Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College (/ˌbrɪnˈmɑːr/ brin-MAR; Welsh: [ˌbɾɨ̞nˈmau̯ɾ])[8] is a women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of historically women's colleges in the United States. It is one of 15 Quaker colleges in the United States. The college has an enrollment of about 1,350 undergraduate students and 450 graduate students. It was the first women's college to offer graduate education through a PhD.[9]
Motto
Veritatem Dilexi (Latin)
I Delight in the Truth
1885
None, formerly Quaker
$1.18 billion (2021)[1]
Tim Harte[3]
160 full-time, 41 part-time (2019)[4]
1,719 (Fall 2019)[5]
1,384 (Fall 2019)[5]
335 (Fall 2019)[5]
Suburban, 135 acres (55 ha)
Yellow and black[6]
Owl
Morris Ave., Yarrow St. and New Gulph Rd., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
49 acres (20 ha)
1885
Multiple
Late Gothic Revival, Gothic, Collegiate Gothic
May 4, 1979
Academic rankings
30
31
95
68
Sustainability[edit]
Bryn Mawr has signed the American College and University President's Climate Commitment, and in doing so, the school agreed to make all new buildings comply with a LEED silver standard or higher; to purchase Energy Star products whenever possible; and to provide and encourage the use of public transportation.[51] The school's dining halls strive to be environmentally sustainable by working to expand their local and organic offerings, recycling in all dining areas, and recycling used fry oil as bio-diesel fuel. The dining halls previously offered biodegradable takeout containers, but reverted to Styrofoam in the 2009/10 academic year. Additionally, all leftover food is donated to a local food bank.[52] On the College Sustainability Report Card 2011, published by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, Bryn Mawr received a B+. The school's highest category score was an A in Investment Priorities, since Bryn Mawr invests in renewable energy funds.[53]
Athletics[edit]
Bryn Mawr plays in the Centennial Conference and fields intercollegiate teams in badminton, basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball.[54] The badminton team won national intercollegiate championships in 1996 and 2008.[55][56] The mascot of the college is the owl, the symbol of Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom.