| Location: | Mid-Atlantic |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Other |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church serves as an intellectual center for all who desire to pursue a higher education in the liberal arts and sciences, enriched and structured by the Old and New Testaments and the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. The purpose of this education is to enhance students' civil, moral, and spiritual life, as well as to contribute to human spiritual welfare.
Bryn Athyn College is a small private liberal-arts college located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, northeast of Philadelphia. The college is religiously affiliated to the General Church of New Jerusalem, a Swedenborgian church with a heterodox Christian theology. The college is located in the midst of a religious community and the General Church's ecclesiastical organization. Bryn Athyn College is known particularly for its large endowment, low faculty/student ratio, international student diversity and its unique religious faith. It has the second highest endowment per student subsidy in the nation and in the world behind Princeton University.
Bryn Athyn College was founded in 1877.
Bryn Athyn College is unique in that it is the only Swedenborgian College in the world. The college distinguishes itself from the church by stating on its web page, "The theology of the New Church fuels our mission, but we are not a church. We are a liberal arts college with a religious mission to spread the teachings of the New Church through intellectual engagement and academic channels."
Education is of special value in the New Church. Swedenborgian Scripture teaches, "A man ought to become imbued with sciences and knowledges, because through them he learns how to think; afterwards how to understand what is true and good, and at length how to be wise."
Bryn Athyn College has a number of educational facilities: the Swedenborg Library; Pendleton Hall; Childs Hall Dormitory (for men); Grant Hall Dormitory (for women); Asplundh Field House; Cairnwood Mansion; Bryn Athyn Cathedral, and Glencairn Museum. In addition to this, the college has four athletic fields, six tennis courts, and an ice rink.
"Bryn Athyn College of the New Church serves as an intellectual center for all who desire to pursue a higher education in the liberal arts and sciences, enriched and structured by the Old and New Testaments and the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. The purpose of this education is to enhance students’ civil, moral, and spiritual life, as well as to contribute to human spiritual welfare."
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| Percent of Students International: | 19% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 65% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 9,639 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 8,096 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,543 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 6,154 | 89% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,000 | 3% | |
Any Aid: |
91% |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 94% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 460, Math: 470 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 660, Math: 610 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 10% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 22, Verbal: 26, Math: 24 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 29, Verbal: 34, Math: 28 |
| Application Fee: | $ 30.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
