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Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College is a private campus in suburban Bryn Mawr, PA. The federal record classifies Bryn Mawr College as a women-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$3,323

family income
under $30k

$4,557

$30–48k

$12,873

$48–75k

$25,044

$75–110k

$49,566

over $110k

Average net price

$31,7592023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Bryn Mawr College rose from $27,751 (2008) to $31,759 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$27,751
2009	$24,446
2010	$27,015
2011	$27,962
2012	$27,386
2013	$27,518
2014	$28,732
2015	$27,768
2016	$25,672
2017	$29,334
2018	$31,752
2019	$34,118
2020	$40,350
2021	$41,833
2022	$40,690
2023	$31,759

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$83,2502024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Bryn Mawr College rose from $50,060 (2009) to $83,250 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$50,060
2010	$52,034
2011	$53,780
2012	$55,714
2013	$57,586
2014	$59,760
2015	$61,890
2016	$63,990
2017	$66,160
2018	$68,410
2019	$70,860
2020	$73,540
2021	$73,540
2022	$75,690
2023	$79,380
2024	$83,250

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$24,160
2001	$24,990
2002	$26,220
2003	$27,520
2004	$27,900
2005	$29,570
2006	$32,230
2007	$34,650
2008	$36,540
2013	$43,900
2014	$45,540
2015	$47,140
2016	$48,790
2017	$50,500
2018	$52,360
2019	$54,440
2020	$54,440
2021	$56,320
2022	$59,330
2023	$62,560

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $65,920 before grants and other attendance costs. At Bryn Mawr College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,359 — Bryn Mawr College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

81.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Bryn Mawr College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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81.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Bryn Mawr College has held near 81.8% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	77.8%
1992 cohort	77.8%
1993 cohort	81.2%
1994 cohort	79.9%
1995 cohort	79.9%
1996 cohort	82.2%
1997 cohort	84.8%
1998 cohort	82.6%
1999 cohort	86.3%
2000 cohort	78.3%
2001 cohort	83.8%
2002 cohort	86.3%
2003 cohort	79.8%
2004 cohort	86.8%
2005 cohort	87.3%
2006 cohort	81.8%
2007 cohort	84.1%
2008 cohort	81.7%
2009 cohort	85.1%
2010 cohort	83.5%
2011 cohort	83.4%
2012 cohort	86.9%
2013 cohort	84.1%
2014 cohort	84.9%
2015 cohort	87%
2016 cohort	82.6%
2017 cohort	85.6%
2018 cohort	81.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,125	$4,250
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,485	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,425	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,925	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,125	$4,938
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,502	$6,089
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,271	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,015	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$5,813
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,508	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,790	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$10,875
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$11,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,750	$9,562
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$10,334
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$9,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$53,102

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$63,818

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$75,217

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Bryn Mawr College admitted 1,205 of 4,094 applicants in Fall 2024. The 29.4% rate describes that application pool.

29.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $62,560 tuition · 2023–24 1,359 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1280–15101600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Bryn Mawr College received 4,094 applications and admitted 1,205 (29.4%), with 380 enrolling.

Bryn Mawr College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Bryn Mawr College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 660–750 and Math was 620–760 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1280–1510 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	660	710	750
SAT Math	620	680	760
ACT Composite	29	31	33

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

29.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Bryn Mawr College declined from 59.7% to 29.4%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	59.7%
Fall 2002	50%
Fall 2003	51.4%
Fall 2004	46.6%
Fall 2005	46.4%
Fall 2006	44.1%
Fall 2007	45.5%
Fall 2008	48.8%
Fall 2009	48.6%
Fall 2010	48.5%
Fall 2011	46.3%
Fall 2012	41.4%
Fall 2013	39.9%
Fall 2014	40.5%
Fall 2015	38.5%
Fall 2016	39.9%
Fall 2017	38%
Fall 2018	34.1%
Fall 2019	33.1%
Fall 2020	38.4%
Fall 2021	39.3%
Fall 2022	30.8%
Fall 2023	31.1%
Fall 2024	29.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1280–1510Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1200	1380
Fall 2002	1230	1420
Fall 2003	1200	1400
Fall 2004	1220	1410
Fall 2005	1210	1400
Fall 2006	1220	1420
Fall 2007	1200	1420
Fall 2008	1200	1410
Fall 2009	1180	1380
Fall 2010	1170	1420
Fall 2011	1200	1430
Fall 2012	1190	1430
Fall 2013	1210	1470
Fall 2014	1200	1440
Fall 2015	1240	1460
Fall 2016	1220	1450
Fall 2017	1310	1500
Fall 2022	1280	1495
Fall 2023	1300	1470
Fall 2024	1280	1510

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

29–33Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	27	30
Fall 2006	27	31
Fall 2007	26	30
Fall 2008	27	31
Fall 2009	26	30
Fall 2010	26	30
Fall 2011	26	31
Fall 2012	26	30
Fall 2013	27	32
Fall 2014	27	31
Fall 2015	28	32
Fall 2016	28	32
Fall 2017	29	33
Fall 2022	29	33
Fall 2023	30	33
Fall 2024	29	33

IPEDS Fall 2005–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,359Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Bryn Mawr College has held near 1,359 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,271
Fall 2003	1,310
Fall 2004	1,313
Fall 2005	1,322
Fall 2006	1,362
Fall 2007	1,275
Fall 2008	1,274
Fall 2009	1,289
Fall 2010	1,287
Fall 2011	1,302
Fall 2012	1,313
Fall 2013	1,316
Fall 2014	1,303
Fall 2015	1,341
Fall 2016	1,371
Fall 2017	1,328
Fall 2018	1,353
Fall 2019	1,381
Fall 2020	1,298
Fall 2021	1,422
Fall 2022	1,402
Fall 2023	1,346
Fall 2024	1,359

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

92%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Bryn Mawr College has held near 92% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	91%
Fall 2004 cohort	92%
Fall 2005 cohort	96%
Fall 2006 cohort	90%
Fall 2007 cohort	90%
Fall 2008 cohort	93%
Fall 2009 cohort	93%
Fall 2010 cohort	90%
Fall 2011 cohort	90%
Fall 2012 cohort	91%
Fall 2013 cohort	91%
Fall 2014 cohort	94%
Fall 2015 cohort	94%
Fall 2016 cohort	92%
Fall 2017 cohort	92%
Fall 2018 cohort	89%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	89%
Fall 2021 cohort	90%
Fall 2022 cohort	90%
Fall 2023 cohort	92%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Bryn Mawr College

14.8% of Bryn Mawr College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Bryn Mawr College as a primarily residential campus of 1,359 undergraduates — and 92.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Bryn Mawr College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1280–1510 — their midpoint is above the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Bryn Mawr College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Bryn Mawr College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Bryn Mawr College29.4%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Bryn Mawr College$65,920

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Bryn Mawr College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Bryn Mawr College$75,217

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	29.4%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$65,920	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$75,217	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Bryn Mawr College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Bryn Mawr College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$43,321
Sociology	$42,666
English Language and Literature, General	$38,040

These 3 fields listed for Bryn Mawr College measure earnings after completion. The $75,217 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Bryn Mawr College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Bryn Mawr College report?

Bryn Mawr College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1280–1510 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Bryn Mawr College's acceptance rate?

29.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,205 admitted from 4,094 applicants.

How much does Bryn Mawr College cost?

At Bryn Mawr College, tuition is $65,920. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Bryn Mawr College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $75,217. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Bucknell University — 28.9% admitted
Central Penn College — 18.5% admitted
Franklin and Marshall College — 28.2% admitted
Lafayette College — 31.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.