by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Bryn Mawr College was awarded 6 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is public administration & social service.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Bryn Mawr is ranked #422 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr is ranked at #24.
The acceptance rate at Bryn Mawr College is a competitive 39%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
At Bryn Mawr, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bryn Mawr College is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 89% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Bryn Mawr College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Bryn Mawr for first-time, full-time students is 77%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,299 undergraduates at Bryn Mawr with 1,297 being full-time and 2 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,435 | $9,907 | $20,159 | $32,653 | $48,081 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Bryn Mawr, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bryn Mawr, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,457 a year. That adds up to $25,828 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bryn Mawr is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Bryn Mawr College.
Contact details for Bryn Mawr are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 101 N Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 |
| Phone: | 610-526-5000 |
| Website: | www.brynmawr.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/BrynMawrCollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/BrynMawrCollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 40 | NA |
| General English Literature | 31 | NA |
| General Biology | 28 | NA |
| General Psychology | 28 | NA |
| Computer Science | 22 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 20 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 15 | NA |
| Economics | 14 | NA |
| Chemistry | 12 | NA |
| Romance Languages | 12 | NA |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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