Women's Colleges
2025 Women's Colleges Overview
Women's colleges are undergraduate, bachelor's degree focused institutions whose student populations are composed almost exclusively of women. Some women's colleges allows to admit male students to their graduate schools or in smaller numbers to undergraduate programs, but all serve a primarily female student body (wiki).
28 women's colleges are active for academic year 2024-2025. Of them, Moore College of Art and Design ranked first in women's colleges ranking and Bennett College ranked second. 10 women's colleges ranked in top 500 U.S. colleges and universities including all types of 4 year-colleges. Below table lists all women's colleges sorted by ranking.
- Total 28 women's colleges - 0 public and 28 private schools.
- The average tuition & fees of women's colleges is $44,431. Barnard College has the highest tuition & fees of $69,888 and Bennett College has the lowest tuition & fees of $19,140.
- The average SAT score of women's colleges is 1,268. Barnard College has the highest SAT score of 1,520 and Bennett College has the lowest SAT score of 925.
- The average acceptance rate of women's colleges is 61%. Barnard College has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 9% and Trinity Washington University has the highest acceptance rate of 100%.
- The average student population at women's colleges is 1,990. University of Denver has the most students of 12,813 and Bennett College has the small number of students of 180.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Women's Colleges Comparison
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA | $52,674 | $58,694 | 1,260 | 56.5% | 549 | 57% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Bennett College Greensboro, NC | $19,140 | - | 925 | 50.7% | 180 | 25% | 7 to 1 |
| - | Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA | $38,302 | $15,162 | 1,120 | 85.2% | 2,605 | 44% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA | $26,160 | $12,750 | 1,230 | 75.5% | 444 | 52% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Salem College Winston-Salem, NC | $33,848 | $6,600 | 1,160 | 76.7% | 549 | 57% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Stephens College Columbia, MO | $28,300 | $10,700 | - | 77.2% | 568 | 43% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Simmons University Boston, MA | $46,874 | $28,561 | 1,310 | 70.0% | 4,666 | 72% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI | $35,420 | $15,540 | - | 62.3% | 1,182 | 43% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA | $46,314 | $14,971 | - | 84.1% | 1,290 | 60% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN | $53,230 | $29,803 | 1,220 | 76.0% | 1,601 | 69% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Trinity Washington University Washington, DC | $26,610 | $15,660 | - | 99.5% | 1,948 | 49% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Hollins University Roanoke, VA | $43,560 | $18,710 | 1,230 | 68.0% | 761 | 65% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Meredith College Raleigh, NC | $45,630 | $14,020 | 1,185 | 74.2% | 1,465 | 70% | 10 to 1 |
| - | Cottey College Nevada, MO | $27,562 | - | - | 69.2% | 254 | 56% | 6 to 1 |
| - | Brenau University Gainesville, GA | $33,757 | $15,840 | 1,090 | 87.8% | 2,436 | 33% | 11 to 1 |
| - | Alverno College Milwaukee, WI | $34,086 | $12,018 | - | 85.7% | 1,317 | 49% | 13 to 1 |
| - | College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE | $24,510 | $22,155 | - | 44.7% | 786 | 61% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Wesleyan College Macon, GA | $27,650 | $11,573 | 1,070 | 59.1% | 531 | 45% | 8 to 1 |
| 1 | Barnard College New York, NY | $69,888 | - | 1,520 | 8.8% | 3,487 | 93% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | $67,176 | - | 1,520 | 14.1% | 2,407 | 92% | 7 to 1 |
| 3 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | $65,920 | $55,140 | 1,390 | 29.4% | 1,679 | 82% | 8 to 1 |
| 4 | Scripps College Claremont, CA | $65,950 | $48,598 | 1,500 | 38.3% | 1,137 | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| 5 | Smith College Northampton, MA | $65,178 | $64,870 | 1,490 | 21.0% | 2,857 | 89% | 8 to 1 |
| 6 | University of Denver Denver, CO | $61,398 | $42,173 | 1,320 | 77.8% | 12,813 | 76% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | $67,018 | $33,270 | 1,460 | 36.0% | 2,275 | 84% | 9 to 1 |
| 8 | College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN | $55,756 | $23,283 | 1,160 | 91.5% | 1,429 | 77% | 11 to 1 |
| 9 | Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA | $50,604 | $19,550 | 1,240 | 62.2% | 1,079 | 71% | 10 to 1 |
| 10 | Spelman College Atlanta, GA | $31,556 | - | 1,220 | 24.9% | 3,417 | 78% | 11 to 1 |
| Average | $44,431 | $25,637 | 1,268 | 60.9% | 1,990 | 63% | 9 to 1 |