Bryn Mawr College

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Bryn Mawr at a Glance

Location:
Bryn Mawr, PA
Setting:
Suburban
Control:
Private Non-Profit
In-State Tuition:
$38,034
Out-of-State Tuition:
$38,034
Room & Board:
$12,420
Full-Time Undergrads:
1,283
Part-Time Undergrads:
24
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School Website:
www.brynmawr.edu
Admissions Website:
www.brynmawr.edu/admissions
Financial Aid Website:
www.brynmawr.edu/financialaid
Application Deadline:
January 15
Acceptance Rate:
48 %
Admission Difficulty:
Average
Average SAT Scores:
1770–2120
Average ACT Scores:
26–30

Best Things

  • Timeless traditions
  • The Honor Code & Self-Government Association (SGA)
  • Beautiful campus
  • Inspiring professors
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Worst Things

  • Students who only talk about work
  • (For some) no guys
  • The absence of real economic and political diversity
  • Lack of parking
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Most Popular Majors

  • Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
  • Social Services
  • Public Policy, Administration, and Social Work
  • Social Work and Youth Services
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Overall ExperienceWhat's This?

Like any highly-rated liberal arts college, Bryn Mawr provides a stellar education to a vibrant student body on a campus so beautiful that sometimes it looks surreal. During the school year, especially in the dead of winter, it is easy to overlook these tremendous offerings and instead focus on the massive amount of work, as it contrasts to what can seem like a dearth of social opportunities. These are the times where some freshmen consider transferring.

Traditions help lighten the mood on campus, and despite what seems to be stress oozing out of every pore, most students manage to do a lot more than just handle their school work—though everyone agrees that academics is a priority. In the end, students are most proud of their academic work, but also fond of the school and experiences that they had here. Mawrters come to Bryn Mawr to benefit from the faculty and coursework the school is known for. Some women find the lack of boys on campus difficult to adjust to, or they find the general smallness of the campus undesirable, but in the end, most stay for the same reason they came: academics. When it’s over, few look back on the decision with regret.

Bryn Mawr Student Reviews

Overall Experience at Bryn Mawr College

Anonymous

Bryn Mawr College Student

Adjusting to Bryn Mawr was rough...

Adjusting to Bryn Mawr was rough for me. You have to actively seek a social life if you want one, and it is easy to isolate yourself here. However, the classes are amazing, the professors top quality, and the mix of students always keeps things interesting.

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Overall Experience at Bryn Mawr College

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Bryn Mawr College Student

Bryn Mawr is a good school in just...

Bryn Mawr is a good school in just about every way. It’s small and sometimes full of itself, but the environment is friendly and welcoming. There’s always someone around to be your friend and help you out if you need it, whether it’s a professor, a supervisor, or a fellow student. I don’t really wish I had gone somewhere else, but I think I could have made more of my time there than I did.

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Bryn Mawr College Student

I wanted to transfer at first. The...

I wanted to transfer at first. The social scene was not right for me. But there is something about this school that I know I couldn’t get anywhere else, and that is the education I am getting. Having taken courses at several other distinguished universities, including Penn, I know my money is best spent here, and I am being challenged to the utmost of my abilities. It will, in the long run, be the best preparation for grad school, my career, and life in general.

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