Is Bryn Mawr test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1400 and hold it if it's under.

What is Bryn Mawr's acceptance rate?

29% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 1,205 of 4,094 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 42%, from 2,890 in 2015 to 4,094 in 2024, and Bryn Mawr's admit rate went from 39% to 29%.

What ACT score do you need for Bryn Mawr?

21% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 29–33, with a median of 31. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1290–1490 works out to about 27–34.

Does applying early decision help at Bryn Mawr?

37% of early decision applicants were admitted (167 of 456), against 29% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Bryn Mawr?

23 of the 285 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 8.1%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Bryn Mawr? (Middle 50%: 1290–1490)

First-year students at Bryn Mawr who sent an SAT scored 1290–1490, with a median of 1400 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Bryn Mawr admits 29% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Bryn Mawr

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1290–1490, median 1400

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Bryn Mawr by the numbers

Admit rate: 29%
Middle 50% SAT: 1290–1490
Median SAT: 1400
About on the ACT: 27–34
Sent an SAT: 64%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Bryn Mawr admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Bryn Mawr admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 42%, from 2,890 in 2015 to 4,094 in 2024, and Bryn Mawr's admit rate went from 39% to 29%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	4,094	1,205	29%
2023	3,278	1,018	31%
2022	3,594	1,105	31%
2021	3,391	1,334	39%
2020	3,311	1,270	38%
2019	3,332	1,102	33%
2018	3,166	1,079	34%
2017	2,936	1,116	38%
2016	3,012	1,203	40%
2015	2,890	1,113	39%

In fall 2024, 380 of the 1,205 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Bryn Mawr

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1240Far reachHold
1240–1280ReachHold
1290–1390TargetHold
1400 and upTargetSend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Bryn Mawr SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	620	680	760
SAT Reading and Writing	660	710	750
SAT total	1290	1400	1490
ACT composite	29	31	33

Of enrolled first-year students, 64% sent an SAT and 21% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 66%; of new students who reported a rank

Bryn Mawr early decision and waitlist

Early decision

167 of 456 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision37%
All applicants29%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

494 applicants were offered a spot, 285 took it, and 23 were admitted from it.

8.1%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Bryn Mawr cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $31,759; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 82%
Median earnings: $75,217; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,475

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Bryn Mawr

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Bryn Mawr Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Bryn Mawr admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Bryn Mawr website
Bryn Mawr College

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