<p>They are more alike than they are different. The major turn-off about Bryn Mawr for my D is that Bryn Mawr is really small, about 1300 students, approximately half the population of Smith, which in turn is only about 300 or so larger than Wellesley. D wanted larger, with implications both for course offerings and for an expanded social circle.</p>
<p>I suspect that nationwide the “name recognition” ranking would be Wellesley, Smith, Barnard, Bryn Mawr, and Mount Holyoke in that order. Not that’s worth anything one way or another.</p>