Test-optionalED

Bryn Mawr College

PA · Private · Mid-Atlantic · Liberal arts college · Top 50 tier · 1,286 undergraduates (small)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate28.1%
ED rate41.3%194 of 470
Regular round (est.)†26.5%estimated, see note below

How much of the class comes from ED

~59% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.

This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%40%80%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2533.1%38.4%39.3%30.7%31.1%29.4%28.1%51.7%48.4%70.0%53.0%36.6%41.3%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision I & II, binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

School’s words: “All admitted students will be required to submit an official copy of their exam scores if they enroll.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡88%SAT 65% + ACT 23%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT65%
214 students
Submitted ACT23%
75 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1300–1470 median 1380
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
670–750 median 720
500800
SAT Math
620–730 median 670
500800
ACT composite
29–33 median 31
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2593.0%100%75.0%85.0%85.0%84.5%88%61.0%68.0%48.0%56.0%61.0%63.68%65%32.0%34.0%27.0%29.0%24.0%20.79%23%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'25no data1260–1470147012601290–1460146012901300–1470147013001320–1460146013201290–1490149012901300–147014701300

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
363228'19'20'21'22'23'24'2529–33332926–32322630–33333029–35352930–33333029–33332929–333329

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Not reported2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Not reported2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS

Sources