List of Women's Colleges

WILSON COLLEGE - Chambersburg, PA

Wilson College, founded in 1869, is ranked 17th out of approximately 70 Baccalaureate Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report and is also listed as a "Best Value" college in the North. Since opening it's doors with the purpose of providing women with a level of education that at the time was typically reserved for men, Wilson has remained committed to the highest standards of acedemic achievement.

Beyond it's traditional base, Wilson has also been one of the pioneers in the Women with Children program. This successful program has served as model of success for other colleges across the country. Wilson stands out with other programs, as well, such as it's Center for Sustainable living and it's dedication to providing a customized program of education to suit the individual needs of its students.

Wilson College

Wilson College should be added to this list as well. I am an 1984 graduate of Wilson and my daughter will be attending Smith College in the fall. Although Wilson does not have the name recognition of Smith or Wellesley, it offers its students a wonderful and challenging college experience.

Wilson

Another vote for Wilson College to be added..I always have to remind people at Bryn Mawr that Wilson is older than Bryn Mawr. Why is it omitted?

The College of New Rochelle Omitted

I was surprised to see that The College of New Rochelle, which was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline Order, and has a long and excellent record of educating women, was omitted from the list.

Cottey College Omitted

Cottey College is a private, two-year, transfer, women's liberal arts college located in Nevada, MO. It was founded in 1884 by Virginia Alice Cottey as Vernon Seminary. I was in the class of '08 and received a wonderful education.

Where is Wilson?

It's unacceptable to me that you still haven't added Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa., one of the country's oldest women's colleges.

Stay away from St. Mary of the Woods College!

St. Mary of the Woods College is no where near a tier one school. I worked there for a year and St. Mary of the Woods is overrun with problems. My best students said they were leaving St. Mary of the Woods as soon as possible because their classes weren't challenging enough. St. Mary of the Woods actually changed my grades at the end of one semester. One student who had received an average of approximately 30% on the Midterm and Final was given a passing grade by St. Mary of the Woods administrators, when obviously she failed the class. I should have known better to teach at St. Mary of the Woods College when they asked me SIX DAYS before classes started to teach a course. There are teachers in the community who refuse to teach at St. Mary of the Woods college because of their poor conduct. There are also administrators who refuse to work at St. Mary of the Woods because of their extreme lack of organization. DO NOT GO TO SCHOOL AT ST. MARY OF THE WOODS COLLEGE. DO NOT TEACH FOR ST. MARY OF THE WOODS COLLEGE. DO NOT WORK FOR ST. MARY OF THE WOODS COLLEGE.

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How was this determined?

Re: Discrimination

At Mary Baldwin one of the colleges mentioned in the article men can be a part of our Master level program and our Adult Degree Program because they are non-residential. There are however all male colleges; one of the most prestigious is Hampton-Sydney in Virginia. The most famous male colleges forced to go co-ed were VMI and the Citadel which were both publicly funded. Also Texas Women University is no longer strictly women for that very reason.

Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa., Omitted

It is unfortunate that Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa. was omitted from this list. It is one of the oldest colleges for women in the nation, having been founded in 1869. Wilson was also one of the first in the nation to offer an on-campus residential educational program for single mothers with children, in 1996. In fact, the New York Times published a story about Wilson's Women with Children program in 2006.