Why Bryn Mawr?
At Bryn Mawr, girls love a challenge—and we’re their biggest champions.
How do you define a challenge?
It can be as big as traveling to South Africa during summer break or as small as being the first to read aloud in class. It can be as loud as belting out a solo during “Bryn Mawr’s Got Talent!” or as quiet as reading a complete novel in Spanish. It can be your own (like deciding to take up the violin) or collective (like winning the field hockey championship).
Whatever challenge means to you, Bryn Mawr helps you conquer it—and turn it into an opportunity.
For more than 140 years, Bryn Mawr has challenged girls to be curious, resilient, strong leaders.
And we’re not stopping now.
What Sets Bryn Mawr Apart?
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Girl Power
We are driven by our mission to prepare young women for lifelong learning and leadership. “Whether a girl wants to be an astronaut, ambassador, author, or attorney, we really feel that girls need to know – not just think, but really know, deep down – that there’s nothing that can stand in their way. That’s the incredibly important message girls’ schools send to girls each and every day.” - International Coalition of Girls' Schools
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Learn By Doing
Our sprawling campus hums with activity and excitement. Bryn Mawr’s innovative coursework, experiential learning opportunities and diverse programming ensures girls discover, create, explore, imagine and challenge themselves and one another.
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Whole Girl, Whole Day
Our approach to learning and healthy living integrates the intellectual, physical and personal development of each girl, in and out of the classroom, before, during, and after the school day. That means we have services and support to ensure students are nourished by food, friends and co-curricular interests in ways that transcend classroom walls and academic hours.
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Here, It's Cool To Be Smart
Research shows that all-girls learning environments create a culture of achievement and that girls educated in a single-sex environment have stronger academic skills, are more academically engaged and higher levels of self-confidence over their coed peers. Bryn Mawr faculty raise the bar and help girls achieve more than they ever thought possible!
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Aspire and Inspire
In a pre-k through twelfth grade community, we all have something to learn from each other. Our youngest girls have instant role models to learn alongside, while our older students have opportunities to lead, mentor and inspire.
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Extraordinary Lives
Bryn Mawr continues to be the best place for girls to learn, achieve their potential, and find their voice and purpose. Bryn Mawr alumnae go on to attend the finest colleges and universities and live lives of consequence and impact, bonded for life with their classmates and Bryn Mawr network.
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Mawrtian Nation
We believe that a diversity of opinions, experiences and backgrounds are fundamental to an exceptional education. Bryn Mawr girls grow up in a generous, collaborative, and brilliantly diverse community filled with unyielding support and united by a shared history and mission.
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#1 Best Private K-12 School in Maryland
The Bryn Mawr School is consistently recognized among the nation’s best, earning top state and national rankings as Maryland’s #1 Private K–12 School and a leader in STEM and all-girls education, empowering students to excel, lead, and make an impact.
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The All-Girls Advantage
Why choose an all-girls school?
Because we know that single-sex schools helps girls thrive.
Girls’ schools are more relevant today than ever before.
Research by the International Coalition of Girls' Schools shows that:
Higher
Girls’ school grads report higher self-confidence over their coed peers. And, nearly 80% of girls’ school students report most of their classes challenge them to achieve their full academic potential compared to only 44% of girls at co-ed public schools.
6x
Graduates of girls’ schools are six times more likely to consider majoring in math, science, and technology and three times more likely to consider engineering compared to girls who attended coed schools.
87%
Nearly 87% of girls’ school students feel their voices – their opinions – are respected compared to 58% of girls at coed schools.