National Awards & Recognition
Bryn Mawr College consistently ranks among the nation's top liberal arts colleges, earning recognition for academic excellence and student success.
2026 National Rankings
Bryn Mawr College is consistently recognized by the nation's leading college ranking organizations for the quality of its academics, the dedication of its faculty, and the distinctive experience it offers students.
From U.S. News and World Report's recognition of Bryn Mawr as one of the nation's top institutions for undergraduate teaching, to The Princeton Review's honors for best classroom experience and most beautiful campus, these rankings reflect what Mawrters already know: this is a place where rigorous academics, exceptional faculty, and a deeply engaged community come together.
Explore our rankings from U.S. News and World Report, The Princeton Review, and Niche.com below.
A Leader in Research
Bryn Mawr College holds the prestigious Research Colleges and Universities (RCU) designation from the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
This national designation recognizes Bryn Mawr's significant commitment to research excellence—a distinction historically reserved for doctoral-granting institutions. Among just 216 institutions nationwide spending more than $2.5 million annually on research, Bryn Mawr maintains a leadership position.
This recognition affirms Bryn Mawr's dual commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education and cutting-edge research across disciplines.
NSF-Funded Faculty Research
Bryn Mawr faculty consistently earn competitive grants from the National Science Foundation, advancing groundbreaking research across the sciences while providing exceptional undergraduate research opportunities.
Recent NSF-funded projects span diverse fields: Professor of Physics Xuemei May Cheng received a $5 million grant to establish the Quantum Materials, Sensing, and Education Center (QMSEC) at Bryn Mawr, positioning the College as a research destination in quantum information science and engineering. Associate Professor of Geology Pedro Marenco is using the fossil record to understand how reef ecosystems respond to climate change through a Mid-Career Advancement Grant. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ashlee Plummer-Medeiros received a three-year, $369,000 grant to investigate bacterial cell membrane structures, with implications for antibiotic development. Assistant Professor of Biology Alison Weber was awarded over $400,000 to study insect flight sensory systems, research that could revolutionize human-made flight technologies.
A Top Producer of National Fellowship Winners
Bryn Mawr College is a top producer of Fulbright Scholars and national fellowship winners. Our students consistently earn prestigious awards including the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Gilman International Scholarship, Huntington Public Service Award, and Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program, reflecting the College's commitment to developing scholars and leaders who pursue transformative opportunities for research, service, and global engagement.
Fellowship Winners from the Past Five Years
In partnership with more than 140 countries worldwide, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers unparalleled opportunities to advance knowledge and innovation across all academic disciplines. Program participants pursue graduate study, conduct research, or teach English abroad.
2025-26
Daniella Jacobs, ETA Bulgaria | Sophonisba Franecki, ETA Germany | Caroline Battersby, USTA, Austria
2024-25
Katherine Durow, ETA Germany | Lillian Belzer, S/R Italy | Roma Sarathi, ETA Korea | Dana Caldwell, S/R Finland
2023-24
Syalomee Pradhan, ETA Laos | Pey Straubel, ETA Korea | Hanna de Lorenzi, ETA Germany | Norah Brady, ETA Germany | Yier Jin, ETA Germany | Zoe Kaufmann, ETA Belgium
2022-23
Estefania Torres, ETA Brazil | Alex Ferguson, ETA Germany | Dorian Alexis, ETA Mexico | Taylor Ward, GSSW, ETA Mexico | Camryn Teranes, USTA Austria
2021-22
Emily Shein (ETA Germany) | Shreya Bhutani (ETA Taiwan) | Saskia Holman (ETA Senegal) | Anna West (ETA Senegal) | Frances Loeb, GSSW (ETA Colombia) | Gemma Van Nice (ETA Germany) | Andreanna Papatheodorou (ETA Argentina) | Samantha Berry (S/R Netherlands, physics)
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has given Bryn Mawr College a grant in honor of Bryn Mawr alumna Hanna Holborn Gray ’50 who served as Chair of the foundation's Board of Trustees. These funds are used to support undergraduate research in the humanities and the humanistic social sciences.
2025-26
Lori Ackerman | Nomi Falk | Ella Horvath | Sally Jamrog | Patricia Shore | Elena Rexach | Pearle Bromley | Glenda da Rosa Mayeregger | Margaret Schedler | Ollie Stoker | Rebecca Shan | Sonya Azencott | Rhea Watson | Sarah Kurth
2024-25
Brinkley Blum | Josette Gomes | Nicole Cavalieri | Keya Patel | Ocie Tucker | Juliana Vair | Annika Bergstrom | Caroline Battersby | Emma Rioux | Paulina Espinosa de los Monteros | Sylvan Miles | Rowan Killina
2023-24
Emma Adelmen | Aaditya Basker (Haverford) | Della Burke | Eliza Ellis | Olivia Gandee | Tessa Lippmann | Emily Rosenberg | Jared Saef (Haverford) | Vivienne Schlemmer | Alexandra von Koppenfels | Xutong Zhao
2022-23
Priscilla Zhao | Charlotte Yuan | Chloe Rimmerman | Zoe Kaufmann | Xenya Currie | Regan Riehl | Vivan Sandifer | Caroline Robertson | Sully Sullivan | Tasneem Mabrouk (Haverford) | Jian Wei (Haverford)
2021-22
Carlee Warfield | Ella Kosten | Ananya Hindocha | Claire Hylton | Liz Burke | Sonya Friel | Tarin Martinez | Deniz Gonen (Haverford) | Saiqian Xiao | Lily Goltz | Layla Fistos | Michelle Tran (Haverford)
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom in any field of study. As future leaders, with a lasting understanding of British society, Marshall Scholars strengthen the enduring relationship between the British and American peoples, their governments and their institutions.
2025-26
Piper Farmer
2024-25
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2023-24
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2022-23
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2021-22
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The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is a one-year grant for purposeful, independent exploration outside the United States. The Watson Fellowship is a rare window after college and pre-career to engage your deepest interest on a global scale.
2025-26
Hannah Epstein
2024-25
Olivia Colace
2023-24
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2022-23
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2021-22
Kass Wojick
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program provides merit-based scholarships to outstanding American undergraduate students with high financial need to pursue credit-bearing academic studies and career-oriented internships abroad. These opportunities equip Gilman Scholars with international experience, global networks, and foreign language skills essential to advancing the U.S. economic competitiveness and national security.
2025-26
Peyton Davis
2024-25
Suli Kamholtz-Roberts
2023-24
Frances Arellano
2022-23
Daphne Hansell | Anna de la Cuesta
2021-22
Caroline Clung | Lila Sattler
The Judy Loomis Gould Scholarship program provides a grant for summer study abroad.
2025-26
Lucy Dellera
2024-25
Suli Kamholtz-Roberts
2023-24
Elana Spector
2022-23
Yier Jin
2021-22
Lila Sattler | Xiqi He
The Thomas Raeburn White Scholarships were established by Amos and Dorothy Peaslee in honor of Thomas Raeburn White, Trustee of the College from 1907-1959. The Scholarship program provides funding for summer language instruction, usually abroad.
2025-26
Katherine Wolfenden
2024-25
Nomi Falk | Audrey Cho | Liv Arp
2023-24
Keya Patel
2022-23
Sankeerthna Vedamtam
2021-22
Bonnie Henneman | Estefania Torres
David L. Boren is the principal author of the legislation that created the National Security Education Program and the Boren Awards. Boren Scholars and Fellows agree to utilize their skills within the federal government by seeking and securing national security employment for at least one year, strengthening the federal workforce and enhancing U.S. capabilities, deterrence, and readiness.
2025-26
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2024-25
Katrina Brazhnikov (Senegal) | Maeve Taylor (Kazakhstan)
2023-24
Lila Ackley (Kazakhstan) | Ashlyn Darling (Kazakhstan) | Julia Mohr (Kazakhstan) | Jac Mcarty (Kazakstan)
2022-23
Eden Valdevieso (Morocco) | Erin Ramsey (Kazakhstan)
2021-22
Nicola McHugh
The Cabell Scholarship is given by the Bryn Mawr Rotary Club which honors a current junior for community service and academic excellence.
2025-26
Mabel Frimpong | Menaal Hussain
2024-25
Cynthia Amoaba
2023-24
Megan McDonald
2022-23
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2021-22
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The Elizabeth Gray Vining Scholarship provides up to 1 million yen for those seeking direct contact with Japanese culture.
2025-26
Kanicha Nualkahir
2024-25
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2023-24
Bailey Hirota
2022-23
Bria Nixon
2021-22
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The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace generates strategic ideas and independent analysis, supports diplomacy, and trains the next generation of scholar-practitioners to help countries and institutions take on the most difficult global problems and advance peace. Gaither Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment's senior associates working on the Carnegie Endowment’s projects.
2025-26
Rachael Finke
2024-25
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2023-24
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2022-23
Charlotte McDermott
2021-22
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The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provide stipends for graduating college seniors to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world. The award allows recipients to engage in a meaningful public service activity for one year before proceeding on to graduate school or a career.
2025-26
Cynthia Amoaba
2024-25
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2023-24
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2022-23
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2021-22
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The Pierce Fellowship offers recent college graduates the opportunity to live and teach in Athens, Greece for a year at the American College of Greece.
2025-26
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2024-25
Zoe Boxill
2023-24
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2022-23
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2021-22
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