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Postbac Class Profile

Profile of the 2019-2020 Postbac Class.

The following information provides a brief profile of the 2019-20 class of Bryn Mawr postbac students.

Age Range

The students in this year's class range in age from 21 to 34 years.

Of these,

24 are age 26 and over

29 are 24 or 25

13 are 23

11 are between 21 and 22.

Geographic Distribution 

47% are from the Northeast

17% are from the Mid-Atlantic

15.5% are from the Midwest

6% are from the Southeast

14.5% are from the West

Undergraduate Education

This year's class graduated from 48 different colleges and universities. Of these,

20 attended small liberal-arts colleges

22 attended Ivy League institutions

11 attended public universities

24 attended private research universities

22 have graduate degrees

Professional and Life Experience

Overall, the members of this year's class have broad and diverse experience in a variety of fields, including teaching, research, community health and medical services, financial services, software and mechanical engineering, the arts, theater, journalism, municipal and state government, ministry, and law. There are members of the class who are former Peace Corp volunteers, Fulbright scholars, and Teach for America fellows.  A number of students are certified EMTs or have worked as medical scribes, 2 students are nurses.  Two students are veterans (Air Force, Navy).  Finally, many students have had significant professional or volunteer experience abroad and several students are heritage speakers of a foreign language.