Bryn Mawr College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Bryn Mawr College, also referred to as BMC, is located in Bryn Mawr in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1885 and James E. Rhoads was its first president. The college enrolled 36 undergraduate women and approximately 8 graduate students in its first year. BMC was the first college in the United States to offer a doctorate degree in social work. The college offers more than 36 majors and approximately 38 minors. BMC is divided into the following academic schools:

• Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research

BMC has over 100 student-run clubs and organizations including the Pre-Health Club, Owl Investment Group, Students for Justice in Palestine, Amnesty International, Pre-Law Club, Asian Student Association, Self-Government Association, Association of International Students, and Episcopal Campus Ministry.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, family and social work, fine arts, medicine, liberal arts, and science.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,745 in 2009-2010 (1,675 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 74% of enrolled students and graduate students are 26%.

Students under 25 years old represent 79% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Bryn Mawr provides on-campus housing for 1,236 of its 1,675 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Centennial Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Bryn Mawr offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctoral, Humanities/Social Sciences Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (87 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (26 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (207 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Italian Language and Literature
• Linguistics
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (21 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (62 awarded)

• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Public Health

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (13 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (52 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (45 awarded)

• Clinical Child Psychology
• Psychology