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#7 Best Undergraduate Teaching
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#36 Best Value Schools
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#44 Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects
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#27 National Liberal Arts Colleges
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#27 Most Innovative Schools
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#99 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#31 First-Year Experiences
Bryn Mawr College is ranked #27 in National Liberal Arts Colleges. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
81
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
47
Graduation and retention rank
42
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
85%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
93%
Social Mobility Rank
99
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
86%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
87%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
89%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-2
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
4.1
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
56
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
40
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
92.7%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
97%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
71.5%
Classes with 50 or more students
3%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
9:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
24
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
59%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
25
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
29
Average alumni giving rate
31.3%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
