Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Bryn Mawr

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. 1,346 undergraduate students. 60 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Bryn Mawr

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+18%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Bryn Mawr College rose 18% between 2006 and 2009 ($32.2k → $38.0k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Bryn Mawr College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.0% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+17%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Bryn Mawr College rose 17% between 2021 and 2024 ($56.3k → $65.9k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-13%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Bryn Mawr College fell 13% between 2021 and 2024 (81.0% → 70.5%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Pennsylvania

Each tile compares this institution to the Pennsylvania median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$75,217+42% · 6→10y
Pennsylvania median $49,859
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$53,102
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
85.6%+3% · '97→'09
Pennsylvania median 66.1%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$21,441+76% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
1,346+13% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
89.6%+1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
31.1%-51% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$62,560+173% · '00→'24
out-of-state $62,560
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

3.8%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $21,441 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $75,217 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 199620241,359
1,4221,20519962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997200979.8%
86%78%19972009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$25,000
$26,000$13,62519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+173%

Bryn Mawr · in-state tuition rose

$24,160 → $65,920

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002009+57%

Bryn Mawr · out-of-state tuition rose

$24,160 → $38,034

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+76%

Bryn Mawr · median debt rose

$14,225 → $25,000

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-80%

Bryn Mawr · cohort default rate fell

1.6% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+46%

Bryn Mawr · earnings_median_10yr rose

$51,600 → $75,217

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+55%

Bryn Mawr · earnings_median_8yr rose

$41,100 → $63,818

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+45%

Bryn Mawr · earnings_median_6yr rose

$36,600 → $53,102

SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

10 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Bryn Mawr

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$315,582
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 14
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 14year 0year 39
Cost per year
$12,873
HS-only baseline · PA
$38,100
Years to complete
6
CIP family
44

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Bryn Mawr graduates earn $X” — not “Bryn Mawr makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Bryn Mawr caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →