Women's Colleges

Women's colleges are bachelor's degree-granting institutions, often liberal arts colleges, whose student populations are composed exclusively or almost exclusively of women. Some women's colleges admit male students to their graduate schools or in smaller numbers to undergraduate programs, but all serve a primarily female student body. In 2023, 33 Women's Colleges are active and serve students in diverse area, both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Women's Colleges Key Statistics

Number of Schools
33 Women's Colleges 1 Public Schools 32 Private Schools
Undergraduate Tuition & fees
$1,547 In-State Rate $8,870 Out-of-State Rate $42,165 Private Schools
Graduate Tuition & fees
$24,176
Admission
63.55% Acceptance Rate 23.52% Yield 1,275 SAT Score 66 Programs Offered
Members
2,097 Students in Average 138 Faculties 426 Staffs 9 Students per Faculty
Outcomes
63.48% Graduation Rate 18.20% Transfer-out Rate 76.33% Retention Rate
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  • Private
  • Public
  • Graduate Schools
DU - Denver, CO
DU Denver, CO
MHC - South Hadley, MA
MHC South Hadley, MA
Moore College - Philadelphia, PA
Moore College Philadelphia, PA
MMU - Milwaukee, WI
MMU Milwaukee, WI

U.S. Women's Colleges Comparison

Highest Tuition Lowest Acceptance Rate Highest SAT Scores Most Students
School NameTypeStateTuitionAcceptance Rate SAT ScoresEnrollmentStudents to Faculty
Columbia College
Sonora, CA
Public California $8,870
($1,547)
- - 2,349 14 to 1
Scripps College
Claremont, CA
Private California $63,434 27.91% 1,460 1,099 10 to 1
University of Denver
Denver, CO
Private Colorado $59,340 77.68% 1,320 13,734 8 to 1
Trinity Washington University
Washington, DC
Private District of Columbia $26,110 96.97% - 1,895 12 to 1
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA
Private Georgia $48,150 66.52% 1,245 1,114 11 to 1
Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
Private Georgia $33,275 86.55% - 2,704 11 to 1
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
Private Georgia $30,058 28.39% - 3,102 11 to 1
Wesleyan College
Macon, GA
Private Georgia $27,650 66.80% - 660 7 to 1
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN
Private Indiana $51,430 83.89% 1,220 1,519 9 to 1
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, MD
Private Maryland $41,910 69.58% - 1,733 8 to 1
Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA
Private Massachusetts $37,227 75.63% 1,080 2,465 11 to 1
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
Private Massachusetts $64,142 39.76% 1,430 2,392 9 to 1
Simmons University
Boston, MA
Private Massachusetts $45,538 76.46% 1,270 5,710 7 to 1
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Private Massachusetts $61,568 22.86% 1,440 2,873 8 to 1
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Private Massachusetts $64,320 13.57% 1,490 2,447 7 to 1
College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN
Private Minnesota $53,884 87.80% 1,124 1,470 11 to 1
St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN
Private Minnesota $49,758 92.53% 1,340 3,577 10 to 1
Cottey College
Nevada, MO
Private Missouri $26,209 73.02% - 311 7 to 1
Stephens College
Columbia, MO
Private Missouri $28,200 64.15% 1,140 590 8 to 1
College of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE
Private Nebraska $23,340 64.58% - 857 8 to 1
Barnard College
New York, NY
Private New York $66,246 8.79% 1,505 3,442 10 to 1
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY
Private New York $36,756 73.63% - 2,159 10 to 1
Bennett College
Greensboro, NC
Private North Carolina $19,140 44.63% - 168 6 to 1
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
Private North Carolina $43,936 73.18% 1,220 1,587 10 to 1
Salem College
Winston-Salem, NC
Private North Carolina $32,236 87.49% - 469 16 to 1
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA
Private Pennsylvania $62,560 30.75% 1,400 1,742 8 to 1
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA
Private Pennsylvania $44,934 84.25% 1,075 1,324 9 to 1
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA
Private Pennsylvania $50,279 53.18% 1,180 368 7 to 1
Converse University
Spartanburg, SC
Private South Carolina $23,096 55.57% 1,140 1,284 9 to 1
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
Private Virginia $42,260 72.40% 1,195 803 8 to 1
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, VA
Private Virginia $25,110 75.75% 1,220 460 8 to 1
Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI
Private Wisconsin $32,794 89.88% - 1,596 8 to 1
Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, WI
Private Wisconsin $34,390 69.45% - 1,198 9 to 1