Bryn Mawr College is a storied member of the Seven Sisters consortium of liberal arts schools, a group many young women aspire to join. This private liberal arts college is not only located in one of the most lush and beautiful suburbs in America, but it has a reputation for academic excellence and prestige that draws applicants from across the globe. And the smartest of these applicants apply to Bryn Mawr via one of its two Early Decision rounds. And why would we at Ivy Coach consider ED I and II applicants to Bryn Mawr to be the smartest of the bunch? Because they’ve strategically taken advantage of the Early Decision admissions advantage.

Let’s back up. Early Decision admits are bound to attend their ED school if accepted. In other words, admitting ED students is a surefire way for any institution to drive up the yield rate, or the proportion of admitted students who end up enrolling. Admissions officers at Bryn Mawr prefer to admit ED applicants for this very reason, and the data backs up this claim. 

For admission to the Class of 2028, the overall acceptance rate at Bryn Mawr was 29.43%. Compare that to the 36.62% of the ED applicants admitted that year, and the advantage we’re describing becomes much clearer.

Bryn Mawr College Early Decision Acceptance Rate Over 10 Years

With the Class of 2030 admission cycle well underway, let’s review the historical combined ED I and II acceptance rate data at Bryn Mawr, as compiled through Common Data Set data:

Admissions Cycle	Bryn Mawr College Class Year	Early Decision (I + II) Acceptance Rate
2025-26	Class of 2030	Not Yet Published
2024-25	Class of 2029	Not Yet Published
2023-24	Class of 2028	36.62%
2022-23	Class of 2027	52.96%
2021-22	Class of 2026	Not Published
2020-21	Class of 2025	70.04%
2019-20	Class of 2024	48.42%
2018-19	Class of 2023	51.73%
2017-18	Class of 2022	52.52%
2016-17	Class of 2021	52.54%
2015-16	Class of 2020	52.26%
2014-15	Class of 2019	50.18%

Breakdown of the Bryn Mawr Class of 2030 Early Decision Admits

While we don’t yet know the specific ED acceptance rate for the Class of 2030, we do know the following data point released straight from the college itself on its website covering the Class of 2029:

“Percentage of Students Admitted Through Early Decision: 43%.”

Considering that ED applications have historically represented a mere fraction of the total application pool at Bryn Mawr, the fact that admissions officers culled 43% of their students from the ED pool speaks to the advantage given to ED applicants. And while we don’t have the data to substantiate this claim, we at Ivy Coach would venture to guess that the majority of the applicants admitted via ED were admitted during its first phase (Early Decision I), as these applicants are the only ones in the pool who have truly and demonstrably put Bryn Mawr on a pedestal above all other schools and have committed to attending early on in the admission process.

Ivy Coach’s Assistance Moving Forward for Deferred or Rejected Bryn Mawr Applicants

If you were deferred or rejected for admission to Bryn Mawr’s Class of 2030, this is not the end of your story. Turning to Ivy Coach’s assistance can help turn your application around and open new pathways to your college goals.

The first step is to fill out our complimentary consultation form. For deferred candidates, we offer a PostMortem application review and assistance in crafting a powerful Letter of Continued Interest. For rejected candidates, we provide a PostMortem application review. Our team of former elite college admissions officers can even assist with Regular Decision applications, but this assistance is available only after we evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your application. After we’ve done so, we’ll equip you with a singular hook to strategically pivot to your remaining Regular Decision schools.