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List of women's universities and colleges in the United States

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The following is a list of women's colleges in the United States, organized by state. These are institutions of higher education in the United States whose student populations are composed exclusively or almost exclusively of women. There are approximately sixty active women's colleges in the U.S., most commonly liberal arts colleges.

Currently active women's colleges are listed in bold text. Colleges that are closed are listed in italics. Former women's colleges that are now coeducational are listed in plain text.

Alabama

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Arkansas

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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District of Columbia

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Florida

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Georgia

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Nebraska

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New York

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Utah

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Vermont

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Virginia

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Washington

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Encyclopedia of Alabama article". Encyclopedia of Alabama article. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kristen Welch; Abraham Ruelas (2015). The Role of Female Seminaries on the Road to Social Justice for Women. Wipf and Stock. p. 53. ISBN 9781620325636.
  3. ^ Steiger's Educational Directory. 1878 Edition. E. Steiger. 1878. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  4. ^ Seibert, David. "Hamilton Female College". GeorgiaInfo: an Online Georgia Almanac. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Frankfort: A.G. Hodges & Co. 1848. p. 421.
  6. ^ "This History of Hardin County". Hardin County History Museum. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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  10. ^ Wong, Alia (June 18, 2019). "The Surreal End of an American College". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "City of Lansing page on Michigan Female College". Lansingmi.gov. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  12. ^ Steiger's Educational Directory 1878 Edition. E. Steiger. 1878. p. 27. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  13. ^ "Whitworth College Archive with complete list of functions of school". Llf.lib.ms.us. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
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  15. ^ "1867 post card about MFC". Docsouth.unc.edu. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  16. ^ "historic marker about Wesleyan Female". Ncmarkers.com. September 12, 1974. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  17. ^ "OCLA," Archived 2016-01-19 at the Wayback Machine University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Accessed August 31, 2015.
  18. ^ "Becoming USAO," Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Accessed August 31, 2015.
  19. ^ "article on Cumberland Female College". Cumberland.org. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  20. ^ "Charnwood Institute".
  21. ^ "postcard mentioning Mary Connor Female College". Texashistory.unt.edu. July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  22. ^ "article from site on old Virginia architecture". Vahistorical.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  23. ^ a b "Alderson Broaddus University". Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  24. ^ "Greenbrier College for Women". Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.

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