Bryn Mawr College

 

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Bryn Mawr College
101 N Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010		 General information
 (610) 526-5000

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Bachelor degrees, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificates, Masters degrees, Doctor's degrees, Continuing Educations
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Number of students: 1,790 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:$ 50

Mission
The mission of Bryn Mawr College is to provide a rigorous education and to encourage the pursuit of knowledge as preparation for life and work. Bryn Mawr teaches and values critical, creative and independent habits of thought and expression in an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum for women and in coeducational graduate programs in arts and sciences and social work and social research. Bryn Mawr seeks to sustain a community diverse in nature and democratic in practice, for we believe that only through considering many perspectives do we gain a deeper understanding of each other and the world. Since its founding in 1885, the College has maintained its character as a small residential community which fosters close working relationships between faculty and students. The faculty of teacher/scholars emphasizes learning through conversation and collaboration, primary reading, original research and experimentation. Our cooperative relationship with Haverford College enlarges the academic opportunities for students and their social community. Our active ties to Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania, and the proximity of the city of Philadelphia further extend the opportunities available at Bryn Mawr. Living and working together in a community based on mutual respect, personal integrity and the standards of a social and academic Honor Code, each generation of students experiments with creating and sustaining a self-governing society within the College. The academic and co-curricular experiences fostered by Bryn Mawr, both on campus and in the College's wider setting, encourage students to be responsible citizens who provide service to and leadership for an increasingly interdependent world.
 
About this School
Bryn Mawr College (Pronounced ) is a highly selective women's liberal-arts college located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, ten miles northwest of Philadelphia. Bryn Mawr is located on the Pennsylvania Main Line and is connected to downtown Philadelphia by the SEPTA R5 commuter rail system. Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sisters and is part of the Tri-College Consortium along with Swarthmore College and Haverford College. The school has an enrollment of about 1300 undergraduate students and 400 graduate students. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh (not "high hill," Bryn Uchel, as is often mistakenly given as the translation). There is also a Bryn Mawr School for girls in grades K-12 in Baltimore, Maryland that was founded in 1885. The school shared some early supporters with the college (one of the founders, M. Carey Thomas, was Bryn Mawr College's first dean), but the two institutions are otherwise unaffiliated.
 
History
Bryn Mawr College was founded in 1885. It was the first women's higher education institution to offer graduate degrees, including doctorates. The first class included 36 undergraduate women and eight graduate students. Bryn Mawr was originally affiliated with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), but by 1893 had become non-denominational. In 1912, Bryn Mawr became the first college in the United States to offer doctorates in social work, through the Department of Social Economy and Social Research. This department became the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research in 1970. In 1931, Bryn Mawr began accepting males as graduate students, while remaining women-only at the undergraduate level.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2009-20082008-20072007-2006
In-State$ 36,540$ 34,650$ 32,230
Out of State$ 36,540$ 34,650$ 32,230
Books and Supplies$ 1,000$ 1,000$ 1,000
On-Campus
Room and board$ 11,520$ 11,024$ 10,550
Other Expenses$ 1,000$ 1,000$ 1,000
Off Campus
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Off Campus w/ family
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Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 14% $ 4,432
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 5% $ 2,738
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 49% $ 24,492
Loans to students 43% $ 4,004
 
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