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Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College, established in 1885 and often abbreviated as BMC, is a private, women's liberal arts college. It is located in Bryn Mawr, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The college offers bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctoral degree programs in humanities, social sciences and natural sciences to its students.

The official mascot of Bryn Mawr College is an Owl christened The Predator. The students of BMC participate in intercollegiate lacrosse, badminton, basketball, volleyball, swimming, tennis, track & field, rowing, cross country, field hockey, and soccer. Students are also encouraged to participate in various club sports, including ultimate frisbee, equestrian, fencing, karate and synchronized skating. The college has a fully equipped gymnasium with state of the art equipment to help students stay at the peak of their fitness levels all the time.

Overview of Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr is found in Bryn Mawr, PA. Bryn Mawr is a large suburb. The school is a private, not-for-profit institution. Students can earn degrees up to and including the Doctoral degree at Bryn Mawr.

Areas of Study

The school has a greater breadth of degree programs (majors) than most colleges of its size. Bryn Mawr is known for its programs in medicine, mathematics, fine arts, family and social work, and liberal arts.

Bryn Mawr Selectivity

Admission to the school is not automatic; not everyone who applies gets in. Hats off to the 45% of those who apply who get accepted. Three quarters of students in 2007 had SAT verbal scores of at least 620. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 580 and 690.

Faculty

Bryn Mawr maintains a faculty/student ratio (full-time) which is better than most colleges. The school has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at Bryn Mawr is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.

Student Body

Students numbered 1,790 in 2007 at the school. A very high share of students at Bryn Mawr are female.

Student Life

Full-time students are the norm at the school. Bryn Mawr has a residential or campus feel. The school offers dorm rooms to a higher percentage of its students than do most colleges. Bryn Mawr values student athletics, and belongs to the Centennial Conference.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The mission of Bryn Mawr College is to provide a rigorous education and to encourage the pursuit of knowledge as preparation for life and work. Bryn Mawr teaches and values critical, creative and independent habits of thought and expression in an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum for women and in coeducational graduate programs in arts and sciences and social work and social research. Bryn Mawr seeks to sustain a community diverse in nature and democratic in practice, for we believe that only through considering many perspectives do we gain a deeper understanding of each other and the world. Since its founding in 1885, the College has maintained its character as a small residential community which fosters close working relationships between faculty and students. The faculty of teacher/scholars emphasizes learning through conversation and collaboration, primary reading, original research and experimentation. Our cooperative relationship with Haverford College enlarges the academic opportunities for students and their social community. Our active ties to Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania, and the proximity of the city of Philadelphia further extend the opportunities available at Bryn Mawr. Living and working together in a community based on mutual respect, personal integrity and the standards of a social and academic Honor Code, each generation of students experiments with creating and sustaining a self-governing society within the College. The academic and co-curricular experiences fostered by Bryn Mawr, both on campus and in the College's wider setting, encourage students to be responsible citizens who provide service to and leadership for an increasingly interdependent world."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Bryn Mawr

Bryn Mawr College
101 N Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
General Phone: (610) 526-5000
http://www.brynmawr.edu

Bryn Mawr Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Liberal Arts203English, political science, economics, classical studies, history, urban studies, anthropology, sociology, ...
Family And Social Work105social work
Medicine60pre-med
Therapy And Counseling38psychology, clinical psychology
Science38biology, chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy
Mathematics31mathematics
Fine Arts18art history and criticism
Religion And Philosophy7philosophy, religion
Art Studies5art studies
Computer Science And Engineering1computer science
Music1music
Education And Teaching0education
Drama And Performing Arts0dance

Number of programs and degrees for Bryn Mawr in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree30037
Master's degree12310
Postbaccalaureate certificate601
Doctor's degree2410

Bryn Mawr Student Body

In 2007, Bryn Mawr had a total enrollment of 1,790 students (1,659 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class:

GroupPercent
Women100%
Full-Time100%

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate77%
Graduate23%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White46%
Black6%
Hispanic3%
Asian9%
American Indian0%
Unknown31%
(Foreign Students)5%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
Under 182%
18-1935%
20-2130%
22-2411%
25-299%
30-344%
35-393%
40-493%
50-643%
65+0%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence:
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
New Jersey13%
Pennsylvania13%
New York11%
Massachusetts10%
California9%
Maryland7%
(International Students)6%
Connecticut4%
Virginia3%
Illinois3%
Washington2%
Texas2%
Michigan1%
Georgia1%
Maine1%
Ohio1%
Minnesota1%
Delaware1%
Oregon1%
Florida1%
North Carolina1%
Alaska1%
Alabama1%
Indiana1%
Rhode Island1%
New Mexico1%
Colorado1%
Arizona1%
Arkansas1%

Bryn Mawr Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2007):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time90 %

Bryn Mawr Room and Board (2007)

Bryn Mawr offers campus housing for 1,254 of its 1,659 (full-time) students. Freshmen are required to live on campus.

(Please refer to our profile of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Pennsylvania Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Bryn Mawr Admissions and Selectivity (2007)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total2,10695845%35237%
Women2,10695845%35237%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal620730
SAT Math580690
SAT Writing620720
ACT Verbal2733
ACT Math2530
ACT Composite2630

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Ranknot required
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrequired
Recommendationsrequired
Formal Demonstration of Competencenot required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT90%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT36%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required
Other Standardized Testsnot required

Bryn Mawr Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 34,650
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 34,650
Room and board$ 11,024
Room charge$ 6,300
Board (meal plan) charge$ 4,724
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other expenses$ 1,000

Financial Aid:
Bryn Mawr participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 323700)

Bryn Mawr Faculty

Bryn Mawr has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured5040
Non-tenured, but on tenure track1214
Non-tenured and not on tenure track1626

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
No academic rankcalendar year2*4$209,052
All faculty totalcalendar year2*4$209,052

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year34$110,68525$98,604
Associate professoracademic year16$76,52215$75,662
Assistant professoracademic year12$63,55914$64,321
Instructoracademic year2*1*
Lectureracademic year12$60,70322$54,848
All faculty totalacademic year76$86,71177$74,795

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Bryn Mawr Athletics

Athletic Conferences:

SportConference
BasketballCentennial Conference
TrackCentennial Conference

Bryn Mawr Degree Programs (2007)

ART STUDIES
Art/Art Studies, General

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
Dance, General

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Education, General

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Social Work

FINE ARTS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS
Ancient Near Eastern/Biblical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Anthropology
Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
Comparative Literature
Creative Writing
East Asian Studies
Economics, General
English Language and Literature, General
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
History, General
Italian Language and Literature
Latin Language and Literature
Linguistics
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Political Science and Government, General
Russian Language and Literature
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Urban Studies/Affairs
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics, General

MEDICINE
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC
Music, General

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE
Astronomy
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Chemistry, General
Geology/Earth Science, General
Physics, General

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Clinical Psychology
Psychology, General

Bryn Mawr Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Bryn Mawr Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in mathematics
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Bryn Mawr % of degrees in mathematics
% of degrees in family and social work
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Bryn Mawr % of degrees in family and social work
Student SAT scores
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Bryn Mawr Student SAT scores
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 6%Bryn Mawr Salaries of full-time faculty
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 6%Bryn Mawr Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 6%Bryn Mawr Dorm rooms per full-time student
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 12%Bryn Mawr Number of degree programs
Female % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 13%Bryn Mawr Female % of student body
% of degrees in fine arts
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 15%Bryn Mawr % of degrees in fine arts
% of degrees in medicine
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Bryn Mawr % of degrees in medicine
Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 17%Bryn Mawr Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
% of degrees in liberal arts
(vs. all colleges)
Top 18%Bryn Mawr % of degrees in liberal arts
Minority % of student body
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 20%Bryn Mawr Minority % of student body
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Grants credits for AP courses
Career counseling
Career services
Student employment services
Option to study abroad
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has ROTC (air force)
NCAA athletic conference member

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