Transformative Community
Bryn Mawr instills the confidence to be an individual and the commitment to build community. In and out of the classroom, students cultivate the skills needed to live and flourish as members of a strong, diverse community and to thrive in the world beyond campus.
A Bryn Mawr education is more than an academic experience: it is also an extended course in community-building. Guided by the College's Honor Code, Bryn Mawr students consciously cultivate attitudes and talents that enable them to contribute to their communities and to the world.
"Civic Engagement has taught me the value of listening to many voices."
A Few Facts
- Bryn Mawr undergraduates come from 44 states and 58 countries. Sixty-four percent of students come from public high schools; 36 percent attended private schools.
- Students of color and international students make up nearly 40 percent of the student population. For the class entering in fall 2009, the figure was 51 percent.
- Bryn Mawr has more than a dozen active student organizations for different religious traditions.