SIG at Bryn Mawr College: Campus / Location

Bryn Mawr is one of the world’s most distinctive, distinguished colleges, located 11 miles west of Philadelphia on a beautiful, 135.5 acre campus in Montgomery County. It was the first higher education institution to offer graduate degrees, including doctorates, to women. Its history has been defined by a commitment to intellectual rigor and freedom of conscience. The Bryn Mawr buildings are truly original in their adaptation of Jacobean Gothic and possess romance and charm.

Fun Facts!

  • You can get a 360 degree look at sample dorm rooms at http://www.brynmawr.edu/residentiallife/tours/360/
  • During the decades surrounding World War II, Bryn Mawr became home to many distinguished European scholars who were refugees from Nazi persecution.
  • In 1892, Bryn Mawr students founded the nation’s first self-government association.