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Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College
101 North Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Official telephone: (610) 526-5000
Fax number: (610) 526-7450
Website: www.brynmawr.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,346
Full-time undergraduates: 1,332
Part-time undergraduates: 14
Total graduate students: 346
Full-time graduate students: 284
Part-time graduate students: 62
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 83%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
16.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.0% Hispanic/Latino
37.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
21.0% Nonresident Alien
8.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
12.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
35.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
23.4% Nonresident Alien
8.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 135 acres
City or town school is located in: Bryn Mawr, PA
Population of city/town: 3,779
Nearest major city: Philadelphia
Distance of nearest major city: 11 miles
Population of nearest major city: 1,567,442
Online campus map: www.brynmawr.edu/campus/
map.shtml

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms (99%)
  • single-student apartments
  • cooperative housing (1%)
  • other housing including Haverford Coll housing exchange.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live off campus: 7%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen must live on campus unless living with family.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 120
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections. Rare books. Art, archaeology, science, and psychology libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Museum of classical and Near Eastern archaeology, child study institute, nursery school, language learning center; African art and mineral collections.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Director of women's athletics: Kathleen Tierney,
Director of Athletics and Physical Education
School mascot: Owls
Athletic conference memberships: Centennial Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Women's badmintonno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's crewno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's field hockeyno 
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 27%
Club sports for women:
equestrian sports, fencing, fitness, golf, gymnastics, judo, Quidditch, rugby, table tennis, tai chi

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Philadelphia (11 miles)
Nearest other airport: New York (90 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Philadelphia (11 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Philadelphia (11 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 66%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 21% within one year of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 26% within six months of graduation
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Katherine Hepburn, first woman to win four Academy Awards
  • Nettie Stevens, discovered that X and Y chromosomes determine gender
  • Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University.

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