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Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Bryn Mawr College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 1,679 students in fall 2024, including 1,360 undergraduates and 319 graduate students.

Bryn Mawr College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Pre-Medicine, and Psychology, General. It awarded 534 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

92% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

1,679
Students enrolled
92%
First-year retention
534
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 42

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Social Sciences 6
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Health Professions 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Psychology 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 12
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Physical Sciences 4
English Language and Literature 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
92%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
382
Master's degrees
90
Doctoral degrees (research)
2
Postbaccalaureate certificates
60

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,679
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,360
Graduate students, fall 2024
319
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,796
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,475
Graduate students, 2024-25
321
Full-time, 2024-25
97%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
96%
Men
4%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
7%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Centennial Conference
President
Wendy A. Cadge
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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