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Bryn Mawr College

Small 4-year, highly residential (confers bachelors degrees, FTE enrollment 1,000 to 2,999, at least 50 percent of degree-seeking undergraduates live on campus and at least 80 percent attend full time).
  • 4 years
    Education duration
  • Suburban
    School setting
  • Private
    School type
  • Small
    School size

Cost & Financial aid

Average annual cost

Cost includes tuition, living costs, books and supplies, and fees minus the average grants and scholarships for federal financial aid recipients.

$40,350

By family income

Depending on the federal, state, or institutional grant aid available, students in your income bracket may pay more or less than the overall average costs.

Family income Average cost
$0–$30,000 $14,782
$30,001–$48,000 $10,317
$48,001–$75,000 $23,774
$75,001–$110,000 $25,729
$110,001+ $51,983

Students receiving federal loans

At some schools where few students borrow federal loans, the typical undergraduate may leave school with $0 in debt.

Graduation & Retention

Graduation rate

Students who return
after their first year

Out of 780 students…

Graduated 86%
Withdrew 8%
Transferred 6%

Outcomes

Median total debt after graduation

Total debt after graduation depends on field of study for undergraduate borrowers who complete college.

Repayment rate

Making progress 26%
Paid in full 24%
Deferment 22%
Not making progress 21%

Typical earnings salary after completing field of study

Data Not Available

Student body

Student admissions

Student population 1,777
Undergraduate enrollment 1,422
Graduate enrollment 355

Full-time

24 and under

Race/Ethnicity

White 51%
Non-resident alien 15%
Asian 12%
Hispanic 10%
Black 5%

Admissions

Admission rate

ACT

ACT Combined

SAT

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Math

Programs/Majors

Field of study Graduates
Mathematics 40
Psychology 36
English Language and Literature 34
Political Science and Government 32
Sociology 28
Biology 23
Computer Science 19
International/Global Studies 19
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 16
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 15
Urban Studies/Affairs 15
Anthropology 14
Fine and Studio Arts 14
History 13
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services 11
Natural Resources Conservation and Research 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology 10
Physics 10
Economics 10
Archeology 9
Philosophy 8
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 5
Chemistry 5
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 5
Music 4
Area Studies 3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 2
Religion/Religious Studies 2
Astronomy and Astrophysics 1
Field of study Median earnings
English Language and Literature $24,035
Anthropology $22,667
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $19,162
Field of study Median debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $23,069
Info: Department of Education