Women's colleges in the United States
Women's colleges in the United States are private single-sex U.S. institutions of higher education that only admit female students. They are often liberal arts colleges. There are approximately 26 active women's colleges in the United States in 2024, down from a peak of 281 such colleges in the 1960s.[1][2]
List of coordinate colleges
List of current and historical women's universities and colleges in the United States
Women Presidents or Chancellors of Co-ed Colleges and Universities
Timeline of women's colleges in the United States
Seven Sisters (colleges)
Women's colleges in the Southern United States
Women's College Coalition
List of girls' schools in the United States
Men's colleges in the United States
Mixed-sex education
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