1875 Women's Colleges
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 |
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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.