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College	City	State	Date of charter	Date of organization	President or principal	Religious denomination	Total faculty	Male faculty	Female faculty	Instructors in preparatory department	Students in preparatory department	Number of students in regular course	Number of students in special or partial course	Number of post graduate students	Total number of students	Number of scholarships	Is the institution authorized by law to confer degrees?*	Number years in full course of study	Number weeks in scholastic year	Number of library volumes	Increase in last school year of library volumes	Board and lodging per annum	Tuition per annum in preparatory department	Tuition per annum in regular course	Value of grounds, buildings, and apparatus	Value of productive funds	Income from productive funds	Receipts for last year from tuition fees	Date of next commencement	Notes
Florence Synodical Female College	Florence	Alabama	1850	1850	Prof. J.D. Anderson, A.M.	Presbyterian	7	1	6	1	18	83	10	1	94	0	x	4	40	2,500		200	30	60	$35,000			$6,000	June 15
Huntsville Female College	Huntsville	Alabama	1852	1853	Rev. George W.F. Price, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	15	4	11	1	47	133	18	0	151	1	x	5	40	575	0	237	30-40	60	$50,000	$0	$0	$11,250	June 10
Huntsville Female Seminary	Huntsville	Alabama	1829	1829	Mrs. F.A. Ross	Presbyterian								1	63			4	40			200	40	50
Judson Female Institute	Marion	Alabama	1841	1837	Rev. M.T. Sumner	Baptist	17	3	14	3	70	62	33	13	108		x	5	39	5,000	100	180	30	50	$50,000			$10,000	June 22
Marion Female Seminary	Marion	Alabama	1836	1835	J.K. Thompson, A.M.	Nonsectarian	10	2	8	2	25	100	6	3	109		x	5	38	1,000		158	40	50	$30,000			$9,000	June, last Thursday
Centenary Institute	Summerfield	Alabama	1842	1841	Rev. A.D. McVoy, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	3	1	2		18	32	0	0	32	0	x	4	38	1,000		165	45	60	$30,000	$0	$0	$6,385	June 30	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Synodical Female Collegiate Institute	Talladega	Alabama	1850	1850	Maj. A.H. Todd, A.M.	Presbyterian	2	1	1		5	30		0	30		x	4	40	200		150	30-40	60	$15,000	$0	$0	$1,500	June 16
Troy Female College	Troy	Alabama	1859	1859	Prof. D.P. Hurley	Nonsectarian	6	1	5	1	25	48	0	2	50		x	5	39	0		120	40	50	$6,500			$3,950	July 1
Alabama Central Female College	Tuscaloosa	Alabama	1857	1858	John F. Lanneau, A.M.	Baptist	11	3	8		20	52	2	1	55	0	x	4	36	0		152	36-50	60	$200,000	$0	$0	$6,000	June 28
Tuscaloosa Female College	Tuscaloosa	Alabama	1841	1841	B.F. Larrabee, A.M.	Methodist	7	2	5	2	27				70		x	5	40	1,200		185	40	60	$20,000			$6,450	June 29
Alabama Conference Female College	Tuskegee	Alabama	1855	1855	Rev. Henry D. Moore	Methodist Episcopal South	5	1	4	1	23	22	2	1	25	0	x	5	40	300		160	30	50	$40,000	$3,000	$300	$1,800	June 15
Young Ladies' Seminary	Benicia	California		1852	Mary E. Snell	Nonsectarian	10	3	7		30	50			50			4	40	600		320	50	50	$20,000			$8,000	May 24
College of Notre Dame	San Jose	California	1868	1851	Sister Marie Cornelia	Catholic	33	1	32		100			1	150		x	4	46	2,000		250				$0	$0		June	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874; Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
School for Girls	Farmington	Connecticut		1850	Miss Sarah Porter		12	3	9						80		o		40	3,500		636			$25,000	$0	$0			Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Hartford Female Seminary	Hartford	Connecticut	1827	1827	William T. Gage, A.M.	Nonsectarian	5	3	2	1				1	35		o		40	300		500	40	48	$50,000	$0	$0		June 27
Grove Hall	New Haven	Connecticut		1820	Miss Marin P. Montfort		2	5	7										39		100			475	$75,000					Tuition per annum in regular courses includes board.
Congregation de Notre Dame	Waterbury	Connecticut		1869	Sister St. Cecilia	Catholic	9		9		50				100			8	40	2,000	100	250	40	72	$80,000				June 22
Young Ladies' Institute	Windsor	Connecticut		1867	Miss J.S. Williams	Nonsectarian	7	1	6						60		o	4	39			300	60	75	$10,000				June 30
Furlow Masonic Female College	Americus	Georgia	1859	1859	William B. Seals, A.M.		8	2	6	2	43	113			113		x	4	40			165	45	60	$15,000			$6,850	June, last Wednesday
Southern Masonic Female College	Covington	Georgia	1851	1852	Rev. J.N. Bradshaw	Nonsectarian	6	1	5	1	31	47	12	0	59	0	x	4	40	600		150	30	60	$20,000	$0	$0	$4,227	June 21
Andrew Female College	Cuthbert	Georgia	1854	1855	A.H. Flewellen, A.M.	Methodist	5	1	4		40	93			93	2	x	4	40	600		125	42	54					June 23	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Bethel Female College	Cuthbert	Georgia	1852	1851	W.B. Seals	Baptist	4	2	2	1	20		0	0	60		x	4	40			125	30	50	$10,000			$2,500	July 1
Dalton Female College	Dalton	Georgia	1872	1873	Rev. W.A. Rogers, A.M.	Methodist	7	4	3	1	20	60			60		x	4	40	500		135	36	50	$15,000			$5,000	July 5
Monroe Female College	Forsyth	Georgia	1849	1849	Richard T. Asbury, A.M.	Baptist	8	3	5	2	82	61			61	142		4	40			200	50	60	$20,000	$0	$0	$5,000	July 5
Griffin Female College	Griffin	Georgia	1848	1848	Alanson B. Niles, A.M.	Nonsectarian	7	3	4	2	85	67			67			4	40	1,200	100	160	40	50	$10,000			$4,850	July, 1st Wednesday
Hamilton Female College	Hamilton	Georgia	1854	1854	J.H. Lovelace, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1	1									x	4	40			150	30	50	$10,000				July, 1st Wednesday
La Grange Female College	La Grange	Georgia	1845	1845	Rev. J.R. Mayson	Methodist Episcopal South	6	2	4		20	38			44	1	x	4	40	100		150	50	60	$50,000	$0	$0	$3,000	June 14
Southern Female College	La Grange	Georgia	1848	1845	I.F. Cox, A.M.	Nonsectarian	9	4	5	1	25	83	15	8	106	3	x	4	38	300		155	40	60	$14,000	$0	$0	$5,000	June 22
Lumpkin Masonic Female College	Lumpkin	Georgia	1850	1850	Dr. G.B. Atkinson	Nonsectarian	4	2	2	1	60					180	x	6	40		0	150	30	50	$10,000	$0	$0	$3,000	June 18
Wesleyan Female College	Macon	Georgia	1836	1839	Rev. W.C. Bass, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	10	5	5	1	20	195	4	0	199	10	x	5	40	3,000	50	225	50	80	$120,000			$14,000	June 20
Georgia Female College	Madison	Georgia	1849	1850	Rev. George Young Browne, A.M.	Baptist	6	2	4		23	56		1	57	0	x	4	40	100		125	30	40	$23,000	$0	$0	$5,000	June 24
Marietta Female College	Marietta	Georgia	1869	1870	I.R. Branham	Nonsectarian	5	1	4	1	20	44			44		x	4	40			160	40	50	$10,000	$0	$0	$3,000	June 28
College Temple	Newnan	Georgia	1853	1853	M.P. Kellogg, A.M.		6		6	1	25	54		1	55		x	4	40	5,000	0	165	25-40	55	$50,000				June, last Wednesday
Houston Female College	Perry	Georgia	1853	1853	Georgia R. Briggs	Baptist	3	1	2		30	25			25			4	40			125	30	50	$8,000			$1,200	June 29
Cherokee Baptist Female College	Rome	Georgia	1873	1873	Rev. L.R. Gwaltney, A.M.	Baptist	6	2	4		49	38			38		x	4	40	50		180	40	60	$10,000	$0	$0	$4,000	June 23
Rome Female College	Rome	Georgia	1857	1857	Rev. J.M.M. Caldwell	Presbyterian	6	4	2	1	18	92	1	1	94		x	4	40	1,000		220	30	50	$15,000			$4,000	June 17
Le Vert Female College	Talbotton	Georgia	1856	1855	William Park	Methodist	4	1	3						36		x	5	40	300		125	25-42	52	$7,000				June
West Point Female College	West Point	Georgia	1869	1867	A.P. Mooty, A.M.	Nonsectarian	6	3	3								x	4	36	1,000		172	32	60	$20,000			$3,000	July
Seminary of the Sacred Heart	Chicago	Illinois	1872	1859	Mme. Margaret J. Bourke	Catholic	25		25		53	77			77			8	40	2,758		200			$50,000			$15,000	June 30	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Almira College	Greenville	Illinois	1859	1857	Rev. J.B. White, A.M.	Baptist	7	1	6	1	25	68	7	1	76		x	4	40	1,950	50	160	32	40	$102,000	$0	$0	$11,601	June 14	Library volumes include a society library of 750 volumes.
Illinois Female College	Jacksonville	Illinois	1847	1847	W.H. De Motte, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal	13	4	9		36	94	15		109		x	4	40	2,000		190	40	40	$60,000			$9,000	June, first Thursday	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Jacksonville Female Academy	Jacksonville	Illinois	1835	1830	E.F. Bullard, A.M.	Presbyterian	9	2	7	2	46	42	13		55			4	40	300		200	30-40	40	$30,000			$8,000	May 31
Ferry Hall, Lake Forest University	Lake Forest	Illinois		1869	Edward P. Weston, A.M.	Presbyterian	10	3	7		18	38	34		72	0	x	4	40			300	60	60	$80,000			$11,150	June
St. Angela's Academy	Morris	Illinois	1868	1857	Sister M. Claudine	Catholic	10		10	4	45		28		28	100	x	5	40	300	10	160			$15,000			$7,500	February 1
Mt. Carroll Seminary	Mt. Carroll	Illinois	1852	1853	Mrs. F.A.W. Shimer	Baptist	13	1	12						200		x	6	37	3,000	150	208			$75,000			$20,000	June, first Wednesday	Receipts for last year from tuition includes board.
Rockford Female Seminary	Rockford	Illinois	1847	1849	Miss Anna P. Sill	Congregational and Presbyterian	17	2	15	3	77	61	54	2	117	5	x	4	38	2,090	25	175	28	36	$100,000	$4,000	$380	$10,109	June, last Wednesday	Library volumes include 288 volumes in society libraries.
Female College of Indiana	Greencastle	Indiana	1870	1870	Rev. E.W. Fisk, D.D.	Presbyterian	4	2	2	2	30	40	0	3	43	0	x	4	40			160	24	32	$25,000			$1,000	June 21
Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies	Hope	Indiana	1851	1866	Rev. F.R. Holland	Moravian	9	2	7					1	75	0		3	40	500		200			$40,000			$9,953	June, last Wednesday
De Pauw Female College	New Albany	Indiana	1865	1846	Rev. Erastus Rowley, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal	6	1	5	1	30	64			64		x	4	40	1,000		200	32	40	$50,000			$4,000	June 10	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Immaculate Conception Academy	Davenport	Iowa	1868	1859	Sister Mary Gonzaga	Catholic	18		18						200		x	45	43	800		180							June, last Thursday	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Mt. Pleasant Female Seminary	Mt. Pleasant	Iowa	1865	1864	Rev. Luther M. Belden	Presbyterian	7	2	5						38		x	4	40	600		170	28	32	$25,000				June 21
Bowling Green Female College	Bowling Green	Kentucky	1872	1871	Prof. S.M. Gaines	Presbyterian	5	2	3		30	60			60		x	4	40			225	30-40	50	$20,000			$4,000	June 2
Baptist Female College	Clinton	Kentucky	1871	1871	T.N. Wells	Baptist	3	1	2		30	30	0		30	0	o	4	40			125		46	$25,000	$0		$1,200
Franklin Female College	Franklin	Kentucky	1868	1869	Dr. M.L. Bourne		5	1	4	2	60	60			60		x		40	100		175	30	50	$29,000			$4,000	June
Georgetown Female Seminary	Georgetown	Kentucky	1829	1869	J.J. Rucker, A.M.	Baptist	9	2	7	2	30				70		x	5	40	300	50	200	40	60	$25,000			$3,450	June, second Wednesday
Liberty Female College	Glasgow	Kentucky	1874	1875	James H. Fuqua	Baptist	6	1	5	2	37	87	2		89	0	x	4	40	700		180	32	52	$20,000				June, second Wednesday
Daughter's College	Harrodsburg	Kentucky	1869	1856	J. Aug. Williams	Nonsectarian	8	1	7		40				110		x	1	40	3,000		250	50	50	$40,000			$20,000	June 15
Bethel Female College	Hopkinsville	Kentucky	1851	1855	J.W. Rust, A.M.	Baptist	10	2	8						100	12	x	4	40			210	40	50	$32,000			$10,000	June, first Thursday
Lebanon Female College	Lebanon	Kentucky	1868	1864	James Rice, A.M.	Baptist	4	1	3	2	22	69	2		71		x	4	40			160	27-33	53	$12,000			$1,600	June, first Thursday	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Hocker Female College	Lexington	Kentucky	1876	1869	Harry Turner	Christian	8	3	5	3	2	61			61		x	4	40	300	25	300	36-50	60	$125,000				June 8
Lexington Female College	Lexington	Kentucky	1868	1868	Rev. R. Ryland, DD.	Baptist	6	3	3		12	40		1	41			3	40			200	30-40	50	$15,000			$3,000	June
Louisville Female College	Louisville	Kentucky	1854	1853	Rev. S. Prettyman, A.M.	Methodist South	8	4	4		0				115		x	4	40	1,000		190		60	$20,000			$12,500	June 8
Millersburg Female College	Millersburg	Kentucky	1860	1851	Rev. George T. Gould, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	12	3	9	3	66	65	7	3	75	0	x	4	40	800		200	30	50	$12,000	$0	$0		June 13
Bourbon Female College	Paris	Kentucky	1872	1871	James A. Brown	Nonsectarian	5	2	3		45	80			82	0	x	4	40			200	40	55	$12,000	$0	$0	$4,000	June 10	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Kentucky College	Pewee Valley	Kentucky		1873	Alfred E. Sloan, M.A.	Nonsectarian	10	4	6		12	49	6	1	56			4	36			350	80	100	$40,000				June 2	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Logan Female College	Russellville	Kentucky	1867	1869	A.B. Stark, LL.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	6	2	4	1	23	70		1	71	0	x		40			180	30	50	$30,000	$0	$0	$5,000	June 1
Science Hill Academy	Shelbyville	Kentucky		1825	Mrs. Julia A. Tevis	Methodist	10	2	8	1	38	105	2	0	107	0	o	4	40	1,250		200	40	50	$50,000			$11,000	June 8
Shelbyville Female College	Shelbyville	Kentucky	1849	1839	W.H. Stuart	Presbyterian South	5	2	3	5	15	43	2		45		x	4	40	300		200	30	40	$20,000			$3,460	June
Stanford Female College	Stanford	Kentucky	1868	1869	Mrs. Sallie C. Trueheart, A.M.	Nonsectarian	7	2	5	2	40	45			78	0	x	4	40	450	30	100	40-90	50	$13,000			$6,000	June 15
Silliman Female Collegiate Institute	Clinton	Louisiana	1868	1851	Edwin H. Fay, A.M.	Presbyterian	4	1	3		25	20			20	20	x	4	40	300		180	30-40	50	$30,000	$20,000	$1,600	$3,500	June 29
Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Female College	Kent's Hill	Maine	1821	1821	Rev. H.P. Torsey, D.D., LL.D.	Methodist	14	9	5						180	5	x	4	40	4,500	50	120			$150,000	$50,000	$5,000	$8,000	June	There were also 203 male students in the institution during the year
Baltimore Academy of the Visitation	Baltimore	Maryland	1838	1837	Mother Mary Paula Combs	Catholic	22		22						153			8	42	4,178									June 22
Baltimore Female College	Baltimore (Park Place)	Maryland	1849	1849	N.C. Brooks, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	9	5	4		20	80			80	25	x	4	40	3,875		225	32-50	60	$70,000			$11,500	June, third Thursday
The Misses Norris' School	Baltimore (32 McCulloh street)	Maryland		1868	Miss Rebecca Norris		7	2	5													400	90	110					June 15
Burkittsville Female Seminary	Burkittsville	Maryland	1867	1866	Rev. W.C. Wire, A.M.	Lutheran	5	1	4	1	20	50			50			3	40			200	20-25	30	$16,000			$7,000	June 15
Cambridge Female Seminary	Cambridge	Maryland	1858	1860	J.F. Baugher, A.M.	Nonsectarian	5	1	4		20	23			23			4	40	500		220	32	48	$10,000				June 15-20	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Frederick Female Seminary	Frederick	Maryland	1840	1843	James H. Hackelton, A.M.	Nonsectarian	8	2	6	1	6	74	4	0	78	5	x	4	40	700	0	200	34	54	$100,000	$20,000	$800	$4,000	June 14
Abbott Academy	Andover	Massachusetts	1827	1828	Miss Philena McKeen	Nonsectarian	10	3	7						133	2		4	39			240	36	36	$40,000			$6,400	June 28
Lasell Seminary for Young Women	Auburndale	Massachusetts	1850	1851	Charles C. Bragdon, A.M.	Methodist	13	6	7	2	36	29	10		39	0	o	4	36	250		250	60	90	$65,000	$0	$0	$5,000	June 15
Gannett Institute	Boston (69 Chester Square)	Massachusetts		1852	Rev. George Gannett, A.M.	Congregational	23	15	8						85			4	40	4,200	200	300	100-125	200	$100,000				June 14
Bradford Academy	Bradford	Massachusetts	1804	1803	Miss Annie E. Johnson	Congregational	11	2	9		0	165			168			4	38	2,500		260	60	60	$150,000			$12,036	June 21
Smith College	Northampton	Massachusetts	1871	1875	Rev. L. Clark Seelye, D.D.	Nonsectarian	12	6	6		0	16	1		17	20	x	4	37			250		100	$500,000	$350,000	$28,000	$1,400	June 21
Wheaton Female Seminary	Norton	Massachusetts	1837	1835	Mrs. C.C. Metcalf	Congregational	19	6	13		46	64	10	2	76	12		4	38	3,000	25	200	45	45	$50,000			$3,000	June 28
Maplewood Institute for Young Ladies	Pittsfield	Massachusetts	1848	1841	Rev. C.V. Spear, A.M.	Nonsectarian	7	3	4					1	100			4	40	1,000	50	350			$50,000			$10,000	June 28	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary	South Hadley	Massachusetts	1836	1837	Miss Julia E. Ward	Nonsectarian	40	10	30		0	284		1	285	15	o	4	38	9,500		175			$350,000	$50,000	$3,000	$45,000	June 29	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition; Receipts for last year from tuition are from the current year.
Wellesley College	Wellesley	Massachusetts		1875	Miss Ada L. Howard	Nonsectarian	27	2	25		250	60	0	0	60	0		4	38	10,000		250						$69,000	June 27	Board and lodging per annum include tuition.
Oread Institute	Worcester	Massachusetts	1850	1850	Harris R. Greene, A.M.	Nonsectarian	9	4	5	0	0	70		0	70	0	o	4	41	1,200		225	60	75,100	$60,000	$0	$0	$4,000	June 30
Michigan Female Seminary	Kalamazoo	Michigan	1857	1867	Miss Jeannette Fisher	Presbyterian	8	0	8		0	70			70		o	4	38	500	35	175			$75,000	$0	$0	$10,000	June 22	Board and lodging per annum include tuition; Receipts for last year from tuition fees includes board.
Young Ladies' Seminary and Collegiate Institute	Monroe	Michigan	1850	1849	Rev. E.J. Boyd, A.M.	Nonsectarian	9	2	7	2	46	59	18	9	86		x	4	40	500	28	260	28	32	$25,000	$0	$0	$5,000	June 15
St. Mary's Hall	Faribault	Minnesota		1866	Rt. Rev. H.B. Whipple, D.D.	Protestant Episcopal	11	3	8						80				36			350							June 20	Board and lodging per annum include tuition.
Minneapolis Female Seminary	Minneapolis	Minnesota	1871	1871	Mrs. B.B. Bennet	Nonsectarian	5	1	4		2	69			69	66	x	4	39	600		250	50	50	$25,000	$0	$0	$3,500	June 6
Whitworth Female College	Brookhaven	Mississippi	1859	1859	Rev. H.F. Johnson, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	13	5	8	1	30	180		2	182	0	x	4	40				30	4,050	$50,000			$12,400	June 20
Central Female Institute	Clinton	Mississippi	1853	1853	Rev. Walter Hillman, LL.D.	Baptist	7	3	4		67	44			44		x	4	40	1,000	50	190	40	50	$25,000			$8,000	June 30
Columbus Female Institute	Columbus	Mississippi	1846	1847	Miss L.S. Street	Nonsectarian	4	1	3	2	25	30	6		36	8	x	5	40			180	50	60	$100,000	$0	$0	$5,000	June 28
Franklin Female College	Holly Springs	Mississippi	1849	1849	William Clark, A.M.	Protestant Episcopal	6	1	5	4	56	29	0	0	29		x	3	40	500		180	40,50	60	$10,000	$0	$0	$5,500	June 14
Meridian Female College	Meridian	Mississippi	1866	1865	Rev. C.M. Gordon	Baptist	5	1	4	2	45	40	1		41		x	5	40			154	36-45	50	$5,000			$2,500	June 26-30
Union Female College	Oxford	Mississippi	1854	1854	Rev. J.S. Howard, A.M.	Cumberland Presbyterian	4	1	3	1	37	55	8		63		x	3	40	200	10	180	30	50	$35,000			$4,762	June 14
Chickasaw Female College	Pontotoc	Mississippi	1854	1854	P.F. Witherspoon	Presbyterian, (Old School)	5	1	4		58	27			27	0	x	4	40	2,000		170	30-40	50	$30,000	$0	$0		June 17	Multiple copies of the original volumes show board and lodging per annum to be smudged. EBN concludes this number is $170, but the third digit is a bit unclear.
Christian College	Columbia	Missouri	1851	1851	J.K. Rogers, A.M.	Christian	7	4	3								x	4	40			200	30	40	$50,000				June 16
Stephens College	Columbia	Missouri	1857	1857	Rev. E.S. Dulin, D.D., LL.D.	Baptist	10	3	7	1	34	107	5	0	112	0	x	4	40	600	0	200	20,30,40	50	$45,000	$20,000	$1,200	$6,930	June 8
Howard College	Fayette	Missouri	1859	1859	R.H. Pitman, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	6	1	5	1	30	60			60	0	x	4	40	0		180	40	50	$25,000	$0	$0	$2,500	June 23
Independence Female College	Independence	Missouri	1872	1871	French Strother	Presbyterian	5	1	4					2	50		x	3	40	200		220	30	50	$15,000				June 12	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874; Strother now principal of public school, Carrollton, Mo.
Central Female College	Lexington	Missouri			Rev. W.T.J. Sullivan, A.M., M.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	5	1	4				0	0	62	1	x		40	200	0	184	40	50	$40,000	$0	$0	$7,000	June, second Wednesday
Clay Seminary	Liberty	Missouri		1856	A.B. Jones		3	1	2	1	25	40			40		o	4	38	200		200	40	50	$7,500			$2,500	June, first Friday
Ingleside Female College	Palmyra	Missouri	1874		Mrs. P.A. Baird	Nonsectarian	3				25	71			71		x	4	40			140	25	50	$10,000			$2,500		From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Lindenwood College for Young Ladies	St. Charles	Missouri	1870		Rev. J.H. Nixon, D.D.	Presbyterian	7	2	5		23	40		1	41		x	4	39	400		200	40	50	$40,000			$4,000	June 4
Mary Institute (Washington University)	St. Louis	Missouri	1853	1859	C.S. Pennell, A.M.	Nonsectarian	18	2	16	2	160	120	0	8	128	0	x		40	500	75		55	80	$55,000			$31,000	June 17
St. Louis Seminary	St. Louis	Missouri	1872	1871	B.T. Blewett, A.M., LL.D.	Nonsectarian	3	1	2			25			25		x	4	36			180	30	70	$20,000	$0	$0	$6,000	May 17	Receipts for tuition from last year includes receipts from boarders.
Ursuline Academy	St. Louis	Missouri	1847	1848	Mother Johanna	Catholic	21	1	20						80				40	2,000		150
Adams Female Seminary	Derry	New Hampshire	1823	1828	Miss Emma L. Taylor	Orthodox	3		3								x		39	500	15	200	15	24	$5,000	$3,120	$150	$200
Robinson Female Seminary	Exeter	New Hampshire	1867	1867	Harriet E. Paine	Nonsectarian	11	3	8	3	135	41	23	17	81	0	o	3	39	310				30	$90,000	$158,000	$14,000	$325	June 15	Tuition per annum in regular course includes board.
Tilden Ladies' Seminary	West Lebanon	New Hampshire	1868	1854	Hiram Orcutt, A.M.	Nonsectarian	12	1	11						96	3	x	4	38	1,100		195	30	30	$50,000	$0	$0	$5,000	June 12-17	New charter in 1868
Bordentown Female College	Bordentown	New Jersey	1853	1853	Rev. William C. Bowen, A.M.	Nonsectarian	9	3	6		10	52			52		x	4	40	1,000			250	300	$25,000			$12,000	June 14	Tuition per annum for both preparatory and regular course includes board.
Ivy Hall	Bridgeton	New Jersey		1861	Miss Adee L. Howard	Nonsectarian	9	2	7	1	24	29	7	0	36	0	o	4	37	1,000		350	40	50	$20,000			$14,000	June 16	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874; Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
St. Mary's Hall	Burlington	New Jersey	1846	1837	Rev. E.K. Smith, A.M.	Protestant Episcopal	23	7	16					3	125			7	40			450			$200,000				July 20	Board and lodging is for all expenses, to daughters of the clergy, $300
Pennington Seminary and Female Collegiate Institute	Pennington	New Jersey	1854	1839	Joseph A. Dilks, A.M.	Methodist	8	4	4		20				113		x	3	40	2,000					$100,000				June 30
Academy of the Sacred Heart	Near Albany	New York	1861		Madame Amelia Fowler	Catholic	17	1	16	4	20				108	0	x	6	40	2,000		200			$300,000	$0	$0		June 20
St. Agnes School	Albany	New York	1870	1869	Rt. Rev. William C. Doane, S.T.D.	Protestant Episcopal	24	9	15				12	7	187	3	x	9	36	1,050		350	30-125	30	$200,000			$40,000	June 16
Young Ladies' Institute	Albany	New York		1842		Catholic	3		3			50	20		70	3		3	40			240	50	60						Principal deceased, and school now closed
Brooklyn Heights Seminary	Brooklyn	New York		1851	Charles E. West, M.D., LL.D.	Nonsectarian	21	8	13	13	84	83	10	0	93	0	o	4	40	10,000	100	450	100-120	130	$60,000	$0	$0	$19,167	June
Packer Collegiate Institute	Brooklyn	New York	1853	1845	A. Crittenden, A.M., Ph.D.	Nonsectarian	37	4	33	29	617	86		6	92	50	o		40	3,580	350	475	60-80		$300,000	$40,000	$2,500	$47,075	June 15
Buffalo Female Academy	Buffalo	New York	1851	1851	Rev. Albert T. Chester, D.D.	Nonsectarian	9	3	6	3	96				26	17	o	3	40	1,221		250	24-40	48	$54,200	$400	$24	$6,402	June 12
Holy Angels Academy	Buffalo	New York	1864	1861	Mother St. Peter	Catholic	10	0	10			123	18	1	142		o		40	508		150	12	24	$80,000	$0	$0	$5,228	June 30
St. Clare's Academy	Buffalo	New York		1860	Mother Mary Coletta Coyle, O.S.F.	Catholic	10		10	6	140	37	21	3	61			6	40	532		150			$25,000			$2,800	June 28	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Ontario Female Seminary	Canandaigua	New York	1825	1825	B. Richards, A.M.	Congregational and Episcopal	1	1									o	4	40	1,000		300			$20,000
St. Joseph's Academy	Lockport	New York	1866	1867	Josephine Kemin	Catholic	12		12	4	80	89			89			4	40	650		200			$50,000			$2,000	June, last Tuesday
Academy of the Sacred Heart	Manhattanville	New York	1851		Madame Sarah Jones	Catholic	38	8	30	10	80				220		x	6	42	2,000		300			$400,000	$0	$0		June, last Tuesday	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Jane Grey School	Mt. Morris	New York	1866	1866	Joseph Lindley, A.M.	Protestant Episcopal	5	1	4	1	1	31	2		41			5	40	200		300	20	40	$10,000			$1,500	June 23	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Academy of Mt. St. Vincent, on the Hudson	New York	New York	1865	1847	Mother M. Regina Lawless	Catholic	35	5	30						350		x	4	40	5,000		200	95	95	$500,000				June, last Thursday
Marguerite Institute	New York (14 East Forty-second street)	New York		1873	Mrs. E.F. Wait		7	3	4						16		o	5	40			800	150	200					October 1
D'Youville Academy	Plattsburg	New York	1871	1860	Mother Mary of the Sacred Heart	Catholic	5		5							0	o	7	40	300		130	20	25	$40,000	$0	$0	$3,500	June 30	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874; Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Cook's Collegiate Institute	Poughkeepsie	New York		1848	George W. Cook, A.M., Ph.D.	Nonsectarian	11	4	7				10	1	135		o	4	40	1,000		300	40,48	60	$50,000			$7,500	June 15
Poughkeepsie Female Academy	Poughkeepsie	New York	1836	1836	Rev. D.G. Wright, A.M.	Nonsectarian	11	4	7		37	30		1	31			4	42	2,000		300	40	60	$30,000				June 21
Asheville Female College	Asheville	North Carolina	1852		Rev. J.S. Kennedy, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	5	2	3	1		50		1	51		x	4	40	300		130	30-38	46	$30,000				May 27	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Greensboro Female College	Greensboro	North Carolina	1837	1846	T.M. Jones	Methodist	9	4	5	1	40	114			114		x	4	40			200	40	50	$75,000				June, first Thursday	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Davenport Female College	Lenoir	North Carolina	1858	1858	William M. Robey	Methodist	5	2	3	1	20			1				4	40			150	24	50	$25,000
Chowan Baptist Female Institute	Murfreesboro	North Carolina	1849	1848	Rev. A. McDowell, D.D.	Baptist	10	3	7		12	63	47	2	112		x	4	40			108	40	50	$35,000	$0	$0		June 28
Wesleyan Female College	Murfreesboro	North Carolina	1854	1854	Rev. William G. Starr, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	15	5	10		10	187	0	1	188	0	x	4	40	0	0	108	40	50	$40,000	$0	$0	$15,000	June 21
Baptist Female Seminary	Raleigh	North Carolina	1871	1868	F.P. Hobgood, A.M.	Baptist	8	2	6	2	40				40			4	41	1,000		170	40	70	$35,000				June 27
St. Mary's School	Raleigh	North Carolina		1842	Rev. Albert Smedes, D.D., rector	Protestant Episcopal	13	3	10							5			40			239							June 11	Board and lodging per annum for English branches.
Salem Female Academy	Salem	North Carolina	1866	1804	Rev. M.E. Grunert	Moravian	26	3	23					0	180	0	x		42	3,500		200			$65,000	$5,500			May 31	Board and lodging per annum for English branches.
Thomasville Female College	Thomasville	North Carolina	1853	1849	H.W. Reinhart, A.B.	Nonsectarian	6	2	4						60		x	4	40	500		127	25,35	45	$12,000				June 6
Bartholomew Classical School for Young Ladies	Cincinnati (northwest corner Fourth and John streets)	Ohio		1875	G.K. Bartholomew, M.A.	Nonsectarian	9	3	6						100		o	6	40			600	120	150		$0	$0		June 9
Cincinnati Wesleyan College	Cincinnati	Ohio	1842	1842	Rev. David H. Moore, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal	20	8	12		58	108	43	3	154		x	4	38	500	50	230	80	100	$225,000				June 15
Cleveland Female Seminary	Cleveland	Ohio	1853	1853	S.N. Sanford, A.M.	Protestant Episcopal	13	6	7		14	69	4	0	73	0	x	4	40	1,000		300	40	48	$175,000	$0	$0		June 15
Cooper Seminary	Dayton	Ohio	1845	1843	Mrs. B.G. Galloway	Presbyterian	6	1	5	2	20	40			40			4	40			200	50	100					June 18	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Ohio Wesleyan College	Delaware	Ohio	1853	1853	William Richardson, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal	8	2	6		50	115	10		125		x	4	37	2,000		138	20	30	$100,000			$10,000	June 29
Glendale Female College	Glendale	Ohio	1854	1854	Rev. Ludlow D. Porter, D.D.	Presbyterian	14	5	9		21	96	7	0	103	0	o	4	38	2,300	100	300	40	50	$75,000	$0	$0		June 15	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Granville Female College	Granville	Ohio	1834	1834	Rev. George H. Webster, A.M.	Presbyterian	7	3	4		15	33	24	3	60		x	4	40			170	15	30	$30,000			$2,000	June 16	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Young Ladies' Institute	Granville	Ohio		1832	Rev. D. Shepardson, D.D.	Baptist	10	1	9						100			4	40			190	36	36	$25,000			$10,000	June 29	Receipts for last year from tuition fees.
Highland Institute	Hillsboro	Ohio	1864	1857	Miss Emilie L. Grand Girard	Nonsectarian	7	1	6		16	32	9	1	42		x	4	39	600		219	18	36	$30,000				June 14
Hillsboro Female College	Hillsboro	Ohio	1855	1830	Rev. Joseph McD. Mathews, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal	6	1	5		7	37	16	0	60	80	x	4	38	800		190	30	40	$40,000	$0	$0	$2,000	June 8	Suspended at present
Oxford Female College	Oxford	Ohio	1854	1854	Rev. Robert D. Morris, D.D.	Presbyterian	8	3	5		9	77	24		101			4	39	2,000		250	40	40	$100,000			$21,316	June 13
Western Female Seminary	Oxford	Ohio	1853	1854	Miss Helen Peabody	Nonsectarian	15		15						174		o	4	38	2,000		165							June 16	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Lake Erie Female Seminary	Painesville	Ohio	1859	1859	Miss Mary E. Evans	Nonsectarian	14	2	12			103	0	0	103	0		4	39	1,400		165			$110,000	$0	$0	$15,341	June 22	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition; Receipts for last year from tuition fees.
St. Helen's Hall	Portland	Oregon		1869	Rt. Rev. B.W. Morris	Protestant Episcopal	10		10						120							300			$20,000
Allentown Female College	Allentown	Pennsylvania	1867	1867	Rev. W.R. Hofford, A.M.	Reformed	8	4	4		76	24			24	1		3	40	275		250	32-40	40	$45,000	$0	$0		June 30	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies	Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	1863	1749	Rev. Francis Wolle	Moravian	30	6	24						249	0	x		40	5,000	75	240	40	40	$100,000	$0	$0	$12,000	June 27
Blairsville Ladies' Seminary	Blairsville	Pennsylvania		1851	Rev. J. Jewett Park, A.M.	Presbyterian	6	1	5						65			3	40	500		170	20	40	$27,000				June 21
Wilson College	Chambersburg	Pennsylvania	1869	1870	Rev. James F. Kennedy, D.D.	Presbyterian	10	6	4		16	29	5	1	35	28	x	4	38	1,050	200	290	60	60	$80,000	$20,000	$1,400	$6,000	June 28
Pennsylvania Female College	Collegeville	Pennsylvania	1853	1853	J.W. Sunderland, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	14	7	7		50	30	20	1	51		x	4	42	2,000		150	40	50	$50,000				June, last Thursday
Madame Clement's School	Germantown	Pennsylvania		1857	Madame Clement	Protestant Episcopal	12	4	8	2	25				50		o	4	40	350	50	400	80	125	$50,000			$15,000	June 15
Miss Mary E. Stevens's School	Germantown (West Chelton avenue, near Wayne street)	Pennsylvania		1867	Miss Mary E. Stevens	Protestant Episcopal	12	6	6		14			4	37		o		40	750		500	75	125	$25,000				June 25
University Female Institute	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	1846	1852	Miss H.E. Spratt	Baptist	12	3	9	2	44	66	5		71	10	o	3	40	1,000		140	30	36	$80,000			$16,000	June 27
Irving Female College	Mechanicsburg	Pennsylvania	1857	1856	Rev. T.P. Ege, A.M.	Nonsectarian	5	2	3		12	36			36	0	x	4	40	3,000		220	50	80	$33,000	$0	$0		June 21
Brooke Hall Female Seminary	Media	Pennsylvania		1856	Miss Maria L. Eastman	Protestant Episcopal	12	1	11			50			50	4	o	4	30	650	50	450			$65,000			$25,000	June 15	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Academy of Notre Dame	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	1867	1854	Sister Julie	Catholic	12		12		130				20		x	4	40	7,000		300	48-72	80				$12,000		From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Chestnut Street Female Seminary	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania		1850	Miss M.L. Bonney and Miss H.A. Dillaye	Nonsectarian	13	5	8						75				39			600	100	125					June 16	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
M.A. Longstreth's School	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania		1829	M.A. Longstreth		30	4	26						100		o		40					140
Pittsburgh Female College	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	1854	1854	Rev. I.C. Pershing, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal	25	11	14	3	121	59	89	4	152	53	x	4	40	570	50	240	48.5	65	$100,000	$21,950	$1,275	$13,633	June 21
Pennsylvania Female College	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	1869	1869	Rev. Thomas C. Strong, D.D.	Nonsectarian	10	4	6	1		71	3		74		x	4	40			280	40	80	$125,000			$4,862	June 22
Washington Female Seminary	Washington	Pennsylvania	1838	1836	Miss N. Sherrard	Presbyterian	9	1	8	1	20				100			3	40	3,000		250	24	36	$15,000				June 14
Cottage Hill Seminary	York	Pennsylvania	1868		Miss S.E. Thornbury and Miss M.J. Mifflin		5	1	4													225		40
Columbia Female College	Columbia	South Carolina	1854	1856	Rev. Samuel B. Jones, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	9	4	5		0	68	29	2	99	0	x	5	39	500		225		50	$50,000	$0	$0	$4,500	June 30
Due West Female College	Due West	South Carolina	1860	1859	J.I. Bonner		9	3	6	1	20	80			96		x	4	40	400	25	108	20	40	$15,000			$5,200	July, first Thursday
Greenville Baptist Female College	Greenville	South Carolina	1854	1854	Prof. C.H. Judson	Baptist	9	4	5	1	47	68			72	0	x	4	40			150	25-40	50	$20,000	$0	$0	$6,200	June 20
Williamston Female College	Williamston	South Carolina	1875	1872	Rev. Samuel Lander, A.M.	Nonsectarian	8	2	6	1	20	119	0	0	139	0	x	4	40	100		140	20	30	$15,000	$0	$0		June 15
Athens Female Seminary	Athens	Tennessee	1869	1867	Mrs. Mary W. Sullins	Nonsectarian	3	1	2						36	0	x	4	40	0		100	27	35	$6,000	$0	$0	$450	June 4
Bristol Female College	Bristol	Tennessee	1872	1869	W.J. Morrissett, A.M.	Baptist	6	3	3	1	20	40			40		x	3	40			130	24	44	$15,000				June 10
Brownville Female College	Brownsville	Tennessee	1851	1850	G.W. Johnston	Baptist	6	2	4	2	40	80	4	2	86	0	x	3	40	300		180	30	4,050	$25,000	$500		$6,000	June 9
Wesleyan Female College	Brownsville	Tennessee	1870	1870	Rev. John Williams, A.M.	Methodist	4	1	3			12		2	60		x	4	40	30		180	34,44	50	$8,000			$2,500	June, first Wednesday
Bellevue Female College	Collierville	Tennessee	1872	1872	Rev. W.T. Plummer, A.M.	Nonsectarian	7	1	6	1	31	67	7	1	75		x	4	40			140	30-40	50	$12,000	$0		$5,000	June
Tennessee Female College	Franklin	Tennessee	1854	1857	William J. Vaughn		7								144		x	4	40	800	30	244	44	54	$20,000			$8,000	June 7
Odd Fellows' Female College	Humboldt	Tennessee	1871	1872	A.J. Haile, A.M.	Nonsectarian	7	3	4	1	35	67	2	0	69	0	x	4	40			180	30	50	$20,000	$0	$0	$6,000	June, second Thursday
Memphis Conference Female Institute	Jackson	Tennessee	1843	1844	Rev. A.W. Jones, D.D.	Methodist	14	5	9	3	77	165	3	11	179		x	5	40	4,000	100		40	50	$35,000			$26,000	June, second Wednesday
East Tennessee Female Institute	Knoxville	Tennessee	1839	1840	M.C. Butler	Nonsectarian	4	2	2	1	15	28	12	0	40		x	4	40	0	0		30	40	$20,000	$0	$0	$2,400	June 9
La Grange Female College	La Grange	Tennessee	1854	1855	Prof. Henry F. Scott		4	2	2		30	101			101		x	4	40	500		180	44	54	$15,000				June 11
Cumberland Female College	McMinnville	Tennessee	1851	1851	Prof. A.M. Burney, A.M.	Cumberland Presbyterian	5	2	3	1	40	36			36	0	x	4	40	400		150	30	50	$20,000			$3,000	June 9
State Female College	Memphis	Tennessee	1857	1858	Mrs. Harriet N. Collins	Methodist	10	3	7	1	46		16	6	134		x	4		200		200	40	60	$75,000				June, second week
Murfreesboro Female Institute	Murfreesboro	Tennessee			James E. Scobey, A.M.	Nonsectarian	8	3	5	2					69	0	x	4	40			180	40	50	$12,000			$2,800	June 6
W.E. Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies	Nashville	Tennessee	1869	1865	Rev. W.E. Ward, D.D.	Nonsectarian	15	3	12	1	30	154	60	5	219	0	x	5	40	2,000		240	60	80	$75,000	$0	$0	$12,000	June 10
Rogersville Female College	Rogersville	Tennessee	1849		Rev. A.W. Wilson, A.M.	Nonsectarian	6	2	4		36	68	0	0	68		x	5	40	2,500	0	135	22-32	32		$0	$0	$3,000	May 26
Savannah Female College	Savannah	Tennessee	1861	1867	A.G. McDougal	Methodist Episcopal South	4	1	3	1							x	4	40			120	20	50	$6,000				June
Mary Sharp College	Winchester	Tennessee	1850	1850	Z.C. Graves, LL.D.	Baptist	9	4	5	1	51	98	0	1	111	0	x	4	41	1,500	100	160	40	60	$25,000	$0	$0	$11,000	June 18
Austin Collegiate Female Institute	Austin	Texas	1856	1852	Rev. B.J. Smith, A.M.	Nonsectarian	8	2	6		25	100			100		x	4	40			260	30	60	$20,000			$5,000	June 8
Bryan Female Seminary	Bryan	Texas		1873	Rev. W.H. Vernor	Nonsectarian	4	3	1						76	0	o	4	40			180	33	42	$4,500	$0	$0	$1,500	June 20
Chappell Hill Female College	Chappell Hill	Texas	1851	1850	Rev. E.D. Pitts, A.M., D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	5	2	3	1	20	53			53		x		40	400		150	35	55	$13,000			$5,000	June 28
Dallas Female College	Dallas	Texas		1871	Rev. W.H. Scales	Methodist Episcopal	4	1	3		78							4	36			300	40	60	$15,000			$2,500		From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874; Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Andrew Female College	Huntsville	Texas	1854	1853	Rev. E.S. Smith	Methodist Episcopal South	4	2	2	1	61	40	4		44		x	4	40				20-35	50	$12,000				June 14
Baylor Female College	Independence	Texas	1845	1843	Rev. William Royall, D.D.	Baptist	4	2	2								x	4	40			125	35	55	$10,000	$6,000	$600		June 10
Lamar Female Seminary	Paris	Texas	1871	1866	Rev. Oliver P. Stark	Nonsectarian	4	1	3			45		1	80		x	3	40	800		175	30	40	$20,000				June, last Wednesday
Nazareth Convent	Victoria	Texas		1866	Sister Mary St. Claire	Catholic	12		12						100					600		130	20	30	$8,000
Waco Female College	Waco	Texas	1859	1859	Rev. S.P. Wright, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	9	4	5	2	25	83	0	0	83	0	x	4	40			180	30	50	$35,000			$7,500	May 31
Vermont Methodist Seminary and Female College	Montpelier	Vermont	1865	1869	Rev. Lorenzo White, A.M.	Methodist	8	4	4		34	52			166			4	39			120	30	40	$80,000			$3,500	June 15
Martha Washington College	Abingdon	Virginia	1855	1855	Richard W. Jones, M.A.	Methodist Episcopal South	10	4	6	2	22	98	1	1	100	5	x	4	40	1,300		140	40	60	$60,000	$0	$0		June 21
Hollins Institute	Botetourt Springs	Virginia	1844	1842	Charles L. Cocke, A.M.	Baptist	14	4	10			122			122		x					165	25	60	$75,000			$12,000	June 22
Albemarle Female Institute	Charlottesville	Virginia	1875	1856	Richard H. Rawlings, A.M.	Nonsectarian	11	3	8	2	34	36	7	4	47		x	4	39	1,000	100	175	25	60	$30,000	$0	$0	$7,000	June, fourth Wednesday
Roanoke Female College	Danville	Virginia	1859	1859	S.W. and I.T. Averett	Baptist	7	3	4	1		68		0	68	0	x	4	39			150	40	50	$37,400	$0	$0	$2,900	June 2	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874
Farmville College	Farmville	Virginia	1875	1873	Rev. Paul Whitehead	Methodist Episcopal South	8	4	4						90	0		4	40			170	40	80	$10,000	$0	$0	$4,500	June 7
Marion Female College	Marion	Virginia	1874	1874	Rev. J.J. Scherer, A.M.	Evangelical Lutheran	10	3	7		43	28	4		32		x	4	40	50		110	20	6,080	$10,000			$2,000	June 10
Petersburg Female College	Petersburg	Virginia	1856	1854	Mrs. F.M. Wright	Nonsectarian	6	4	2						75	0	x	4	40	0	0	175	40	50	$6,000	$0	$0	$3,000	June
Southern Female College	Petersburg	Virginia	1863	1862	W.T. Davis, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	6	3	3		20	44	9	0	53	0	x	4	38	1,000		180	40	50	$20,000	$0	$0	$3,500	June 20
Augusta Female Seminary	Staunton	Virginia	1844	1840	Miss Mary J. Baldwin	Presbyterian	21	7	14	4	40				160	0	o	4	40	1,000		228	40	50	$55,000	$0	$0		June 5
Staunton Female Seminary	Staunton	Virginia	1870	1870	Rev. J.T. Miller, A.M.	Lutheran	11	5	6						65		x	3	40	300		225			$25,000				June10	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Virginia Female Institute	Staunton	Virginia	1845	1845	Rev. R.H. Phillips, A.M.	Protestant Episcopal	15	8	7	2	25	146	54	3	203	3	x	4	40	2,500		290	50	60	$75,000	$0	$0		June 3	From the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1874; Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Wesleyan Female Institute	Staunton	Virginia	1849	1850	Rev. William A. Harris, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	13	6	7	4	50		4	0	52		x	3	40			180	35,45	60	$40,000	$0	$0	$10,000	June 18
Episcopal Female Institute	Winchester	Virginia	1874	1874	Rev. J.C. Wheat, D.D.	Protestant Episcopal	6	2	4	2	15	43	2	0	45	0	x	4	42	0		250	30	50	$15,000	$0	$0	$4,500	June 15
Parkersburg Female Academy	Parkersburg	West Virginia	1865	1864	Sister M. Bernardine	Catholic	12	0	12		60				50			5		600		175	12-16	30					June 29
Wheeling Female College	Wheeling	West Virginia	1850		Miss A. Taylor	Nonsectarian	10	3	7								x	4	40			300			$30,000				June 14
Wisconsin Female College	Fox Lake	Wisconsin	1855	1856	Rev. A.O. Wright	Congregational	6	2	4	1	18	60		5	65		x	4	39	800		149	26	26	$35,000	$6,200	$470		June 30
Milwaukee College	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	1851	1852	Charles S. Farrar, A.M.	Nonsectarian	17	2	15	3	67	99	6	1	106	0	x	4	40	821	0	350	50	60	$75,000	$0	$0	$10,000	June 21
St. Clara Academy	Sinsinawa Mound	Wisconsin	1852	1850	Sister M. Emilie, O.S.D.	Catholic	15	0	15		40	57			57		x	4	42			200	150		$45,000			$14,000	July 8
* – x indicates an affirmative answer; 0 signifies no or none; no entry signifies no answer
College	City	State	Date of charter	Date of organization	President or principal	Religious denomination	Total faculty	Male faculty	Female faculty	Instructors in preparatory department	Students in preparatory department	Number of students in regular course	Number of students in special or partial course	Number of post graduate students	Total number of students	Number of scholarships	Is the institution authorized by law to confer degrees?*	Number years in full course of study	Number weeks in scholastic year	Number of library volumes	Increase in last school year of library volumes	Board and lodging per annum	Tuition per annum in preparatory department	Tuition per annum in regular course	Value of grounds, buildings, and apparatus	Value of productive funds	Income from productive funds	Receipts for last year from tuition fees	Date of next commencement	Notes

Source: “Statistics of institutions for the superior instruction of women for 1875; from replies to inquiries by the United States Bureau of Education,” United States Department of Interior, Report of the Commissioner of Education (Government Printing Office, 1876), 702 – 715.

1875 Women's Colleges

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