Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 45.28
Liaison Nina Bisbee
Submission Date Sept. 22, 2023

STARS v2.2

Bryn Mawr College
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.22 / 4.00 Nina Bisbee
Director
Facilities Services
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Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
100

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
50.48

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
15

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
77

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
The College is committed to meeting 100% demonstrated need for all admitted undergraduate students.

Beginning in fall 2017, the College implemented a new student pay policy that raises the base pay for student workers and ensures equity across various types of campus jobs.

Beginning in fall 2020, the College reduced the summer savings expectation for students receiving need-based aid by $900 and increased grant (scholarship aid) by the same amount. In addition, the College reduced the loan expectation for low-income students by $2,000, which was replaced by grant aid.

In Fall of 2022, Bryn Mawr Committed to using grants instead of loans to meet 100% of demostrated need for qualified undergraduate students for families with incomes less than $60,000 and total family asses of less then $500,000.

A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
The College's McBride Program serves returning students past traditional college-age. The College has a number of endowed funds that specifically support scholarships for students in this program. Because of this financial support, most of our McBride students are able to attend full-time.

Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Bryn Mawr College Common Data Set

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