1880 Women's Colleges

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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	Amount of productive funds	Income from productive funds	Receipts for last year from tuition fees	Date of next commencement	Notes
Union Female College	Eufaula	Alabama	1852	1853	F.B. Moodie	Baptist	4		4	2					52		x	4	38	1,600	30	150	35	50-70	$20,000			$5,000	June 15	Special or partial school students include 25 music pupils; Board and lodging per annum includes incidentals.
Florence Synodical Female College	Florence	Alabama	1855	1850	Mrs. Marietta Cuscaden	Presbyterian	4		4	2					52		x	4	40	1,000	0	150	40	50	$20,000				June 24
Huntsville Female College	Huntsville	Alabama	1852	1853	Rev. George W.F. Price, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	8	3	5	0		93			93	0	x		40	550	0	210	20-30	50-60	$40,000	$0	$0		June 5	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Rev. George Price since succeeded by Rev. A.B. Jones, A.M.
Huntsville Female Seminary	Huntsville	Alabama	1829	1829	Mrs. F.A. Ross	Presbyterian	7	2	5						80				40	300		200	40	50					June 7
Judson Female Institute	Marion	Alabama	1839	1839	Rev. L.R. Gwaltney, D.D.	Baptist	9	2	7	1	38	85			123		x	5	40	3,000		157	30-50	60	$50,000				June 16
Marion Female Seminary	Marion	Alabama	1842	1836	Rev. H.R. Raymond, D.D.	Nonsectarian	9	2	7	1	20	69	4	4	97		x	5	36	200		145	30	50	$8,000			$3,000	June 23
Synodical Female Institute	Talladega	Alabama			Mrs. M.K. Craig	Presbyterian	5		5	3	40	43			83		x			500		100	35		$10,000				June 19
Alabama Central Female College	Tuscaloosa	Alabama	1858	1858	A.K. Yancey, jr.	Nonsectarian	12	3	9						96	5	x	4	40			135	22-36	50-60	$200,000				June 25
Tuscaloosa Female College	Tuscaloosa	Alabama	1859	1859	Alonzo Hill, A.M.	Nonsectarian	10	2	8	2					109		x	4	37			150	25-40	50,60					June 23	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Alabama Conference Female College	Tuskegee	Alabama	1855	1856	John Massey, LL.D.	Methodist	8	2	6		40	103	1	2	146	0	x	4	40	500		150	20-40	50	$60,000	$0	$0	$4,000	June 22
Young Ladies' Seminary	Benicia	California		1852	Mrs. Mary Atkins Lynch	Nonsectarian	12	4	8		46	51		0	97	0	o	4	40	2,000	200	320			$22,000	$0	$0	$16,500	May 26	Board and lodging per annum includes board and tuition; Receipts for last year from tuition fees include board.
College of Notre Dame	San Jose	California		1851	Sister Marie Cornelia	Catholic	20	2	18	5					150	0	x		44	3,057	150	285							June
Hartford Female Seminary	Hartford	Connecticut	1827	1815	William T. Gage, A.M.	Nonsectarian	9	4	5	1	20			7	100		o	4	38	500		450	40-60	60-120	$40,000			$4,500	June 15
Congregation de Notre Dame	Waterbury	Connecticut		1869	Madame St. Cecilia, superior	Catholic									185					1,600					$28,000					From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Wesleyan Female College	Wilmington	Delaware	1841	1837	Rev. J.M. Williams, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal	9	3	6	2	37	37	0	0	74	0	x	4	39	1,500	0	160	42	54	$24,000	$0	$0	$3,000	June 17
Lucy Cobb Institute	Athens	Georgia	1858	1858	Mrs. A.E. Wright	Nonsectarian	7	2	5	2	19	48			67	14	x		40	978	10	150	20	60	$15,000			$6,000	June 15
Columbus Female College	Columbus	Georgia	1875	1875	G.R. Glenn, A.M.	Nonsectarian	12	5	7			122			122	10	o	5	40	1,000		235	50	70	$40,000			$10,000	June 15	Students in regular course include students in two primary cases
Andrew Female College	Cuthbert	Georgia		1854	Rev. A.L. Hamilton, D.D.	Nonsectarian	10								132				40					50	$10,000					From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Dalton Female College	Dalton	Georgia	1873	1872	Rufus W. Smith, A.M.	Methodist	6	3	3	1	49	69	7	0	169	5	x	6	40	200	100	135	20-30	40	$8,000	$0	$0	$2,500	June 15	Total students in all departments include students in music and art.
Monroe Female College	Forsyth	Georgia	1849		Rev. S.G. Hillyer, D.D.	Baptist	4	2	2	1	8	36	62		106	0	x		40			140	30	50				$1,500
Georgia Baptist Seminary for Young Ladies	Gainesville	Georgia	1878	1878	Rev. William Clay Wilkes, A.M.	Baptist	7	2	5	2	57	48	2		107		x	4	40	250	25	100	25-30	42	$5,600	$0	$0	$1,800	June 30
Griffin Female College	Griffin	Georgia	1848	1849	A.B. Niles, A.M.	Nonsectarian	7	2	5	2	44	58	12		114	0	x	4	40	1,450	20	120	30	50	$10,000	$0	$0	$3,700	June 23	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
La Grange Female College	La Grange	Georgia	1842	1840	Rev. James R. Mayson	Methodist	8	2	6	1	42	58	0	0	100	0	x	4	40	200		125	40	50	$50,000	$0	$0		June 13-16	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Southern Female College	La Grange	Georgia	1848	1842	I.F. Cox, A.M.	Nonsectarian	10	2	8	2	70	75	6	6	157	0	x	4	38	0	0	267	40	50	$25,000	$0	$0	$4,300	June 22	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition in music.
Wesleyan Female College	Macon	Georgia	1836	1839	Rev. W.C. Bass, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	13	5	8	2	40	165	18		223	6	x	5	42	400		180	36	50-70	$100,000	$25,000	$1,500	$6,500	June 15
Georgia Female College	Madison	Georgia	1849		Richard T. Asbury, A.M.	Baptist	6	2	4			68			68	0	x	4	40			170	30,40	50	$12,000				July 1
Marietta Female College	Marietta	Georgia	1869	1870	Rev. V.E. Manget	Nonsectarian	6	3	3			69			69		x	4	40			100	10-30	40-50				$1,038	June	Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus: Building destroyed by fire in 1879, but organization was kept up in residence of the president.
College Temple	Newnan	Georgia	1853	1853	M.P. Kellogg, A.M.	Nonsectarian	5	1	4	1	31	140			171		x	4	40	2,000		150	25-40	50	$50,000				June 30
Houston Female College	Perry	Georgia	1853	1853	P.W. Johnson	Baptist	3								65										$3,000
Rome Female College	Rome	Georgia	1856	1856	Rev. J.M.M. Caldwell	Nonsectarian	7	3	4	2	37	93	9		139	0	x	4	40	1,400		160	20-40	50	$15,000	$0	$0	$4,000	June 9
Shorter College	Rome	Georgia	1873	1873	Rev. R.D. Mallary, A.M.	Baptist	10	3	7		78	76	9		163		x	5	40			155	40	60	$125,000				June
Young Female College	Thomasville	Georgia		1869	John E. Baker, A.M.	Nonsectarian	5	1	4	1	30	70			100		x	4	40			125	30	50	$25,000			$3,000	June 20
Seminary of the Sacred Heart	Chicago	Illinois			Mother Niederkorn, superior	Catholic									150
Woman's College of the Northwestern University	Evanston	Illinois	1869	1869	Oliver Marcy, LL.D., acting president	Methodist Episcopal					89	46	28		239		x	4	38	20,000		180	18-27	45-21	$100,000			$3,804	June	Total students in all departments include students in music and art; Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus: value of grounds and buildings.
Knox Seminary	Galesburg	Illinois		1847	Newton Bateman, LL.D.	Nonsectarian						41			41	0		4	40			165	25	45	$35,000			$1,836	June 23	Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus: value of grounds and buildings.
Almira College	Greenville	Illinois	1859	1855	Mrs. Florence K. Houghton	Nonsectarian	7		7		17	32	34		83	1		4	40	500		135	35	45	$35,500			$4,552	June 15	Receipts for last year from tuition fees includes board
Highland College for Women	Highland Park	Illinois	1876	1876	Edward P. Weston, A.M.	Nonsectarian	11	3	8						62		x	4	40	1,200		240	40	60	$80,000				June 15	Edward Weston since deceased; succeeded by Prof. Nathaniel Butler, jr.; Number of library volumes and Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus from Report of Commissioner of Education for 1879
Jacksonville Female Academy	Jacksonville	Illinois		1830	E.F. Bullard, A.M.	Presbyterian	7	2	5	3		71		3	100		x	4	40	500	30	210	40	40	$30,000			$5,000	June 1	Number of library volumes and value of grounds, buildings, apparatus: grounds and buildings.
St. Mary's School	Knoxville	Illinois		1868	Rev. C.W. Leffingwell, D.D.	10	3	7						110	1		x	4	40			324			$75,000				June 15	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition
Ferry Hall, Lake Forest University	Lake Forest	Illinois		1869	Rev. A.G. Wilson, A.M.	Presbyterian	12				52	50	5		107		x	4	38	600		300			$75,000				June	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition; Number of library volumes and Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus from Report of Commissioner of Education for 1879
Chicago Female College	Morgan Park	Illinois	1874	1875	Gilbert Thayer, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	12	6	6	1	12	44	12	2	70	0	o	34	39	250	45	200	40	50	$39,000	$0	$0	$10,800	June 2	Receipts for last year from tuition fees includes board.
St. Angela's Academy	Morris	Illinois	1868	1857	Sister M. Claudine, superior	Catholic									70		x													From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Mt. Carroll Seminary	Mt. Carroll	Illinois	1852	1853	Mrs. F.A.W. Shimer	Nonsectarian	14	2	12			100		5	200	3	x	4	37	2,000		230			$100,000				June 9	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition
Rockford Female Seminary	Rockford	Illinois	1847	1849	Miss Anna P. Sill	Congregational and Presbyterian	15	2	13	3	51	45	90	8	194	3	x	4	38	2,600	100	170	28	36	$125,600	$12,000	$960	$7,753	June 22	Amount of productive funds and income from productive funds exclusive of scholarship fund.
Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies	Hope	Indiana		1866	Rev. J. Blickensderfer	Moravian	4	2	2		8	16			24			4	40	500		150	30	30	$25,000			$6,370		From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Receipts for last year from tuition fees includes board
De Pauw College for Young Women	New Albany	Indiana	1852	1852	F.A. Friedley	Methodist Episcopal	7	1	6	2	28	39	7		74		x	4	40	1,500		160	32	40	$30		$1,000	$1,300	June 23
Immaculate Conception Academy	Davenport	Iowa	1869	1859	Sister Mary Gonzaga	Catholic	17		17		121	40	18		179		x		43	1,400	100	180	20	30					June 30
Callanan College	Des Moines	Iowa		1879	Rev. Charles R. Pomeroy, D.D.	Nonsectarian	8	5	3	1	20				100	0		4	40			150	20	40	$40,000			$2,000	June 15
St. Agatha's Seminary	Iowa City	Iowa	1861	1859	Sister Mary Agnes, directress	Catholic	8	2	6	6	99	51	10	3	163	0	x		42	571	21	50	10.5-21	24					Sept. 5
College of the Sisters of Bethany	Topeka	Kansas	1861	1862	Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Vail, D.D., LL.D.	Protestant Episcopal	14	3	11	4	98	56	12	3	169	0	x	3	38	1,000	50	250	24-33		$130,000	$0	$0	$10,000	June 8	Receipts for last year from tuition fees includes board.
Bowling Green Female College	Bowling Green	Kentucky	1872	1871	Prof. S.M. Gaines	Presbyterian	5	2	3		30	60			60		x		38			80	20-40	50	$15,000	$0		$3,700	June 1
Clinton College	Clinton	Kentucky	1874	1874	Amanda M. Hicks	Baptist	6	2	4	3	66	54		1	121	0	x	4	40	1,000	200	100	30	40	$10,000	$0		$2,000	June
Tarrant College	Crab Orchard	Kentucky		1875	Mrs. S.F.H. Tarrant		4	1	3	1	21				75		o	4	40	2,000		150	40	50					June 15	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Franklin Female College	Franklin	Kentucky	1868	1869	Col. J.S. Austin, A.M.	Nonsectarian	6	2	4	0	38	62	8	0	108	0	x	4	44	100	0	130	25	40	$20,500	$0	$0	$5,300	June 17	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Georgetown Female Seminary	Georgetown	Kentucky	1829	1869	James J. Rucker, LL.D.	Baptist	9	3	6	2	30	80	0	0	110	0	o	5	40	300	80	160	30	40,60	$25,000	$0	$0		June 8
Liberty Female College	Glasgow	Kentucky	1873	1875	J.B. Reynolds, A.M., M.D.	Baptist	5	1	4		2	43	12	3	60	12	x	4	40	840	18	120	40	50	$20,000			$3,840	June 17
Daughter's College	Harrodsburg	Kentucky	1846	1856	John Aug. Williams	Nonsectarian	9	4	5		50	50	10	0	110	0		45	40	3,500	50	250	50	50	$40,000			$15,000	June	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition; Receipts for last year from tuition fees includes board.
Bethel Female College	Hopkinsville	Kentucky	1853	1854	J.W. Rust, A.M.	Baptist	7	3	4		18	85			103	12	x	4	40	300		150	40	50	$30,000			$4,500	June 17
Hamilton Female College	Lexington	Kentucky	1870	1870	J.T. Patterson	Christian	12	6	6	1		120	2		122	9	x	4	40			300	30	60	$100,000	$0	$0	$4,500	June 2
St. Catharine's Female Academy	Lexington	Kentucky		1831	Sister of Charity	Catholic	14		14		40				86				40	500	36	300	30	40	$100,000
Millersburg Female College	Millersburg	Kentucky	1856	1852	Rev. George T. Gould, A.M., D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	18	5	13	3	60	127	12		199	0	x	4	40	1,500	80	150	30	50	$12,000	$0	$0	$3,900	June 15
Mt. Sterling Female College	Mt. Sterling	Kentucky	1876	1869	Rev. J.T. Leonard, LL.D.	Presbyterian	6	3	3	1	60	102	4		166		x	4	40			225	30	20,25	$12,500			$5,250	June 14
Paducah Female College	Paducah	Kentucky	1871	1877	E.H. Randle	Nonsectarian	4	1	3	1	16	49	0	0	65	2	x	4	40	550	5	140	16	36	$30,000			$2,756	June 11	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus: value of grounds and buildings.
Bourbon Female College	Paris	Kentucky	1871	1847	W. Stewart Jones	Nonsectarian	7	3	4	2	40	52			92		x	4	40	500		140	15	50	$6,000				June 14
Kentucky College	Pewee Valley	Kentucky	1874	1874	Rev. Erastus Rowley, D.D.	Nonsectarian	8	2	6	2	30	25	2		57		x	4	40	400		200	40	60	$25,000			$3,000	June 10
Logan Female College	Russellville	Kentucky	1867	1867	A.B. Stark, LL.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	5	2	3		26	70			96	1	x		40	1,500		160	30	50	$25,000				June 8
Science Hill Academy	Shelbyville	Kentucky		1825	Rev. W.T. Poynter, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	10	5	5	1	25	65			90	0	x	4	40	2,000	500	260	30-45	60	$20,000			$8,000	June 2
Stuart's Female College	Shelbyville	Kentucky	1849	1839	W.H. Stuart	Presbyterian South	6	2	4		40	60	10		110		x	4	40	300		160	32	42,50	$10,000			$3,000	June 8
Stanford Female College	Stanford	Kentucky	1868	1868	Mrs. Sallie C. Trueheart, A.M.	Nonsectarian	8	3	5				1		90		x		40	700	200	160	40	50	$15,000				June 10
Silliman Female Collegiate Institute	Clinton	Louisiana	1852	1852	Edwin H. Fay, A.M.	Presbyterian	6	1	5	2	52	35	2	2	91	22	x	4	40	300	0	150	20	30	$25,000	$20,000	$1,600		June 24
Keachi Female College	Keachi	Louisiana	1857	1858	Rev. J.H. Tucker	Baptist	5	1	4	1	25	40			65		x	4	40	800		120	30	50	$18,000			$3,400	June 11	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Mansfield Female College	Mansfield	Louisiana	1855	1855	Rev. J. Lane Borden	Methodist Episcopal South	4	1	3		15	45			60		x	4	39	400		110	30	40	$37,000			$1,800	June 27
Minden Female College	Minden	Louisiana	1853	1853	George D. Alexander	Nonsectarian	4	1	3	1	40	35			75		x	4	40	150	0	200	40	50	$20,000	$0	$0		June 16
Sylvester-Larned Institute for Young Ladies	New Orleans (402 and 404 Carondelet street)	Louisiana		1868	Rev. B.M. Palmer, D.D., LL.D.	Presbyterian				11	25	91		11	127		o	4	38	100	20	250	45-54	63-72	$20,000	$0	$0	$8,000	December	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Female College	Kent's Hill	Maine	1821	1821	Rev. Henry P. Torsey, D.D., LL.D.	Methodist Episcopal	12	7	5	0		30	286	3	319	5	x	4	39	3,131	46	105	21	21	$93,000	$47,000	$1,700	$5,100	June 9
Waterville Classical Institute	Waterville	Maine	1842	1829	James H. Hanson, LL.D.	Baptist	8					29			29		x	4	40			120	20-24	20-24
Baltimore Academy of the Visitation	Baltimore	Maryland	1838	1837	Mother Mary Paula Combs, superior	Catholic	25		25		25	135			160					3,000									June
Baltimore Female College	Baltimore (Park Place)	Maryland	1849	1848	Nathan Covington Brooks, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	10	4	6		14	58			72	25	x	4	40	3,920	20	200	32-50	60	$60,700			$3,200	June 9
Burkittsville Female Seminary	Burkittsville	Maryland	1867	1866	Rev. M.L. Heisler, A.M.	Lutheran	4	1	3			33			33			4	40	0		190	14	30	$6,000					Board and lodging per annum includes incidentals, Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus from Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879.
Cambridge Female Seminary	Cambridge	Maryland	1858	1864	John F. Baugher, A.M.	Nonsectarian	4		4		16	25			41	5	x	6	40	500		200	32	48	$10,000				June
Lutherville Female Seminary	Lutherville	Maryland	1853	1853	Rev. J.H. Turner, A.M.	Lutheran	10	4	6						50			4	40	500		200	30	50					June	Number of library volumes from Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Abbott Academy	Andover	Massachusetts	1829	1829	Miss Philena McKeen	Nonsectarian	13	3	10						93	6		4	39	2,170		300		72	$40,000				June 29	Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus from Report of the Commissioner of Education
Lasell Seminary for Young Women	Auburndale	Massachusetts	1851	1851	Charles C. Bragdon, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal	18	7	11	1	20	31	25	1	77	0	o	4	36	600		260	60	90	$75,000	$0	$0	$6,000	June 17	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Gannett Institute	Boston (69 Chester Square)	Massachusetts		1852	Rev. George Gannett, A.M.	Nonsectarian	18	6	12						70			4	35	3,000	100	300	80-125	200	$80,000			$12,000		Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus and Receipts for the last year from tuition fees from Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879.
Notre Dame Academy	Boston (Highlands)	Massachusetts			Sister Albania, superioress	Catholic	7		7						40
Bradford Academy	Bradford	Massachusetts	1804	1803	Miss Annie E. Johnson	Nonsectarian	12	1	11		22	61	53	2	138	1	o	4	38	2,500		250	60	60	$180,000			$7,680	June 22	Also one partially endowed scholarship
Smith College	Northampton	Massachusetts	1870	1875	Rev. L. Clark Seelye, D.D.	Nonsectarian	26	15	11			202		12	214		x	4	36	2,000		250		100	$300,000	$343,000	$30,000		June 22	Number of library volumes and Income from productive funds from Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879.
Wheaton Female Seminary	Norton	Massachusetts	1837	1834	Rev. Mortimer Blake, D.D.	Congregational	10	1	9						80	7	o	4	38	3,875	200	210	45	45	$75,000	$0	$0	$4,324	June 22
Maplewood Institute for Young Ladies	Pittsfield	Massachusetts	1848	1841	Rev. C.V. Spear, A.M.	Congregational	11	5	6			60			60		o	4	38	1,100	100	240	24	30	$50,000	$0	$0		June 28
Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary	South Hadley	Massachusetts	1836	1837	Miss Julia E. Ward	Nonsectarian	35	7	28	0	0	226			226		o	4	38	10,400	220	175			$265,000	$63,486	$4,350	$37,944	June 23	Scholarships: Education fund of $25,000; Board and lodging per annum includes tuition; Receipts for the last year from tuition fees includes board.
Wellesley College	Wellesley	Massachusetts		1875	Miss Ada L. Howard	Nonsectarian	40	3	37	0	0	243	123	6	372	13	x	4	38	22,000	2,500	250		60
Michigan Female Seminary	Kalamazoo	Michigan	1856	1866	Mrs. Esther E. Thompson	Nonsectarian	10	1	9						44				38	640		175			$50,000			$7,490		From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Board and lodging per annum includes tuition; Receipts for the last year from tuition fees includes board.
St. Mary's Hall	Faribault	Minnesota	1866	1866	Rt. Rev. H.B. Whipple, D.D.	Protestant Episcopal	10	1	9						83			4	36	800		300			$30,000				June 15	Board and lodging includes tuition.
Bennet Seminary	Minneapolis	Minnesota	1871	1870	Miss Esther E. Kenyon		8	2	6		25	47	5		77		x	4	39	50	10	200	30	50	$12,000			$2,400	June
Blue Mountain Female College	Blue Mountain	Mississippi	1877	1873	Rev. M.P. Lowrey, D.D.	Nonsectarian	9	2	7	1	50	83			133		x	6	40	203	43	120	30	40	$14,000			$3,000	June 16
Whitworth Female College	Brookhaven	Mississippi	1860	1859	Rev. H.F. Johnson, D.D.	Methodist	14	4	10	1	84	196		3	283		x	4	39	500	100	170	25-50	25-50	$75,000	$0	$0	$14,000	June	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition; Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus and Receipts for the last year from tuition fees from Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879.
Central Female Institute	Clinton	Mississippi	1853	1853	Rev. Walter Hillman, LL.D.	Baptist	7	3	4	3	56	44	3	1	104		x	4	40	1,500	100	150	40	50	$20,000			$6,000	June 30
Columbus Female Institute	Columbus	Mississippi	1847	1847	Miss Lorraine S. Street	Nonsectarian	6	1	5		30	50			80	8	x		40	300					$50,000				June 28	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Franklin Female College	Holly Springs	Mississippi	1849	1849	Mrs. M.B. Clark	Methodist									70		x		40	200		180	16	20-25					June 12
Meridian Female College	Meridian	Mississippi	1866	1865	M.T. Martin	Baptist	5	1	4			80			80		x	4	40			200	25-35	45	$7,000			$5,000	June 16	Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus and Receipts for the last year from tuition fees from Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879.
Union Female College	Oxford	Mississippi	1854	1855	Rev. J.S. Howard, A.M.	Cumberland Presbyterian	5	1	4	1	40	65	5		110		x	4	40	300	20	125	30	40,50	$30,000			$3,497	June 15
Chickasaw Female College	Pontotoc	Mississippi	1852	1852	William V. Frierson	Presbyterian	7	1	6	1	93	33	3	1	130	9	x	4	38	2,000	0	114	21-30.5	40	$25,000	$0		$3,000	June 8
Lea Female College	Summit	Massachusetts	1877	1877	Rev. Charles H. Otken, A.M.	Baptist	6	1	5	1	25	39			64		x	5	40	300	15	125	25	50	$10,000			$4,000	June 18
Christian College	Columbia	Missouri	1850	1850	George S. Bryant, A.M.	Christian	8	1	7	1	50	95			145		x	4	40	2,000		160	20	20
Stephens College	Columbia	Missouri	1857	1856	R.P. Rider	Baptist	8	2	6	2					169		x	5	39	200	10	165	20	20	$35,000	$12,000	$1,000		June 1
Howard College	Fayette	Missouri	1858	1858	Rev. J.H. Pritchett, A.M.	Methodist	9	4	5	2	42	88	10	2	142		x	4	40	300	300	150	30	50	$40,000	$20,000		$15,000	June 20-23
Fulton Synodic Female College	Fulton	Missouri	1870	1872	Rev. B.H. Charles	Presbyterian	12	4	8		40	98	1	1	140	0	x	4	40	500	20	150	25,35	50	$25,000	$0	$0	$4,500	June 3
Independence Female College	Independence	Missouri	1871	1871	P.F. Witherspoon, A.M.	Presbyterian	7	1	6		21	49	7	2	79	0	x	4	40			160	20-30	40-50	$20,000	$0	$0		June 15
St. Louis Seminary	Jennings (near St. Louis)	Missouri	1872	1871	B.T. Blewett, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	4	1	3	1	14	18			32	0	x	4	36	2,000		200	40	50	$25,000	$0	$0	$2,500	May 11
St. Teresa's Academy	Kansas City	Missouri	1868	1866	Sister Herman Joseph	Catholic	10		10		40	71		2	113		x	7	42	400		200	20	30	$20,000			$5,000		From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Baptist Female College	Lexington	Missouri	1855	1855	John F. Lanneau, A.M.	Baptist	12	2	10	1	36	78	13	6	133		x	6	40	350		180	20-40	50	$25,000				June 7
Central Female College	Lexington	Missouri	1869	1870	Rev. Wesley G. Miller, M.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	10	2	8	1	32	57	3	1	93	1	x	3	40	400	400	142	20-40	50	$12,000			$9,000	June
The Elizabeth Aull Female Seminary	Lexington	Missouri	1859	1860	Rev. J.A. Quarles, A.M.	Presbyterian	15	3	12	2	71	57	10	0	138	0	x		40	1,420	120	160	20-40	50	$17,000	$0	$0	$5,000	June 9
Hardin Female College	Mexico	Missouri		1873		Baptist																			$68,000	$40,000		$12,000	June	Receipts for the last year from tuition fees includes receipts from all sources.
Lindenwood College for Young Ladies	St. Charles	Missouri	1853	1830	Rev. Robert Irwin, D.D.	Presbyterian	9	2	7	2	29	46			75		x	4	40	2,000	50	200	30	48-56	$40,000				June 8
St. Joseph Female College	St. Joseph	Missouri	1877	1876	Rev. E.S. Dulin, D.D., LL.D.	Baptist	12	2	10	1	41	68	22	0	131	0	x	4	40	600	0	180	20-40	50	$50,000	$0	$0	$12,333	June 2
Academy of the Visitation	St. Louis	Missouri	1832	1833	Sisters of the Visitation	Catholic	25		25					2	100		x		40			300			$200,000				June
Mary Institute (Washington University)	St. Louis	Missouri	1853	1859	C.S. Pennell, A.M.	Nonsectarian	22	1	21		213	174			387			5	40				70-100	70-100	$110,000				June 16
Ursuline Academy	St. Louis	Missouri		1849	Mother Johanna, superioress	Catholic	18	1	17	8	60	40			100			6	40	700		150							June
Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls	Reno	Nevada		1876	Rt. Rev. O.W. Whitaker, D.D.	Protestant Episcopal	6	2	4		15	30	5	0	50		o	4	40	300	15	260	40	60	$30,000	$0	$0		June 22
Adams Female Seminary	East Derry	New Hampshire	1823	1828	Miss E.F. Billings		1		1						9		x			200			4					$40
Robinson Female Seminary	Exeter	New Hampshire	1867	1869	Annie M. Kilham	Nonsectarian	9	1	8	3	119	52	10	13	194			4	37				30	30	$50,000	$85,000	$5,200		June 15
New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College	Tilton	New Hampshire	1852	1845	Rev. Silas E. Quimby, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal	10	6	4		45	42		1	88	0	x	5	39	600		140	22.5	36	$25,000	$13,000	$780	$1,350	June 15	This college is connected financially with the New Hampshire Conference Seminary.
Tilden Ladies' Seminary	West Lebanon	New Hampshire	1869	1855	Hiram Orcutt, A.M.	Nonsectarian	9	1	8			68			68	3	x	4	38	1,400	0	195		30	$50,000	$2,000	$120	$10,500	June	Receipts for the last year from tuition fees includes receipts from all sources.
Bordentown Female College	Bordentown	New Jersey	1853	1851	Rev. William C. Bowen, A.M.	Nonsectarian	9	2	7	8	22	45	7	9	83	0	x	34	40	650	50	240	240	280	$30,000				June 16	Tuition per annum in regular course includes board.
Pennington Seminary and Female Collegiate Institute	Pennington	New Jersey	1839	1840	Rev. Thomas Hanlon, M.A.	Methodist Episcopal	15	8	7			179	33	4	216		x	5	40	2,000	100	200	40	40	$80,000	$0	$0	$6,000	June
Academy of the Sacred Heart	Near Albany (Kenwood)	New York	1861		Sarah Jones	Catholic	25	1	24					5	112			6	42	2,000		200			$300,000				June 22
St. Agnes School	Albany	New York		1871	Rt. Rev. William C. Doane, S.T.D.	Protestant Episcopal	24	6	18						212		x		40	2,000				350	$100,000				June 9	Tuition per annum in regular course includes board.; Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus from Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Brooklyn Heights Seminary	Brooklyn	New York		1851	Charles E. West, M.D., LL.D.	Nonsectarian	24	8	16	8	131	83	12	0	226	0	o	4	40	10,500	200	450	100120	150	$75,000	$0	$0	$25,000	June 10
Packer Collegiate Institute	Brooklyn	New York	1845	1846	Alonzo Crittenden, A.M., Ph.D.	Nonsectarian	31	3	28	2	50	73	479	2	604	48	o		40	4,592	118	475	12	15-25	$200,000	$42,568	$2,254	$42,723	June 15	Special or partial course students listed are in the academic department.
Buffalo Female Academy	Buffalo	New York	1851	1851	Rev. Albert T. Chester, D.D.	Nonsectarian	12	4	8	3	92	47	11		150	15	x	6	40	1,235	3	280	32,48,64	80,96	$81,259	$400	$20	$8,002	June 9
Holy Angels Academy	Buffalo	New York	1864	1861	Sister Mary Angela	Catholic	8		8						125															From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Granger Place School	Canandaigua	New York		1876	Caroline A. Comstock	Nonsectarian	10	3	7						100										$40,000					Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus from Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879.
Claverack College and Hudson River Institute	Claverack	New York	1869	1779	Rev. Alonzo Flack, Ph.D.	Nonsectarian					48	55	10	3	116	0	x	4	39		102	100	50	50		$0	$0	$5,000	June 17
St. Joseph's Academy	Lockport	New York	1866	1866	Sister Emilie	Catholic	6		6	7	427	71	0	0	408		x	5	40	609		150		20	$50,000	$0	$0	$2,000
Academy of the Sacred Heart	Manhattanville	New York			Madame Dunne, superior	Catholic									300
Academy of Mt. St. Vincent, on the Hudson	New York	New York	1865	1847	Mother M. Jerome Ely	Catholic	6	27							294		x		42	4,000				295	$500,000					These statistics are for 1879.
Academy of the Sacred Heart	New York (49 West 17th street)	New York			Madame Irene Robinson, superior	Catholic									135															From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
English, French, and German Boarding and Day School	New York (13 East 31st street)	New York		1869	Mrs. Frederick Jenson and Mis Agnes L. Jones	Nonsectarian	17	8	9						100
D'Youville Academy	Plattsburg	New York	1869	1860	Sister M.H. Lefebvre	Catholic	7		7	6	50	63	3	7	123				40	500	100	120	10	20	$15,000				June 27
Cook's Collegiate Institute	Poughkeepsie	New York		1848	George W. Cook, A.M., Ph.D.	Nonsectarian	13	3	10					8	140		o		38	1,500		350	12	15	$50,000				June 15
Howland School	Union Springs	New York		1863	Susannah R. Howland	Friends	6	1	5	3	19	4	19	0	42	0	o	4	38	700		200	40	75	$50,000	$20,000			June 30
Asheville Female College	Asheville	North Carolina		1854	Rev. James Atkins, jr.	Methodist Episcopal South	7	3	4		69	44	1		118		x	4	40	700		150	30	50	$20,000			$1,700	June 15	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Greensboro Female College	Greensboro	North Carolina	1839	1846	Rev. Turner M. Jones, D.D.	Methodist	9	3	6	1	15	69	4		88		x	4	40	1,500		150	15-20	25	$75,000			$4,500	May 27	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Davenport Female College	Lenoir	North Carolina	1856	1856	Hon. J.C. Harper, president of board of trustees	Methodist				2	30				30		x	4	40	160	10	144	10-15		$15,000
Louisburg Female College	Louisburg	North Carolina	1854	1855	William C. Doub, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	5	1	4			46			46		x	4	42	300		100	25-30	30-40	$10,000	$0	$0	$1,800	May 27	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Chowan Baptist Female Institute	Murfreesboro	North Carolina	1849	1848	Rev. A. McDowell, D.D.	Baptist	8	2	6		9	55	4	2	68	12	x	4	39	500		108	40	50	$40,000	$0	$0	$6,000	June 23	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Scholarships are partially endowed.
Oxford Female Seminary	Oxford	North Carolina		1880	F.P. Hobgood
Peace Institute	Raleigh	North Carolina	1857	1872	Rev. R. Burwell and John B. Burwell	Presbyterian	8	2	6						125				40				40	50	$60,000	$0	$0			From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
St. Mary's School	Raleigh	North Carolina		1842	Rev. Bennett Smedes, A.M.	Protestant Episcopal	15	3	12	2	13	108	14		135			5	40	3,000		160	40	50					June
Thomasville Female College	Thomasville	North Carolina	1855	1849	H.W. Reinhart	Nonsectarian	8	2	6	1	41	60			101		x	4	40	500		110	40	50	$12,000				May 31
Bartholomew Classical School for Young Ladies	Cincinnati (northwest corner Fourth and John streets)	Ohio		1875	G.K. Bartholomew, M.A.	Protestant Episcopal	16	4	12	3	48	56	20		124		o	6	36			500	50-130	150					June 9
Cincinnati Wesleyan College	Cincinnati	Ohio	1842	1842	Rev. David H. Moore, D.D.	Methodist	19	4	15	3	49	58	29		200		x	4	39	2,000		334	62	102	$225,000				June 9	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Total students includes other students not separately specified.
Cleveland Female Seminary	Cleveland	Ohio	1853	1854	S.N. Sanford, A.M.	Protestant Episcopal	9	3	6								x	4	40	2,000		300		60	$100,000	$0	$0		June 16	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Cooper Seminary	Dayton	Ohio	1842	1843	James A. Robert, A.M.	Nonsectarian	11	4	7	5	62	30		1	131	0	o	4	38	2,050		160	50-100	100	$40,000	$0	$0	$6,800	June 18	Also listed as Cooper Academy
Glendale Female College	Glendale	Ohio	1854	1854	Rev. Ludlow D. Porter, D.D.	Presbyterian	11	3	8		6	66	9	2	83	0	x	4	40	3,000	400	300	40	50	$75,000	$0	$0		June 9	Board and lodging per annum includes incidentals.
Granville Female College	Granville	Ohio	1833	1833	W.P. Kerr, A.M.	Presbyterian	8	2	6						110	2		4	37			180	30	30	$20,000				June 22	Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus from the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879.
Young Ladies' Institute	Granville	Ohio		1832	Rev. D. Shepardson, D.D.	Baptist	9	1	8	2	20	48	30		98	0	o	4	40	1,000		180	20	30	$25,000			$10,000	June 29
Highland Institute	Hillsboro	Ohio	1860	1857	Miss E.L. Grand Girard	Presbyterian	8		8	1	20	40	4	0	64	0	x	4	39	600	30	219	24	36	$20,000	$0	$0	$1,800	June 10	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Hillsboro Female College	Hillsboro	Ohio	1854	1857	Rev. J.F. Loyd, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal	7	2	5	1	24	14	18		56		x	4	40	1,000		100	20	30	$40,000	$6,000	$360	$1,000	June 17
Oxford Female College	Oxford	Ohio	1854	1854	Rev. Robert D. Morris, D.D.	Presbyterian	9	4	5		1	39	28	2	70			4	38	2,000		250			$100,000					Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Western Female Seminary	Oxford	Ohio	1853	1855	Miss Helen Peabody	Presbyterian	14		14			111	20		131		o	4	38	2,946	184	170			$106,000			$17,074	June 16	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition; Receipts for the last year from tuition fees.
Lake Erie Female Seminary	Painesville	Ohio	1856	1859	Miss Mary Evans	Nonsectarian	20	7	13			66	40	1	107	0	o	4	38	2,000	0			170	$110,000	$26,400		$15,255	June 23	Tuition per annum in regular courses includes board.
Rose Ridge Seminary	Portsmouth	Ohio		1867	Rev. J.N. Lee, D.D.		5								24				40			275			$33,000					From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
St. Helen's Hall	Portland	Oregon		1869	Rt. Rev. B.W. Morris	Protestant Episcopal	12	1	11		35				160	2	o	4	40	600	25	250	30	50	$35,000				June 8
Allentown Female College	Allentown	Pennsylvania	1867	1867	Rev. W.R. Hofford, A.M.	Reformed Church	5	1	4		25	40			65		x	3	40	350	50	180	36	40-50	$35,000				June 24
Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies	Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	1863	1749	Rev. Francis Wolle	Moravian	16	4	12	4	15			0	110	0	x		40	5,000	25	200	40	40	$80,000	$0	$0	$2,700	June 23
Blairsville Ladies' Seminary	Blairsville	Pennsylvania		1851	Rev. T.R. Ewing	Presbyterian	10	2	8						104		o	4	40	500	50	250		40	$25,000				June 15
Wilson College	Chambersburg	Pennsylvania	1869	1870	Rev. T.H. Robinson, D.D.	Presbyterian	8	1	7		27	12	2		41		x	4	38	1,500		300	60	60	$40,000			$10,000	June 15
Mrs. Goodwin Watson's English, French, and German Young Ladies' School	Chelten Hills	Pennsylvania			Mrs. Goodwin Watson																								June
Pennsylvania Female College	Collegeville	Pennsylvania	1853	1851	J. Warrenne Sunderland, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	7	2	5		56	32		0	88		x	4	40	2,000		160	40	50	$50,000				June 24
French Protestant School	Germantown (Philadelphia, West Walnut lane)	Pennsylvania		1857	Miss Eleonore Clement	Protestant Episcopal	12	5	7						50				39	500		400	60-10	125	$50,000			$13,000
Miss Mary E. Stevens's School	Germantown (West Chelton avenue, near Wayne street)	Pennsylvania		1868	Miss Mary E. Stevens	Protestant Episcopal	11	6	5		48			3	80							500	80	130					June	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
University Female Institute	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	1846	1852	Jonathan Jones, A.M.	Baptist	9	2	7		18	31	16		65		x	4	40	1,000	50	160	30	36	$75,000				June 23	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Irving Female College	Mechanicsburg	Pennsylvania	1857	1856	Rev. T.P. Ege, A.M.	Methodist	6	2	4			45			45		x	5	40	5,000		200	60	100	$40,000				June 21
Brooke Hall Female Seminary	Media	Pennsylvania		1856	Maria L. Eastman	Protestant Episcopal	12	2	10			47			47		o	4	40	800	50	400			$65,000			$22,000	June 15	Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Chestnut Street Female Seminary	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania		1850	Misses Mary L. Bonney and Harriette Dillaye	Nonsectarian	14	6	8						80		o		38			600		125						Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
Pittsburgh Female College	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	1854	1854	Rev. I.C. Pershing, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal	23	11	12		73	38	220	4	335		x			650		240	44-80	44-80	$100,000	$11,950	$700	$12,206	June 23	Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus, Amount of productive funds, Income from productive funds, and Receipts for the last year from tuition fees from 1878.
Washington Female Seminary	Washington	Pennsylvania	1836	1836	Miss N. Sherrard	Nonsectarian	9	1	8	1	6	120			126				40			250	24	40	$15,000				June 16
Greenville Baptist Female College	Greenville	South Carolina	1853	1854	Alexander S. Townes	Baptist	9	3	6	3	60	89	2	2	153		x	5	40	200		125	20-30	40-50	$10,000	$0	$0		June 16
Walhalla Female College	Walhalla	South Carolina		1877	Rev. J.P. Smeltzer, D.D.	Lutheran	7	1	6		83	41			124		x	5	40	50	50	100	5-10	30	$4,000			$1,200	June
Williamston Female College	Williamston	South Carolina	1875	1872	Rev. S. Lander, A.M., D.D.	Nonsectarian	10	3	7	1	20	126			146		x	4	40	500		120	20	40	$12,000				June 23
Athens Female Seminary	Athens	Tennessee	1869	1866	Mrs. Mary W. Sullins	Methodist Episcopal South	2	1	1						42		x	4	40			100	20	30	$5,000				June 4	Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus: value grounds and buildings
St. James Hall	Bolivar	Tennessee
Bristol Female College	Bristol	Tennessee	1872	1868	D.C. Wester, A.M.	Baptist	4	1	3	1	72	56			128		x	4	40			100	20	40	$15,000				June 4
Wesleyan Female College	Brownsville	Tennessee	1870	1867	Rev. John Williams	Methodist	3	1	2		20	34	0	0	54		x	4	40			150	34,44	54	$6,000	$0	$0	$2,200	June 8
Bellevue Female College	Collierville	Tennessee	1872	1872	Rev. James A. Heard, D.D.	Nonsectarian	4	1	2	2	45	40			85		x	4	40	400		125	25	50					June 8	These statistics are for 1879.
Tennessee Female College	Franklin	Tennessee	1856	1856	William J. Vaughn	Methodist	9	1	8			123			133		x		40			160	30-50	60	$15,000				June	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Total students include pupils in music and art.
Memphis Conference Female Institute	Jackson	Tennessee	1844	1844	Rev. A.W. Jones, A.M., D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	10		10	2	61	107	18	4	190	0	x	5	40	4,000	100	150	20-40	50	$45,000	$0	$0	$7,700	June 8
Cumberland Female College	McMinnville	Tennessee	1850	1850	N.J. Finney, A.M.	Cumberland Presbyterian	5	2	3			42			125		x	4	40			110	20-30	36-44	$20,000				June 18
Murfreesboro' Female Institute	Murfreesboro'	Tennessee			James E. Scobey, A.M.	Nonsectarian	10	2	8	7	30	112	0	3	145	0	x	4	40	1,200	10	180	32-40	40-50	$13,000	$0	$0	$4,000	June 9
Soule Female College	Murfreesboro'	Tennessee	1850	1851	Rev. John R. Thompson, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	7	1	6	1	12	54	2	0	68	0	x	4	40	50	2	120	25-30	40-50	$18,000	$0	$0	$1,200	June 10
St. Cecilia's Academy	Nashville	Tennessee	1862	1860	Mother Ann Hanlon	Catholic	15		15	3	15	47	6		68	0		6	40			150			$70,000
W.E. Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies	Nashville	Tennessee	1869	1865	Rev. W.E. Ward, D.D.	Nonsectarian	17	3	14	1	30	179	36	0	245	0	x	5	40	2,000		200	30,40	60	$90,000	$0	$0	$8,000	June 2
Martin College	Pulaski	Tennessee	1872	1873	W.K. Jones	Methodist	6	1	5	1	35	105			140		x	4	40			120	30	50	$30,000	$30,000	$1,800	$3,000	June 4	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus: value grounds and buildings.
Rogersville Female College	Rogersville	Tennessee	1849	1849	Rev. A.W. Wilson, A.M.	Presbyterian	4	1	3	1	30	40	10	4	84	0	x	5	40	3,000	12	150	15-25	30-40	$15,000	$0	$0	$3,500	June 17	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Mary Sharp College	Winchester	Tennessee	1850	1851	Z.C. Graves, LL.D.	Baptist	11	5	6	2	33	72	0	0	105	0	x	4	40	1,500		135	40	60	$20,000	$0	$0	$5,000	June 22
Bryan Female Seminary	Bryan	Texas		1873	W.H. Colman	Nonsectarian	4	1	3	3	25	35	3	0	63	0	o		40	0	0				$0	$0	$0
Chappell Hill Female College	Chappell Hill	Texas	1853	1853	Rev. E.D. Pitts, A.M., D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South											x					140	35,45	55					June	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Ursuline Academy	Galveston	Texas			Madame St. Agnes, superioress	Catholic
Young Ladies' School, Southwestern University	Georgetown	Texas	1875	1840	Rev. Francis Asbury Mood, D.D., regent	Methodist Episcopal South	7	7			22	19			59		x	4	40			175	40	60	$3,000			$1,770	June 21
Andrew Female College	Huntsville	Texas	1852	1853	Lyman Harding, jr.	Methodist Episcopal South	4	1	3		65	24			89		x	4	40	600	0	150	16.5-36	48	$10,000	$0	$0	$2,500	June 3
Baylor Female College	Independence	Texas	1846	1846	Rev. John Hill Luther, D.D.	Baptist	10	4	6			120			140		x	4	40			150	30	50	$25,000				June 9
Lamar Female Seminary	Paris	Texas	1866	1866	J.D. Anderson		4	1	3		10	65			75		x	4	40			150	20	40	$6,000					From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Nazareth Convent	Victoria	Texas	1880	1866	Sister Mary St. Claire	Catholic	18		18	8	69	100			160	70	x		40	823		120	20	30					June 30
Waco Female College	Waco	Texas	1854	1854	Rev. Samuel P. Wright, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	6	1	5	1	25	64	0	0	89	0	x	4	40	0		160	30	50	$30,000	$0	$0	$3,250	June 16	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Vermont Methodist Seminary and Female College	Montpelier	Vermont	1834	1834	Rev. Julius B. Southworth	Methodist Episcopal	10	5	5		94	91		4	189	0	x	4	39	1,000		165	35	35-45	$95,000				June 24	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Martha Washington College	Abingdon	Virginia	1853	1858	Rev. E.E. Hoss, M.A.	Methodist	9	3	6		20	90		2	112		x	4	40	1,200	30	160	20-40	60	$50,000			$4,500	June 22
Hollins Institute	Botetourt Springs	Virginia	1843	1842	Charles L. Cocke, M.A., superintendent	Baptist	14	5	9	1	8	100			108		x		36			180	25	60	$75,000			$10,000	June 15
Albemarle Female Institute	Charlottesville	Virginia	1876	1856	Richard H. Rawlings, A.M.	Baptist	8	4	4	1	12	70	3	1	86		x	5	36	300	20	135	30	50-200	$25,000			$3,000	June 2	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Roanoke Female College	Danville	Virginia	1859	1859	S.W. and I.T. Averett	Baptist	6	3	3	1	17	72	1	1	91	0	x	4	39			115	36	50	$23,000	$0	$0			June 1
Farmville College	Farmville	Virginia	1875	1873	Rev. Paul Whitehead	Methodist Episcopal South	6	3	3	1	14	65			79		x	4	40			150	35	70	$8,500				June 2
Edge Hill School	Keswick Depot	Virginia		1866	The Misses Randolph	Nonsectarian	8		8			56			45			6					350	400	$15,000				June 30
Marion Female College	Marion	Virginia	1874	1873	Rev. J.J. Scherer, A.M.	Evangelical Lutheran	9	3	6		55	39			94	0	x	3	40	300		110	20	40	$13,000			$1,500	June 2	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Norfolk College for Young Ladies	Norfolk	Virginia	1880	1880	Rev. R.M. Saunders	Nonsectarian	10	5	5		88	106			104				40					51.5	$50,000			$10,000
Southern Female College	Petersburg	Virginia	1863	1862	W.T. Davis, A.M.	Nonsectarian	7	1	6			70			70		x	6	40	1,200		150	40	50	$20,000	$0	$0		June 20
Richmond Female Institute	Richmond	Virginia	1853	1853	Miss S.B. Hamner	Nonsectarian	9	2	7	2	25	80	10		115	0	x	4	40			180	34-45	69-110	$100,000				June 14
Staunton Female Seminary	Staunton	Virginia	1870	1870	Rev. J.T. Miller, A.M.	Lutheran	10	5	5					8	77		x	6	40	400		170	25	40	$25,000					Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus from the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879.
Wesleyan Female Institute	Staunton	Virginia	1849	1850	Rev. William A. Harris, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	13	5	8						124		x		38			160		50					June 15
Episcopal Female Institute	Winchester	Virginia	1874	1874	Rev. J.C. Wheat, D.D.	Protestant Episcopal	5	2	3	2	17	43	0		60	4	x	4	40			240	30	40	$15,000	$0	$0	$2,000	June 16	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879
Broaddus Female College	Clarksburg	West Virginia	1877	1871	Rev. Edward J. Willis, L.B.	Baptist	9	2	7	2	34	35	2		71		x	4	36			150	30,40	50	$10,000			$4,250	June 10
Parkersburg Female Academy	Parkersburg	West Virginia		1865	Mrs. H.L. Field		3		3		20	48	9	4	81				40				25	35	$5,000					Value of grounds, buildings, apparatus from the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879.
Wheeling Female College	Wheeling	West Virginia	1851	1848	Miss A. Taylor, A.M.	Nonsectarian	10	4	6			125			125		x	4	40			300							June 9
Wisconsin Female College	Fox Lake	Wisconsin	1855	1856	Rev. A.O. Wright	Congregational	4	1	3						101					1,000		150	28	28	$32,500	$10,190			June 15
Kemper Hall	Kenosha	Wisconsin		1872	Rev. L.C. Lance, A.M.	Protestant Episcopal	7				9	24	3		36			4	38	1,000		150		150	$52,000			$10,800	June 24
Milwaukee College	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	1851	1851	Charles S. Farrar, A.M.	Nonsectarian	16	4	12		145	50	25	1	221	0	x	45	40	3,000	25	350	50	60	$100,000			$10,000	June 21	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1879; Board and lodging per annum includes tuition.
St. Clara Academy	Sinsinawa Mound	Wisconsin	1852	1852	M. Emilie	Catholic	8		8			57	20		77			4	46	925				165	$55,750			$10,000	July 1
* – x indicates an affirmative answer; 0 signifies no or none; no entry signifies no answer
College	City	State	Date of charter	Date of organization	President or principal	Religious denomination	Total faculty	Male faculty	Female faculty	Instructors in preparatory department	Students in preparatory department	Number of students in regular course	Number of students in special or partial course	Number of post graduate students	Total number of students	Number of scholarships	Is the institution authorized by law to confer degrees?*	Number years in full course of study	Number weeks in scholastic year	Number of library volumes	Increase in last school year of library volumes	Board and lodging per annum ($)	Tuition per annum in preparatory department ($)	Tuition per annum in regular course ($)	Value of grounds, buildings, and apparatus	Amount 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 1880; 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, 1882), 623 – 638.

1880 Women's Colleges

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