Bryn Mawr College
Private College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Six-year graduation rate 82%. Median 10-year earnings $75,217.
Ten-year median earnings of $75,217 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. The six-year graduation rate of 82% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Median debt at graduation is $25,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.33 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 82% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Bryn Mawr College admits 29% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly three in four applicants are turned away. 4,094 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. About 32% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. Read the score bands below as the middle 50% of submitted scores, not a threshold to clear.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 660–750 | 189 (50%) |
| SAT Math | 620–760 | |
| ACT Composite | 29–33 | 79 (21%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Bryn Mawr College →Academics
A 82% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention of 92% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The 8:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. The undergraduate body is just 1,349, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,346 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $33,221 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $11,017 at the $0–30k band to $40,085 at $110k+. About 73% get grants averaging $46,219, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 49% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 361 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $11,017 |
| $30–48k | $18,457 |
| $48–75k | $17,262 |
| $75–110k | $19,330 |
| $110k+ | $40,085 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 665 of these 1,346 students, totalling $3,999,968 — an average of $6,015 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Montgomery County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)