Bryn Mawr Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (Mid-Atlantic) · 1,300 undergrads · ~15 avg class size · 7:1 student-faculty · $65,920/yr sticker
private Tier 3
Median earnings (10yr)
$75K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
29.4% is the average applicant's shot. Your odds depend on your GPA, scores, and hooks. See where you actually stand.
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Acceptance by round
same school, very different odds by round
By application round
Early Decision62.0%
Early Decision II48.0%
Regular Decision33.0%
▸ What Bryn Mawr weighs in admissions (3 factors they call very important)
From Bryn Mawr's Common Data Set (Section C7) — the factors they say matter most, and the ones they don't.
Weighs most heavily
GPAEssaysRecommendationsImportant
Class rankInterviewExtracurricularsTalent / abilityCharacterDemonstrated interestConsidered
Test scoresFirst-generationLegacyGeographyState residencyVolunteer workWork experienceDoes not consider
Religious affiliation
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Career outcomes · 10 sources
Median graduate earnings · 4.4 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $-100K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 10 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Philadelphia/DC corridor law and policy: strong pipeline to mid-size firms, nonprofits.
- NYC finance: solid but not Goldman/JPMorgan tier; better at boutique PE.
- Education and nonprofits: genuine strength; many graduates stay in sector long-term.
- Boston biotech/pharma: strong chemistry/biology grads; regional recruiting advantage over peers.
- Philadelphia public health: Johns Hopkins/Penn spillover effect; local hospital systems hire heavily.
About Bryn Mawr
Women's LAC outside Philadelphia. Bi-Co consortium with Haverford gives access to wider course catalog.
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