Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College is a private liberal arts college for women in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, founded in 1885. It is known for rigorous academic study and a long-standing relationship with nearby institutions through the Tri-College Consortium.

Joseph W. Taylor: Joseph W. Taylor was a physician and philanthropist whose bequest helped establish Bryn Mawr College. His bequest provided the founding endowment for the college.
Liberal arts college: A liberal arts college is an undergraduate institution centered on broad study across the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. This institutional model frames Bryn Mawr's undergraduate education.
Bi-College Consortium: The Bi-College Consortium is the academic partnership between Bryn Mawr and Haverford colleges. The partnership expands course choice and campus resources for students at both colleges.
Katharine Hepburn: Katharine Hepburn was an American actor who graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1928. Her public career made one Bryn Mawr alumna widely recognizable beyond academia.
Women's colleges in the United States: Women's colleges in the United States are institutions founded primarily to educate women. Bryn Mawr's changing policies reflect broader shifts across this group of institutions.
M. Carey Thomas: M. Carey Thomas was an educator and Bryn Mawr College’s second president, serving from 1894 to 1922. She shaped the college’s academic standards and institutional identity after its founding.
Women's college: A women's college is an institution of higher education that admits women as its primary student population. Bryn Mawr's identity and history are rooted in women's education.
Haverford College: Haverford College is a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Its close academic partnership with Bryn Mawr supports shared courses and cross-registration.
Emily Balch: Emily Greene Balch was an economist, pacifist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who taught at Bryn Mawr College. Her faculty career connected the college to international peace activism and scholarship.
Coeducation: Coeducation is the education of students of more than one gender together in the same institution. Bryn Mawr's continued focus on women's education contrasts with colleges that adopted coeducation.

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