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, Bay Path University ranked first in women's colleges ranking and Hollins University 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA | $38,302 | $15,162 | 1,120 | 85.2% | 2,605 | 44% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Hollins University Roanoke, VA | $43,560 | $18,710 | 1,230 | 68.0% | 761 | 65% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Simmons University Boston, MA | $46,874 | $28,561 | 1,310 | 70.0% | 4,666 | 72% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Alverno College Milwaukee, WI | $34,086 | $12,018 | - | 85.7% | 1,317 | 49% | 13 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 |
| - | Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA | $52,674 | $58,694 | 1,260 | 56.5% | 549 | 57% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN | $53,230 | $29,803 | 1,220 | 76.0% | 1,601 | 69% | 9 to 1 |
| - | College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE | $24,510 | $22,155 | - | 44.7% | 786 | 61% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA | $26,160 | $12,750 | 1,230 | 75.5% | 444 | 52% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Bennett College Greensboro, NC | $19,140 | - | 925 | 50.7% | 180 | 25% | 7 to 1 |
| - | Trinity Washington University Washington, DC | $26,610 | $15,660 | - | 99.5% | 1,948 | 49% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI | $35,420 | $15,540 | - | 62.3% | 1,182 | 43% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Salem College Winston-Salem, NC | $33,848 | $6,600 | 1,160 | 76.7% | 549 | 57% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Brenau University Gainesville, GA | $33,757 | $15,840 | 1,090 | 87.8% | 2,436 | 33% | 11 to 1 |
| - | Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA | $46,314 | $14,971 | - | 84.1% | 1,290 | 60% | 9 to 1 |
| - | Wesleyan College Macon, GA | $27,650 | $11,573 | 1,070 | 59.1% | 531 | 45% | 8 to 1 |
| - | Stephens College Columbia, MO | $28,300 | $10,700 | - | 77.2% | 568 | 43% | 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 |