036 2
Music +1 $40,416 2
Studio Art 2 0% / 100% 0% $40,770 2
Urban Studies/Affairs 10 0% / 100% 0% $55,073 14