Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College
MottoVeritatem Dilexi (Latin)
Motto in English
I Delight in the Truth
TypePrivate women's liberal arts college
Established1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Religious affiliation
None, formerly Quaker
Academic affiliations
Endowment$1.18 billion (2021)[1]
PresidentWendy Cadge[2]
ProvostTim Harte[3]
Academic staff
160 full-time, 41 part-time (2019)[4]
Students1,677 (Fall 2023)[5]
Undergraduates1,360 (Fall 2023)[5]
Postgraduates317 (Fall 2023)[5]
Location
Bryn Mawr
Lower Merion Twp
,
Pennsylvania
,
United States
CampusSuburban, 135 acres (55 ha)
ColorsYellow and black[6][7]
   
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III – Centennial Conference
MascotOwl
Websitewww.brynmawr.edu
Bryn Mawr College Historic District
Bryn Mawr College is located in Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is located in the United States
Bryn Mawr College
LocationMorris Ave., Yarrow St. and New Gulph Rd., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°1′35″N 75°18′49″W / 40.02639°N 75.31361°W / 40.02639; -75.31361
Area49 acres (20 ha)
Built1885
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Gothic, Collegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.79002299[8]
Added to NRHPMay 4, 1979

Bryn Mawr College (/ˌbrɪnˈmɑːr/ brin-MAR; Welsh: [ˌbɾɨ̞nˈmau̯ɾ])[9] is a private 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, a group of historically women's colleges in the United States. The college has an enrollment of about 1,350 undergraduate students and 450 graduate students. It was the first women's college to offer graduate education through a PhD.[10]

  1. ^ As of May 31, 2021."Financial Reports and Budgets | Bryn Mawr College". Bryn Mawr College.
  2. ^ "President Wendy Cadge". Bryn Mawr College. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Timothy Harte". Bryn Mawr College. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bryn Mawr College Common Data Set 2019–2020, Part I" (PDF). Bryn Mawr College. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Bryn Mawr College Common Data Set 2023-2024, Part I" (PDF). Bryn Mawr College.
  6. ^ "Color Palette". Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Athletics Communcations". Bryn Mawr Owls. February 15, 2023. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "National Register Information System – (#79002299)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  9. ^ Mackey & Mackey (1922) The Pronunciation of 10,000 Proper Names; also example at e-speech site Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "History". Bryn Mawr College. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.