Motto | Veritatem Dilexi (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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I Delight in the Truth |
Type |
Private liberal arts college Women's college |
Established | 1885 |
Affiliation | None, formerly Quaker |
Endowment | $797.1 million (2016) |
President | Kimberly Wright Cassidy |
Academic staff
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158 full-time |
Students | 1,771 |
Undergraduates | 1,307 |
Postgraduates | 464 |
Location |
Bryn Mawr Lower Merion Twp, PA, USA |
Campus | Suburban, 135 acres (55 ha) |
Colors | Yellow and White |
Athletics | NCAA Division III – Centennial Conference |
Affiliations |
Seven Sisters CLAC Oberlin Group Annapolis Group WCC |
Mascot | Owl |
Website | www |
Bryn Mawr College Historic District
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Location | Morris Ave., Yarrow St. and New Gulph Rd., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA |
Coordinates | 40°1′35″N 75°18′49″W / 40.02639°N 75.31361°WCoordinates: 40°1′35″N 75°18′49″W / 40.02639°N 75.31361°W |
Area | 49 acres (20 ha) |
Built | 1885 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Gothic, Collegiate Gothic |
NRHP reference # | 79002299 |
Added to NRHP | May 4, 1979 |
University rankings | |
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National | |
Forbes | 70 |
Liberal arts colleges | |
U.S. News & World Report | 31 |
Washington Monthly | 6 |
Bryn Mawr College (/ˌbrɪnˈmɑːr/ brin-MAR; Welsh: [ˌbrɨ̞nˈmaur]) is a women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges and the Tri-College Consortium. The college has an enrollment of about 1,350 undergraduate students and 450 graduate students.
U.S. News & World Report lists Bryn Mawr College as the 32nd best liberal arts college in the United States in its 2017 rankings. In 2018, the college ranking site Niche (company) listed Bryn Mawr as the 15th most diverse college in America. Bryn Mawr is also known for being the first women's college to offer graduate education through a PhD.