Bryn Mawr College is a women-only liberal arts higher education institution based in the township of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Situated on a stunning residential campus just outside of the metropolitan zone. The college has an enrollment of approximately 1,719 students, and their opportunities are not just limited to the wide selection of majors that Bryn Mawr offers, but are extended by the college’s collaboration with Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, as well as the University of Pennsylvania.
Latest ranking updates for Bryn Mawr College
- March 2024: New edition of Scimago Institutions Rankings. Bryn Mawr College ranked #3403.
- October 2023: New edition of US News Best National Liberal Arts Colleges. Bryn Mawr College ranked #30.
- July 2023: Webometrics announced latest results of Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities with Bryn Mawr College in position 1664.
- August 2022: Publication of Forbes: America's Top Colleges. Ranking position #95.
University rankings
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- #68
- #68
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Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings
[Published 14 September, 2021]
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- #30
- #30
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US News Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
[Published 27 October, 2023]
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- #95
- #95
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Forbes: America's Top Colleges
[Published 30 August, 2022]
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- #351
- #362
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Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (Bachelors only)
[Published 11 November, 2021]
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- #54
- #54
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Kiplinger's Best College Values
[Published 31 July, 2019]
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- #441
- #3403
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
[Published 06 March, 2024]
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- #22
- #22
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MONEY: Best Liberal Arts Colleges
[Published 08 August, 2022]
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- #181
- #181
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MONEY Best Colleges in America, ranked by value
[Published 16 May, 2022]
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- #160
- #161
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Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (All Alumni)
[Published 11 November, 2021]
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- #338
- #1664
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Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
[Published 31 July, 2023]
About Bryn Mawr College
PROS
- Students report that the course content and workload is appropriately challenging, and is complemented greatly by the personal support offered by staff.
- Those who study at the college tend to agree that the learners are culturally diverse, which allows them to meet people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
- Bryn Mawr SEPTA helps students get to campus, as there’s a rail stop just 3 minutes away by foot.
CONS
- Numerous students complain that the student dorms have thin walls and bad air conditioning. Many feel that the tuition fees should give them more than this.
- The town of Bryn Mawr is described as an expensive place to live.
Key facts
- Foundation year:
- 1885
- Telephone:
- (610) 520-2600
- Address:
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- 101 N Merion Avenue
- 19010-28, Bryn Mawr
- USA
- Website:
- https://www.brynmawr.edu/
- Social:
Map of Bryn Mawr College
FAQ
Bryn Mawr College ranks #271 in USA in our meta ranking of 112 university rankings. See rankings of all 1924 universities in USA.
Bryn Mawr College ranks #1 in Bryn Mawr in our meta ranking.
Bryn Mawr College is listed in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings, US News Best National Liberal Arts Colleges, Forbes: America's Top Colleges, Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (Bachelors only), Kiplinger's Best College Values, Scimago Institutions Rankings and more. See all 10 rankings of Bryn Mawr College.
Bryn Mawr College achieved #22 in MONEY: Best Liberal Arts Colleges. This is the university’s highest ranking in the 112 rankings tracked on our website. See all rankings for Bryn Mawr College.
A large number of university rankings include surveys among academics on reputation. In our meta ranking of 112 university rankings Bryn Mawr College ranks #1 among universities in Bryn Mawr and #271 among universities in USA. See all rankings of Bryn Mawr College.
In our meta ranking Bryn Mawr College ranks #271 among all universities in USA and Stanford University ranks #1. Apart from rankings you may also want to see the ratings from students who attended the universities.
Ranking publishers
The Times and The Sunday Times
The Guardian News and Media Limited
The University League Tables
Rogers Digital Media
U-Ranking
Wallstreet Journal USA & THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Published:
- 14 September, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking -Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings:
- Outcomes 40% (employability)
Resources 30%
Engagement 20% (teaching)
Environment 10% (diversity)
RUY
América Economía
Perspektywy
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Published:
- 27 September, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:
- 30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
- Reputation survey: 15%
- Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
- Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
- Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
- Institutional income: 2.25%
30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
- Reputation survey: 18%
- Research income: 6%
- Research productivity: 6%
30% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
- Proportion of international students: 2.5%
- Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
- International collaboration: 2.5%
2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)"
- Published:
- 23 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Global Employability University Ranking:
- Employability (survey) 100%
- Published:
- 27 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World Reputation Rankings:
- Research Reputation 66,6%
Teaching Reputation 33,3%
- Published:
- 25 January, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World’s Most International Universities:
- Proportion of international students 25%
Proportion of international staff 25%
Proportion of journal publications with one or more international co-authors 25%
University’s international reputation 25%
- Published:
- 03 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Young University Rankings:
- Teaching 30%
Research (volume, income and reputation) 30%
Citations 30%
International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5%
Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%
- Published:
- 01 June, 2023
- Published:
- 10 May, 2022
- Published:
- 11 May, 2022
British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK
- Published:
- 27 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:
- Academic Reputation 40%
Employer Reputation 10%
Faculty/Student Ratio 20%
Citations per faculty 20%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
International Student Ratio 5%
- Published:
- 23 September, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking -QS Employability Rankings:
- Employer reputation 30%
Alumni outcomes 25%
Partnerships with Employers per Faculty 25%
Employer/Student Connections 10%
Graduate employment rate 10%
- Published:
- 24 June, 2020
- Criteria used in ranking -QS 50 under 50:
- Based on the QS World University rankings methodology, the top 50 universities that are under 50 years old.
Academic Reputation 40%
Employer Reputation 10%
Faculty/Student Ratio 20%
Citations per faculty 20%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
International Student Ratio 5%
- Published:
- 08 November, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -QS University Rankings: Asia:
- Academic reputation 30%
Employer reputation 20%
Faculty/student ratio 10%
International research network 10%
Citations per paper 10%
- Published:
- 18 October, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -QS University Rankings: Arab Region:
- Academic reputation 30%
Employer reputation 20%
Faculty/student ratio 15%
International research network 10%
- Published:
- 05 December, 2023
RUF
Sapiens Research
Thomson Reuters
- Published:
- 23 October, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking -Reuters Most Innovative Universities:
- Patent Volume 33%
Patent Citations 34%
Industry Article Citation Impact 11%
Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles 11%
Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers 11%
National Institutional Ranking Framework
Careers360
Us News
- Published:
- 27 October, 2023
- Published:
- 17 September, 2023
- Published:
- 24 October, 2022
Urap
- Published:
- 19 December, 2023
Forbes
- Published:
- 30 August, 2022
Payscale
- Published:
- 11 November, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking -Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (Bachelors only):
- Ranking is based on ROI
- Published:
- 11 November, 2021
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
- Published:
- 29 March, 2023
- Published:
- 15 August, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:
- **Quality of Education 10%**
- Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%
**Quality of Faculty 40%**
- Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
- Highly Cited Researchers 20%
**Research Output 40%**
- Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
- Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%
**Per Capita Performance 10%**
- Published:
- 27 October, 2023
Washington Monthly
- Published:
- 28 August, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -Washington Monthly - National Universities:
- Social Mobility 33.33%
Research 33.33%
Community and National Service 33.33%
Kiplinger
- Published:
- 31 July, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking -Kiplinger's Best College Values:
- Quality Criteria 55%
Cost Criteria 45%
The Princeton Review
- Published:
- 26 October, 2021
- Published:
- 26 April, 2022
- Published:
- 26 April, 2022
Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Published:
- 22 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:
- Scientific Impact
Number of Publications
Collaboration
Open Access
Gender Diversity
Scimago Institutions
- Published:
- 06 March, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:
- Research 50%
Innovation 30%
Societal 20%
CWUR Center for World University Rankings
- Published:
- 25 April, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:
- **Research Performance: 40%**
- Research Output: 10%
- High-Quality Publications: 10%
- Influence: 10%
- Citations: 10%
**Quality of Education: 25%**
**Alumni Employment: 25%**
**Quality of Faculty: 10%**
MONEY
- Published:
- 08 August, 2022
- Published:
- 16 May, 2022
- Published:
- 16 May, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -MONEY Best Public Colleges:
- Quality of education 33.33%
Affordability 33.33%
Outcomes 33.33%
- Published:
- 25 August, 2020
- Published:
- 25 August, 2020
- Criteria used in ranking -MONEY Best Colleges You Can Actually Get Into:
- Quality of education 33.33%
Affordability 33.33%
Outcomes 33.33%
- Published:
- 16 May, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -MONEY Best Colleges in America, ranked by value:
- Quality of education 33.33%
Affordability 33.33%
Outcomes 33.33%
- Published:
- 25 August, 2020
- Criteria used in ranking -MONEY Colleges That Add the Most Value:
- Quality of education 33.33%
Affordability 33.33%
Outcomes 33.33%
Nature Index
- Published:
- 15 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index - Academic:
- Article count (AC)
Fractional count (FC)
Weighted fractional count (WFC)
- Published:
- 17 March, 2021
- Published:
- 17 March, 2021
- Published:
- 08 December, 2021
NTU ranking
- Published:
- 11 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:
- **Research Productivity: 25%**
- \# Articles last 11 years: 10%
- \# Articles current year: 15%
**Research Impact: 35%**
- \# Citations last 11 years: 15%
- \# Citations last 2 years: 10%
- Average \# citations last 11 years: 10%
**Research Excellence: 40%**
- H-index last 2 years: 10%
- \# Highly cited papers last 11 years: 15%
- \# Articles current year in high-impact journals: 15%
RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:
- **Teaching: 40%**
- Ratio Faculty/Student: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- World Teaching Reputation: 8%
**Research: 40%**
- Citations per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD: 8%
- Normalized Citation Impact: 8%
- Papers per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- World Research Reputation: 8%
**International Diversity: 10%**
- International Faculty: 2%
- International Students: 2%
- International Co-Authored Papers: 2%
- Reputation Outside Geographical Region: 2%
- International Level: 2%
**Financial Sustainability: 10%**
- Institutional Income per Faculty: 2%
- Institutional Income per Student: 2%
- Papers per Research Income: 2%
- Research Income per Academic/Research Staff: 2%
- Research Income per Institutional Income: 2%
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Academic Rankings:
- Normalized citation impact (Citations of research publications from all university authors compared with world averages) 20%
Citation per papers 20%
Papers per academic and research staff 20%
International research reputation 20%
Share of research publications written in international co-authorship 20%
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Reputation Ranking:
- Teaching Reputation 50%
Research Reputation 50%
StuDocu
- Published:
- 06 September, 2021
4icu
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
Webometrics
- Published:
- 31 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities:
- Visibility 50%
Excellence 35%
Transparency 10%
Presence 5%
