Bryn Mawr College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,500,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,456
Men / Women 0% / 100%
From State 11%
From Region 23%

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
International 13%
Asian 11%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 7%
Black 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Bryn Mawr College 382 0% 55% 12% 5% 8% 13% $56,756 4 -0.85 9 94%
Computer Science 19 — 0% 37% 11% 5% 0% 32% $125,650 61 +0.02 98 — — — — —
Astronomy — — — — — — — — $85,306 60 +0.12 72 — — — — —
Chemistry 16 — 0% 69% 12% 6% 0% 6% $57,663 4 -1.34 10 — — — — —
Geosciences 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,596 18 -0.76 8 — — — — —
Mathematics 30 +6 0% 43% 17% 3% 0% 33% $68,729 28 -0.63 34 100% — — — —
Physics 4 +4 0% 25% 0% 0% 50% 25% $86,367 63 +0.20 74 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 13 — 0% 38% 23% 15% 0% 15% $53,237 3 -1.63 5 — — — — —
Biology 20 — 0% 55% 20% 5% 0% 10% $52,226 5 -1.65 5 97% — — — —
Neuroscience 17 — 0% 59% 6% 12% 12% 12% $51,702 7 -1.34 4 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 18 +1 0% 67% 17% 0% 6% 0% $52,293 20 -0.80 5 — — — — —
Economics 5 — 0% 40% 20% 0% 0% 20% $89,721 49 -0.31 78 — — — — —
Archaeology 8 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 12% 12% $49,429 19 -0.73 3 — — — — —
Classics 6 +1 0% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $50,233 24 -0.65 4 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $47,393 26 -0.61 3 — — — — —
Creative Writing 6 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $47,010 23 -0.66 3 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 3 — 0% 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% $52,576 32 -0.53 5 — — — — —
English 21 — 0% 67% 14% 5% 5% 0% $45,563 16 -0.84 2 93% — — — —
French 8 — 0% 62% 0% 12% 25% 0% $50,782 24 -0.65 4 — — — — —
German 4 — 0% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% $50,883 24 -0.64 4 — — — — —
History 13 +1 0% 77% 0% 0% 15% 8% $49,607 19 -0.71 3 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 10 +4 0% 60% 10% 20% 0% 0% $50,445 19 -0.66 4 — — — — —
Italian — +2 — — — — — — $51,059 24 -0.62 4 — — — — —
Linguistics 7 — 0% 29% 57% 0% 0% 14% $50,493 23 -0.67 4 — — — — —
Philosophy 9 +1 0% 78% 0% 0% 0% 11% $51,885 24 -0.72 4 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,772 43 -0.13 3 — — — — —
Romance Languages 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,940 24 -0.63 4 — — — — —
Russian 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,127 25 -0.62 4 — — — — —
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages — — — — — — — — $51,273 25 -0.60 4 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,030 24 -0.63 4 — — — — —
Anthropology 8 — 0% 38% 0% 0% 25% 12% $46,358 6 -0.95 2 94% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 14 +6 0% 43% 21% 7% 0% 14% $51,055 3 -1.13 4 94% — — — —
Political Science 17 +7 0% 65% 6% 18% 6% 0% $47,786 1 -1.80 3 95% — — — —
Psychology 40 +5 0% 50% 15% 5% 8% 20% $51,063 29 -0.61 4 89% — — — —
Sociology 24 +1 0% 46% 8% 4% 33% 8% $49,409 18 -0.68 3 90% — — — —
History of Art 11 +2 0% 45% 18% 0% 0% 18% $48,325 44 -0.27 3 — — — — —
Music 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,834 58 +0.22 3 — — — — —
Studio Art 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,432 60 +0.17 3 — — — — —
Urban Studies/Affairs 13 — 0% 77% 0% 15% 8% 0% $54,176 5 -1.59 6 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $73,000
ROI Percentile 9th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 70%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 27.2% 104 0% 62% 10% 4% 9% 8% $49,219 16 -0.69 3 93% —
Social Sciences 27.0% 103 0% 50% 12% 7% 14% 13% $49,770 8 -0.92 3 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 14.4% 55 0% 55% 13% 4% 4% 22% $65,690 14 -0.79 26 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 13.1% 50 0% 52% 16% 10% 4% 12% $52,311 3 -1.54 5 97% —
Arts 7.3% 28 0% 64% 7% 7% 4% 7% $51,086 50 -0.82 4 — —
Computer Science 5.0% 19 0% 37% 11% 5% 0% 32% $125,650 71 +0.02 98 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.7% 18 0% 67% 17% 0% 6% 0% $52,293 16 -0.80 5 — —
Business & Economics 1.3% 5 0% 40% 20% 0% 0% 20% $89,721 71 -0.31 78 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.8M #220 1% $0 8 #249 18 —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.0M #359 45% $0 1 #223 13 —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.0M #324 61% $0 — — — —
Education $0.3M #329 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #333 23% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #420 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #310 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #434 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $6.3M #353 18% $0 9 #480 31 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 24% 39% 9%
Early Decision 37% 61% 14%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 88%
SAT Range 1300 – 1470
SAT Math Range 620 – 730
SAT RW Range 670 – 750