For Guests

Prepare for your trip to Bryn Mawr for Commencement!

Plan Your Visit

Lodging is plentiful in the surrounding area. Below is a list of hotels and inns in the Main Line and Philadelphia areas.

Explore our Maps and Directions page and our Visit Guide.

Campus Map (PDF)

On Friday and Saturday parking will be available in all Bryn Mawr College lots. In the event that a lot is full, a uniformed Public Safety Officer or a sign will direct you to the next nearest available lot.

Shuttles will be available in all lots except the Campus Center lot to transport guests to/from Merion Green.  Shuttles will begin 1 hour prior to the start of each ceremony and will run up to 30 minutes following the end of each ceremony.

If someone in your party requires special accommodations, such as special parking, see our Requests for Accommodations page.

Bryn Mawr is fortunate to be served by not one, but two frequent rail lines: the Paoli/Thorndale Line, which offers connections to the Airport and Amtrak, as well as the Norristown High-Speed Line. Please check out the SEPTA website (www.septa.org) for current schedule information.

For all other parking inquiries, please contact our office.

  • We will mail an invitation to families or guests of the degree candidate's choosing in April. 
  • Extra invitations will be available from Conferences and Events Office in the Campus Center.
  • Tickets are required for family or friends for your Commencement ceremony.
  • A.B.degree candidates who will be participating in person will be eligible for up to eight tickets for guests for the Saturday ceremony. 
  • Masters and Ph.D. candidates who will be participating in person will be eligible for up to twelve tickets for the Friday night ceremony. 
  • Tickets will be available for pick-up by the degree candidate when regalia is picked up.
  • Announcements are not a requirement but are a method of alerting family and friends who might not be able to attend the weekend ceremony.
  • Typically, families choose to order announcements from Balfour as the College has a history with the company. Bryn Mawr awards an "A.B." degree to undergraduate candidates, which is merely "B.A." in Latin.
Bryn Mawr College Sign

Contact Us

Conferences and Events

Campus Center — Ground Floor
Bryn Mawr College
101 N. Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010
Phone: 610-526-7329
Fax: 610-526-7327
roomres@brynmawr.edu