1885-86 Women's Colleges Dataset

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1885 Women's Colleges – Institution Overview with Faculty and Students

City	State	Institution	President	Date of charter	Date of organization	Religious denomination	Total faculty in collegiate and preparatory departments	Male faculty	Female faculty	Number of faculty in collegiate department only	Number of faculty in preparatory department only	Students in preparatory department	First year students in collegiate department	Second year students in collegiate department	Third year students in collegiate department	Fourth year students in collegiate department	Students in normal or teachers course	Students in special or partial courses	Students in advanced or additional studies	Total students in all departments	Notes
Athens	Alabama	Athens Female College	Rev. M.G. Williams	1843	1844	Methodist Episcopal South	6	1	5	4	2	44	5	6	8	19				82
Eufaula	Alabama	Union Female College	A.H. Todd	1852	1853	Nonsectarian	6	1	5	5	1	22	6	8	24	5				65
Florence	Alabama	Florence Synodical Female College	Miss S. Collier																	87	87 students at all levels in collegiate department
Huntsville	Alabama	Huntsville Female College	A.B. Jones, LL.D., D.D.	1850	1843	Methodist Episcopal South	14	1	13			47	21	20	24	68			5	185
Huntsville	Alabama	Huntsville Female Seminary (Rotherwood Home)	J.D. Anderson	1829	1829	Presbyterian	6					22						10		82	50 students at all levels in collegiate department
Marion	Alabama	Judson Female Institute	Robert Frazier	1841	1839	Baptist	15	3	12	11	4	44	39	42	21	19		13		178
Marion	Alabama	Marion Female Seminary	James D. Wade, A.M.	1842	1836	Nonsectarian	8	1	7			23								82	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 59 students at all levels in collegiate department
Talladega	Alabama	Synodical Female Institute	Rev. G.W. Maxson, D.D.	1840	1841	Presbyterian	6	2	4	5	1	75	25	18	13	3	0	12	0	146
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Alabama Central Female College	S.B. Foster, A.M., and G.G. Glower, principals	1857	1857	Baptist	9	3	6	7	2	30	16	20	14	12			1	93
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Tuscaloosa Female College	Alonzo Hill	1860	1860	Nonsectarian	9	3	6	6	3	56	36	41	32	22		13	1	201
Tuskegee	Alabama	Alabama Conference Female College	John Massey	1855	1856	Methodist	9					50	22	20	23	35				150
Los Angeles	California	The Ellis College	Rev. John W. Ellis	1885	1884	Nonsectarian	10	2	8			20						8		53	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 25 students at all levels in collegiate department
Mill's Seminary	California	Mill's Seminary and College	Rev. C.C. Stratton, D.D.	1877	1871	Nonsectarian	20	5	15				3							178
San Jose	California	College of Notre Dame	Sister Marie Cornelia, superior	1868	1851	Catholic	33	1	32											132	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85
Santa Rosa	California	Santa Rosa Ladies' College	Rev. W.A. Finely, A.M., D.D.		1884		5	3	2									9		34	25 students at all levels in collegiate department
Hartford	Connecticut	Hartford Female Seminary	Dr. Andrews	1827	1827	Nonsectarian	6	1	5				10	8	17					35
Athens	Georgia	Lucy Cobb Institute	Miss M. Rutherford	1859	1858	Nonsectarian	19	8	11			23								172	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 149 students at all levels in collegiate department
Covington	Georgia	Georgia Methodist Female College	John T. McLaughlin	1850	1850	Methodist	6	3	3	5	1	40	26	25	12					104
Cuthbert	Georgia	Andrew Female College	Rev. Howard W. Key	1854	1854	Methodist	7	3	4			35						6		106	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 65 students at all levels in collegiate department
Dalton	Georgia	Dalton Female College	John A. Jones, A.M.	1873	1872	Methodist Episcopal South	6	2	4			45								116	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 71 students at all levels in collegiate department
Forsyth	Georgia	Monroe Female College	Richard T. Asbury, A.M.	1849	1849	Baptist	8	3	5			62			50					115
Gainesville	Georgia	Georgia Baptist Seminary for Young Ladies	A.W. Van Hoose	1878	1878	Baptist	5	1	4	4	1	30	22	20	6	2				80
Gainesville	Georgia	Methodist College for Young Ladies	Rev. C.B. La Hatte	1881	1880	Methodist	5	2	3	4	1	57	35	25	7	3				127
Griffin	Georgia	Griffin Female College	Georgia G. Butler, A.M.	1848	1849	Nonsectarian	7	2	5			35						5		111	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 71 students at all levels in collegiate department
La Grange	Georgia	La Grange Female College	Rufus W. Smith	1846	1848	Methodist Episcopal South	9	2	7			24								101	77 students at all levels in collegiate department
La Grange	Georgia	Southern Female College	I.F. Cox	1846	1843	Nonsectarian	17	5	12	14	3	50	20	40	25	20		10		165
Macon	Georgia	Wesleyan Female College	W.C. Bass, D.D.	1836	1839	Methodist Episcopal South	17	5	12			35	25	69	57	48		89		323
Newman	Georgia	College Temple	M.P. Kellogg, A.M.	1853	1853	Nonsectarian	10	2	8	8	2	30	56	17	11	16				130
Rome	Georgia	Rome Female College	Rev. J.M.M. Caldwell	1857	1857	Nonsectarian	8	3	5			10						4		140	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; Recharted in 1877; 119 students at all levels in collegiate department; total enrollment includes other students not separately specified.
Rome	Georgia	Shorter College	L.R. Gwaltney, D.D.	1877	1873	Baptist						38						22		171	111 students at all levels in collegiate department
Thomasville	Georgia	Young Female College	John E. Baker, A.M.		1869	Nonsectarian	4	1	3	3	1	22		69						91
Galesburgh	Illinois	Knox Seminary	Hon. Newton Bateman, A.M., LL.D.		1847	Methodist Episcopal	11	8	3				13	3	7	4		12		39
Greenville	Illinois	Amira College	James P. Slade	1857	1885	Baptist	9	1	8	8	1	25	18	12	7	4				66
Jacksonville	Illinois	Illinois Female College	Rev. W.F. Short, D.D.	1863	1847	Methodist Episcopal	11	3	8			33						47		144	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 64 students at all levels in collegiate department
Jacksonville	Illinois	Jacksonville Female Academy	E.F. Bullard, A.M.	1835	1830	Nonsectarian	17	6	11			50	22	31	19	9		15		146
Knoxville	Illinois	St. Mary's School	Rev. C.W. Leffingwell	1882	1868	Protestant Episcopal	12	4	8			26	25	20	20	9		10		110
Lake Forest	Illinois	Ferry Hall, Lake Forest University	Rev. Daniel S. Gregory, D.D.	1857	1869	Presbyterian	11	4	7			50	11	7	3	3		8		82
Morgan Park	Illinois	Chicago Female College	Gilbert Thayer, LL.D.	1874	1875	Nonsectarian	9	4	5			18						4		70	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 48 students at all levels in collegiate department
Mt. Carroll	Illinois	Mt. Carroll Seminary	Mrs. Francis A. Wood Shimer	1852	1853	Nonsectarian	13	2	11											175	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85
Rockford	Illinois	Rockford Seminary	Martha Hillard	1847	1849	Nonsectarian	15	1	14	7	7	103	21	4	4	8		11		151
Fort Wayne	Indiana	Westminster Seminary for Young Ladies	Miss C.B. Sharp and Mrs. D.B. Wells		1883	Presbyterian	8		8												36 students at all levels in collegiate department
New Albany	Indiana	De Pauw College for Young Women	Rev. L.M. Albright	1852	1852	Methodist	5														Rechartered in 1866; 36 students at all levels in collegiate department
Davenport	Iowa	Immaculate Conception Academy	Sister Mary Gonzaga	1869	1859	Catholic	17		17			126	23	14	9	5		13		190
Des Moines	Iowa	Callahan College	C.R. Pomeroy, D.D.	1880	1879	Nonsectarian	13	3	10			50	2	6	5	18	12	42		144
Oswego	Kansas	College for Young Ladies	Louise Paull		1886	Presbyterian	5		5			34	13					8		55
Topeka	Kansas	College for the Sisters of Bethany	Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Vail, D.D., LL.D.	1870	1870	Protestant Episcopal	12	2	10			205	43	17	11				8	284
Clinton	Kentucky	Clinton College	Miss Amanda M. Hicks	1874	1874	Baptist	9	2	7			150						0		260	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 110 students at all levels in collegiate department
Danville	Kentucky	Caldwell and Bell College	Miss Lottie A. Campbell	1877	1861	Presbyterian	13	2	11	9	4	80							3	173	90 students at all levels in collegiate department
Georgetown	Kentucky	Georgetown Female Seminary	James J. Rucker, LL.D.	1829	1846	Baptist	11	4	7	9	2	30								108	78 students at all levels in collegiate department
Glasgow	Kentucky	Liberty Female College	E.W. Elrod	1874	1875	Baptist	5	1	4	3	2	80	20	18	12	4				134
Harrodsburgh	Kentucky	Daughters' College	John Aug. Williams	1846	1856	Nonsectarian	9	2	7											150
Hopkinsville	Kentucky	Bethel Female College	J.W. Rust, LL.D.	1854	1856	Baptist						40	20	10	5	5				80
Lancaster	Kentucky	Garrard Female College	Morris Evans, D.D.	1883	1884	Nonsectarian	11	2	9			66				3	4	10	0	118	35 first, second, and third year students reported together
Lexington	Kentucky	Hamilton Female College	J.T. Patterson	1869	1869	Christian	14	7	7	12	2	45	50	48	34	15				192
Lexington	Kentucky	St. Catherine's Female Academy	Sister Lucy		1831	Catholic	7		7	4	3	49	18	22	8	3			25	125
Lexington	Kentucky	Sayre Female Institute	H.B. McClellan	1856	1856	Presbyterian	10	3	7	8	2	54	27	40	30	25		16		186
Louisville	Kentucky	Louisville Female College	Thomas D. Davidson	1884	1881		10	3	7											50	50 students at all levels in collegiate department
Millersburgh	Kentucky	Millersburgh Female College	Cadesman Pope	1853	1834	Methodist Episcopal	14	2	12	10	4	100	30	33	20	7				190
Nicholasville	Kentucky	Jessamine Female Institute	Miss M.F. Hewitt	1854	1854	Nonsectarian	8		8	6	2	30	23	21	31	20		5		130
Russellville	Kentucky	Logan Female College	H.K. Taylor, A.M.	1867	1867	Methodist Episcopal South	9	2	7	8	1	25	50	35	19	10		12		151
Shelbyville	Kentucky	Science Hill School	W.T. Poynter	1879	1825	Methodist Episcopal South	10	1	9	9	1	40	46	38	25	5	0	6	0	160
Shelbyville	Kentucky	Stuart's Female College	W.H. Stuart	1849	1839	S. Presbyterian	6	1	5	5	1	38				4		3		106	61 first, second, and third year students in collegiate department reported together
Stanford	Kentucky	Stanford Female College	Alex. S. Paxton, A.B.	1868	1868	Nonsectarian	4	1	3			33								65	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 32 students at all levels in collegiate department
Woodburn	Kentucky	Cedar Bluff Female College	Rev. B.F. Cabell	1864	1862	Nonsectarian	6	1	5				35	25	15	5				80
Clinton	Louisiana	Silliman Female Collegiate Institute	George J. Ramsey, A.M.	1852	1852	Presbyterian	7	2	5			65				3	0	0	0	117	49 first, second, and third students in collegiate department reported together
Mansfield	Louisiana	Mansfield Female College	Rev. Francis M. Grace, A.M., D.D.	1855	1855	Methodist Episcopal South	8	2	6			20	20	20	20	10	0		0	90
Minden	Louisiana	Minden Female College	Maj. Arthur L. Cox	1853	1853	Nonsectarian	4	1	3	0	0	45	15	14	6		0	0	0	80
Kent's Hill	Maine	Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Female College	Rev. Edgar M. Smith, A.M.	1821	1821	Methodist Episcopal														570	Recharted in 1883
Baltimore	Maryland	Baltimore Academy of the Visitation	Mother Mary Leonard Neale	1838	1837	Catholic	26		26											177
Baltimore (Park Place)	Maryland	Baltimore Female College	N.C. Brooks	1849	1848	Nonsectarian	6	3	3			5	13	14	20	8				60
Cambridge	Maryland	Cambridge Female Seminary	J.F. Baugher	1858	1866	Nonsectarian	5	1	4			10	9	10	5	3				37
Frederick	Maryland	Frederick Female Seminary	William H. Purnell, LL.D.	1841	1843	Nonsectarian	10	3	7	9	1	25	12	27	13	16		6	2	101
Lutherville	Maryland	Lutherville Female Seminary	Rev. J.H. Turner, A.M.	1853	1853	Lutheran	10	3	7	10		23	2	48	24	9		4		110
Andover	Massachusetts	Abbot Academy	Miss Philena McKeen	1829	1829	Nonsectarian	12	3	9			12	14	18	14	18		28		104
Auburndale	Massachusetts	Lasell Seminary for Young Women	Chas. C. Bragdon	1851	1851	Nonsectarian	29	10	19			46	37	25	29	10				147
Boston	Massachusetts	Gannett Institute	Rev. George Gannett, A.M.		1854	Nonsectarian	16	7	9											60
Bradford	Massachusetts	Bradford Academy	Annie E. Johnson	1804	1803	Congregational	12	2	10			25	26	17	7	5		48		128
New Bedford	Massachusetts	The Swain Free School	Francis B. Gummere	1881	1882	Nonsectarian	6	5	1											135
Northampton	Massachusetts	Smith College	L. Clark Seelye	1871	1875	Nonsectarian	24	14	10	24			86	64	48	49		58		305
Norton	Massachusetts	Wheaton Female Seminary	Miss A. Ellen Stanton	1837	1834	Congregational	12	2	10			10			10	4		48	12	84
South Hadley	Massachusetts	Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary	Miss Elizabeth Blanchard	1836	1837	Nonsectarian	37	7	30	37			120	73	48	53			3	297
Wellesley	Massachusetts	Wellesley College	Miss Alice E. Freeman, Ph.D.	1870	1875	Nonsectarian	75	14	61		0	0	131	81	67	63	75	81	22	520
Kalamazoo	Michigan	Michigan Female Seminary	Antoinette Bryant	1856	1856	Presbyterian	9		9			9	11	3	1	6		9		39
Albert Lea	Minnesota	Albert Lea College	Rev. R.B. Abbott, D.D.	1881	1885	Presbyterian	5	1	4			47	4							51
Faribault	Minnesota	St. Mary's Hall	Rt. Rev. H.B. Whipple, D.D.	1866	1866	Protestant Episcopal	12	1	11			25								120	95 students at all levels in collegiate department
Minneapolis	Minnesota	Bennet Seminary	J.C. Whitney, president of board	1869	1870	Nonsectarian	10	1	9			32								98	66 students at all levels in collegiate department
Blue Mountain	Mississippi	Blue Mountain Female College	W.T. Lowrey, A.M.	1877	1873	Nonsectarian	12	2	10	11	1	45								152	107 students at all levels in collegiate department
Brookhaven	Mississippi	Whitworth Female College	Lewis T. Fitzhugh, A.M.	1860	1859	Methodist Episcopal South	8	4	4			47	17	25	22	27				138
Clinton	Mississippi	Central Female Institute	Walter Hillman, A.M., LL.D.	1853	1853	Baptist	11	2	9	6	5	38	28	16	14	12		15		123
Corinth	Mississippi	Corinth Female College	J. Wm. Stokes	1878	1878		6	1	5	2	4	200	17	5	6	2				230
Meridian	Mississippi	East Mississippi Female College	Rev. A.D. McVoy, A.M.	1872	1872	Methodist Episcopal South	6													142
Oxford	Mississippi	Union Female College	Rev. J.S. Howard, A.M.	1854	1853	Cumberland Presbyterian	6	1	5			49						9		131	73 students at all levels in collegiate department
Pontotoc	Mississippi	Chickasaw Female College	W.V. Frierson	1852	1852	Presbyterian	4	1	3	2	2	51	2	11	9	6	0		0	79
Starkville	Mississippi	Starkville Female Institute	T.G. Sellers, D.D.	1871	1869	Baptist	8	2	6	5	3									160
Summit	Mississippi	Lea Female College	Chas. H. Otken	1877	1877	Baptist	5	1	4	4	1	25	16	15	6	6				68
Columbia	Missouri	Christian Female College	W.A. Oldham	1850	1850	Christian	10	4	6											101	101 students at all levels in collegiate department
Columbia	Missouri	Stephens Female College	T.W. Barrett, A.M.	1857	1856	Baptist	10	3	7	9	1	25								110
Fayette	Missouri	Howard Female College	Hubbard K. Hinde	1859	1855	Methodist	10	2	8	8	2	64						4		129	61 students at all levels in collegiate department
Fulton	Missouri	Fulton Synodical Female College	B.H. Charles	1870	1872	Presbyterian	13	5	8	12	1	15	58	45	16	11				145
Independence	Missouri	Woodland College	Geo. S. Bryant	1874	1868	Christian	7													133	133 students at all levels in collegiate department
Jennings	Missouri	St. Louis Seminary	B.T. Blewett, LL.D.	1872	1871	Nonsectarian	7	2	5											36
Lexington	Missouri	Baptist Female College	John F. Lanneau	1855	1885	Baptist	8	2	6	7	1	24	17	21	16	30		9		117
Lexington	Missouri	Central Female College	W.F. Kerdolff	1869	1870	Methodist Episcopal	13													142
Lexington	Missouri	The Elizabeth Aull Female Seminary	Rev. James Addison Quarles, D.D.	1859	1860	Presbyterian	8	1	7			33						2		76	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 41 students at all levels in collegiate department
Mexico	Missouri	Hardin College	A.K. Yancy, jr.	1872	1873	Baptist	12	3	9	10	2	30	30	38	30	14				142
St. Charles	Missouri	Linderwood College for Young Ladies	Rev. Robert Irwin, D.D.	1853	1830	Presbyterian	9	2	7	9		3	28	25	25	12		4		97
St. Louis	Missouri	Mary Institute, Washington University	C.S. Pennell	1853	1859	Nonsectarian	24	2	22			215	45	38	39	55			10	402
St. Louis	Missouri	Ursuline Academy	Mother Joanna		1849	Catholic	16	1	15			200	25	14	8	3				250
Reno	Nevada	Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls	Bishop O.W. Whitaker		1876	Protestant Episcopal	9	1	8											60
Exeter	New Hampshire	Robinson Female Seminary	George N. Cross, A.M.	1867	1869	Nonsectarian	9	2	7	6	3	120	34	17	11	10		5	0	197
Tilton	New Hampshire	New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College	Rev. D.C. Knowles, D.D.	1852	1843	Methodist Episcopal	8	3	5											191
West Lebanon	New Hampshire	Tilden Seminary	E. Hubbard Barlow	1853	1854	Nonsectarian	9	1	8			12	14	12	6	6		6		56
Bordentown	New Jersey	Bordentown Female College	Rev. William C. Bowen, A.M.	1853	1851	Nonsectarian	9	3	6			23	25	12	9				3	72
Freehold	New Jersey	Freehold Young Ladies' Seminary	Rev. Frank Chandler, D.D.	1884	1844	Nonsectarian	8	1	7			20						10		70	40 students at all levels in collegiate department
Pennington	New Jersey	Pennington Seminary	Thos. Hanlon, D.D.	1839	1840	Methodist Episcopal	14	8	6	3	11		7	82	56	23	6	20		194
Near Albany (Kenwood)	New York	Academy of the Sacred Heart	Madame E. Hogan	1861		Catholic	25		25			33	35	15	10	12				105
Albany	New York	St. Agnes' School	Rt. Rev. W.C. Doane, S.T.D., LL.D.	1872	1871	Protestant Episcopal	20	8	12											220	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85
Brooklyn	New York	Packer Collegiate Institute	Truman J. Backus, LL.D.	1853	1854	Nonsectarian	41	3	38											640
Buffalo	New York	Buffalo Female Academy	Albert T. Chester	1851	1851	Nonsectarian	14	4	10	9	5	70	51	18	16	15				170
Canandaigua	New York	Granger Place School	Caroline A. Comstock		1876	Nonsectarian	12	3	9			43	13	5	3	2		17	4	87
Claverack	New York	Claverack College and Hudson River Institute	Rev. Alonzo Flack, Ph.D.	1869	1779	Nonsectarian	17	6	11			200						5		267	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 62 students at all levels in collegiate department
New York (Manhattanville)	New York	Academy of the Sacred Heart	Madame S. Jones	1851	1841	Catholic	37	7	30			163	28	33	15	11	5			255
New York (11 E. 32d st)	New York	English, French, and German Boarding and Day School	M.H. Jonson and Miss A.L. Jones		1869	Nonsectarian	17	8	9											100	100 students at all levels in collegiate department
New York (603 5th avenue)	New York	Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Gardener's Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies	Rev. Charles H. Gardner, Ph.D.		1858	Nonsectarian	15		15			25								100	75 students at all levels in collegiate department
Plattsburgh	New York	D'Youville Academy	Sister M. de la Victoore	1869	1860	Catholic	6	0	6			36	13	10	12	14			20	105
Asheville	North Carolina	Asheville Female College	Rev. James Atkins, jr.	1850	1854	Methodist Episcopal South	7	4	3			60								130	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 70 students at all levels in collegiate department
Charlotte	North Carolina	Charlotte Female Institute	Rev. Wm. R. Atkinson	1839	1857	Presbyterian	9	2	7	7	2	62	27	35	18	8				150
Greensborough	North Carolina	Greensborough Female College	Rev. T.M. Jones, A.M., D.D.	1839	1846	Methodist	15	3	12	14	1	23	27	56	63	20		17		206
Lenoir	North Carolina	Davenport Female College	Will H. Sanborn	1855	1856	Nonsectarian	8	2	6				30	23	23	1		9	3	89
Murfreesborough	North Carolina	Chowan Baptist Female Institute	G.B. Brewer, A.M.		1848	Baptist	9	2	7			25	26	24	14	9				98
Murfreesborough	North Carolina	Wesleyan Female College	E.E. Paham, A.M.	1854	1843	Methodist	5	2	3											43	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 1843 was date of first opening; reopened after several years' suspension, in September, 1881.
Raleigh	North Carolina	Estey Seminary	Rev. H.. Tupper, D.D.	1874	1870	Baptist														172
Raleigh	North Carolina	Peace Institute	Rev. R. Burwell, D.D.	1857	1872	Presbyterian	16	4	12											221	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85
Statesville	North Carolina	Statesville Female College	Fannie Everett, principal				5													104
Thomasville	North Carolina	Thomasville Female College	Rev. J.N. Stallings	1855	1849	Baptist	8	3	5	6	2	43								82	39 students at all levels in collegiate department
Cincinnati (Lawrence and 3d streets)	Ohio	Bartholomew English and Classical School	G.K. Bartholomew		1875	Protestant Episcopal	15			12	3	50	6	21	12	36		14		139
Cincinnati (Wesley avenue)	Ohio	Cincinnati Wesleyan College	Rev. W.K. Brown, D.D.	1842	1842	Methodist Episcopal	23	8	15	22	1	12	14	24	15	17		23		105
Glendale	Ohio	Glendale Female College	L.D. Potter	1854	1854	Presbyterian	11					11	25	20	15	8		19		98
Granville	Ohio	Granville Female College	Rev. Dwight B. Hervey, A.M.	1833	1833	Presbyterian	9													140
Granville	Ohio	Shepardson College	Rev. E. Shepardson, D.D.		1832	Baptist	8	3	5			20	4	8	11	13		10	4	70
Hillsborough	Ohio	Highland Institute	E.P. Allen	1871	1829	Presbyterian and Protestant Episcopal	4					20								36
Hillsborough	Ohio	Hillsborough Female College	W.C. Helt	1854	1839	Methodist Episcopal	10	2	8	5	5	12	10	14		8		7		51
Oxford	Ohio	Oxford Female College	Rev. L.F. Walker, D.D.	1849	1849	Presbyterian	13			11	2	13	24	13	17	10		32		109
Oxford	Ohio	Western Female Seminary	Helen Peabody	1853	1855	Nonsectarian	17													156
Painesville	Ohio	Lake Erie Female Seminary	Miss Mary Evans	1856	1859	Nonsectarian	18					65	15	12	12	9		15		128
Xenia	Ohio	Xenia College	W.H. De Motte, LL.D.	1850	1850	Methodist Episcopal	6	1	5											121	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85
Portland	Oregon	St. Helen's Hall	Rt. Rev. B.W. Morris, D.D.	1869	1869	Protestant Episcopal	13													146
Allentown	Pennsylvania	Allentown Female College	Rev. Wm. M. Reilly	1870	1870	Reformed Christian	6					51		13	10	11		9		94
Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies	Rev. James Blickensderfer	1863	1749	Moravian	14	3	11			10	30	26	29	13				108
Blairsville	Pennsylvania	Blairsville Ladies' Seminary	T.R. Ewing		1851	Presbyterian	9													51
Bryn Mawr	Pennsylvania	Friends' College for Women	James E. Rhoades	1880	1885	Nonsectarian	14	7	7	14	0	0	36						8	44
Collegeville	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Female College	J.W. Sunderland, LL.D., rector	1853	1851	Nonsectarian
Lewisburgh	Pennsylvania	Bucknell Institute	David J. Hill		1852	Baptist	13	6	7	11	2	15	17	22	7				2	63
Media	Pennsylvania	Brook's Hall Female Seminary	Maria L. Eastman		1856	Protestant Episcopal	12	3	9											50	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85
Ogontz	Pennsylvania	Ogontz School for Young Ladies	Misses Bonney, Dillaye, Bennett, and Eastman		1850	Nonsectarian	11	1	10											86	Organized in 1850 as Chestnut Seminary, Philadelphia; transferred to Ogontz in September, 1883; Total students reported (86) are boarders.
Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Seminary	Rebecca E. Judkins		1871		13	2	11											100
Washington	Pennsylvania	Washington Female Seminary	Miss N. Sherrard	1836	1836	Nonsectarian	14	1	13	13	1	6								136	130 students at all levels in collegiate department
Anderson	South Carolina	Anderson Female Seminary	Lewis M. Ayer	1883	1880	Nonsectarian	10	1	9	7	3	66	36	18	8	7				135
Columbia	South Carolina	Columbia Female College	Rev. Osgood A. Darby, D.D.	1854	1857	Methodist Episcopal South	10	3	7			21								127	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 106 students at all levels in collegiate department
Due West	South Carolina	Due West Female College	J.P. Kennedy, A.M.	1859	1860	Nonsectarian	11	1	10			60								187	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85
Greenville	South Carolina	Greenville Female College	Alex. S. Townes	1854	1855	Baptist	15	4	11	12	3	71	48	45	40	18		6		228
Walhalla	South Carolina	Walhalla Female College	Rev. J.P. Smeltzer, D.D.	1872	1872	Lutheran	7	1	6			47						0		77	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; Reorganized in 1877; 30 students at all levels in collegiate department
Williamston	South Carolina	Williamston Female College	Rev. S. Lander, .M., D.D.	1875	1872	Nonsectarian	8	3	5	7	1	66						27		121	28 students at all levels in collegiate department
Brownsville	Tennessee	Brownsville Female College	P.H. Eager	1851	1852	Baptist	6	1	5	5	1	30	26	20	10	4				90
Brownsville	Tennessee	Wesleyan Female College	John Williams	1870	1867	Methodist Episcopal South						26		13	2	8				49
Clarksville	Tennessee	Broadhurst Institute	Robert Augustus Broadhurst	1877	1876	Nonsectarian	5		5			18						5		51	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85
Columbia	Tennessee	Columbia Athenaeum	Robert D. Smith	1858	1852	Nonsectarian	18	5	13											163
Franklin	Tennessee	Tennessee Female College	M. Thos. Edgerton	1856	1857	Nonsectarian	9	1	8			35	32	27	21	10				125
Jackson	Tennessee	Memphis Conference Female Institute	Rev. A.W. Jones, A.M., D.D.	1844	1844	Methodist Episcopal South	6	3	3	5	1									181
McMinnville	Tennessee	Cumberland Female College	N.J. Finney, A.M.	1850	1850	Cumberland Presbyterian	5	3	2			51	13	37	17	8		24		150
Mossy Creek	Tennessee	Baptist Female College	W.T. Russell	1885	1882	Baptist	5	2	3											85	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85
Murfreesborough	Tennessee	Soule Female College	John R. Thompson	1851	1852	Methodist Episcopal South	8	3	5	7	1	45	35	25	24	16				145
Nashville	Tennessee	Nashville College for Young Ladies	Rev. Geo. W.F. Price, D.D.	1881	1880	Methodist Episcopal South	17													250	250 students at all levels in collegiate department
Nashville	Tennessee	St. Cecilia's Academy		1862	1860	Catholic														63
Nashville	Tennessee	W.E. Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies	W.E. Ward	1869	1865	Nonsectarian	20	1	19	19	1	35	35	45	50	125		35		325
Rogersville	Tennessee	Synodical Female College	Mrs. F.A. Ross		1850	Presbyterian	9					20								90	70 students at all levels in collegiate department
Shelbyville	Tennessee	Shelbyville Female College	J.P. Hamilton	184	1853	Nonsectarian	8	1	7	7	1	26	30	40	25	5				125
Winchester	Tennessee	Mary Sharp College	J.C. Graves, LL.D.	1850	1851	Baptist	8	4	4	7	1	72	32	35	29	21	0	21	4	214
Dallas	Texas	Jones' School for Young Ladies	W.K. Jones	1872	1884	Nonsectarian	6	1	5			54						2		231	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 175 students at all levels in collegiate department
Galveston	Texas	Ursuline Academy			1847	Catholic	21		21											101
Georgetown	Texas	Ladies' Annex, Southwestern University	Rev. John W. Heidt, A.M., D.D., regent	1875	1840		10	7	3											146
Independence	Texas	Baylor Female College	Rev. John Hill Luther, D.D.	1846	1846	Baptist	11	4	7											93	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 93 students at all levels in collegiate department
Victoria	Texas	Nazareth Academy	Mother St. Claire	1880	1867	Catholic	10		10	4	6	150	25	12	9	4				200
Waco	Texas	Waco Female College	R.O. Rounsavall	1857	1856	Methodist	10	4	6			34	50	39	21	11			6	161
Montpelier	Vermont	Vermont Methodist Seminary and Female College	Rev. J.D. Beeman, A.M.	1834	1834	Methodist Episcopal	6	4	2			24						91		213	98 students at all levels in collegiate department
Waterbury Center	Vermont	Green Mountain Seminary	Elizabeth Colley	1862	1869	Free Baptist	8	3	5	7	1	12	20	18	16	4	5			75
Abingdon	Virginia	Martha Washington College	Rev. E.E. Wiley, D.D.	1853	1858	Methodist Episcopal South	5			4	1									53
Christianburgh	Virginia	Montgomery Female College	Rev. E.T. Baird, D.D., Ph.D.	1857	1857	Nonsectarian	10	1	9			70	14	30	25	3		3		145
Danville	Virginia	Danville College for Young Ladies	John Blackwell and R.H. Sharp, jr., M.A.	1883	1883	Methodist Episcopal South	8	3	5	7	1	30						7		135	98 students at all levels in collegiate department
Danville	Virginia	Roanoke Female College	S.W. and J.T. Averett	1859	1860	Baptist	7	3	4	6	1	17								107	90 students at all levels in collegiate department
Hollins	Virginia	Hollins Institute	Charles L. Cocke, A.M., general superintendent	1843	1842	Baptist	15	6	9											149	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85
Keswick	Virginia	Edge Hill School	Miss C.R. Randolph		1866	Nonsectarian	6	0	6												From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85
Marion	Virginia	Marion Female College	Rev. J.J. Scherer, A.M.	1874	1873	Lutheran	9	3	6			30						8	12	105	55 students at all levels in collegiate department
Norfolk	Virginia	Norfolk College for Young Ladies	John L. Roper	1880	1880	Nonsectarian	12	4	8	10	2	77	33	42	28	24		34		238
Petersburgh	Virginia	Southern Female College	W.T. Davis	1863	1862	Nonsectarian	5	2	3											80	80 students at all levels in collegiate department
Richmond	Virginia	Richmond Female Institute	Miss Sally B. Hamner	1853	1853	Baptist	10	1	9			25						25		155	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 105 students at all levels in collegiate department
Staunton	Virginia	Staunton Female Seminary	Rev. James Willis, A.M.	1870	1870	Lutheran						27								77	50 students at all levels in collegiate department
Staunton	Virginia	Virginia Female Institute	Mrs. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart	1844	1847	Protestant Episcopal	14	3	11	11	3	20	20							106	66 second, third, and fourth year students in classical department reported together
Staunton	Virginia	Wesleyan Female Institute	Rev. W.A. Harris, D.D.	1837	1837	Methodist Episcopal South	15													105	105 students at all levels in collegiate department
Warrenton	Virginia	Fauquier Female Institute	A. Fleet	1856	1857	Nonsectarian	3	1	2	2	1	11	9	11	9					40
Winchester	Virginia	Episcopal Female Institute	Rev. J.C. Wheat, D.D.	1874	1874	Protestant Episcopal	8	3	5			17						0		69	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; 52 students at all levels in collegiate department
Winchester	Virginia	Valley Female Institute	Rev. John P. Hyde, A.M.	1874		Methodist Episcopal South	7	2	5			8								65	57 students at all levels in collegiate department
Parkersburgh	West Virginia	Parkersburgh Female Seminary	Mrs. Henrietta L. Field	1883	1872		4		4				2	8					8	50	32 third and fourth year students in collegiate department reported together
Wheeling	West Virginia	Wheeling Female College	James . Brown, A.M.	1848	1848	Nonsectarian	7													90	90 students at all levels in collegiate department
Fox Lake	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Female College	Helen A. Pepoon, principal	1855	1856	Congregational	6		6			49	4	6	2	9				70
Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Milwaukee College	Charles S. Farrar, A.M.	1851	1852	Nonsectarian	15	2	13											183	183 students at all levels in collegiate department
Sinsinawa	Wisconsin	St. Clara Academy	Mother M. Emily	1852	1852	Catholic	23		23	14	9	80	27	22	15	6				150
City	State	Institution	President	Date of charter	Date of organization	Religious denomination	Total faculty in collegiate and preparatory departments	Male faculty	Female faculty	Number of faculty in collegiate department only	Number of faculty in preparatory department only	Students in preparatory department	First year students in collegiate department	Second year students in collegiate department	Third year students in collegiate department	Fourth year students in collegiate department	Students in normal or teachers course	Students in special or partial courses	Students in advanced or additional studies	Total students in all departments	Notes

Source: “Table 32.—Statistics of institutions for the superior instruction of women for 1885-86; from replies to inquiries by the United States Bureau of Education. —Part I,” United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education, Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1885–86 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1887), 444 – 451.

Enrollment, Scholarships, Receipts, Misc.

1885 Women's Colleges – Enrollment, Scholarships, Receipts, and Miscellaneous

City	State	Institution	Number of scholarships	Number of years in collegiate course	Number of years of French study	Number of years of Latin study	Number of years of algebra study	Number of years of geometry study	Number of years of German study	Number of volumes in library	Charge for tuition per annum in preparatory course	Charge for tuition per annum in regular course	Average cost of board and lodging per annum	Value of grounds, buildings, and apparatus	Amount of productive funds	Income from productive funds	Receipts from tuition fees for the last year	Notes
Athens	Alabama	Athens Female College	2	5	5	5	2	1	5	300	2	4,5	180	20,000			500
Eufaula	Alabama	Union Female College	0	4	2	4	2	2	2	300
Florence	Alabama	Florence Synodical Female College		4							20-30	40-50	160
Huntsville	Alabama	Huntsville Female College		5	6	8	4	3	4	3,698	20-30	50-60	150	30,000			26,368	Receipts from tuition fees for the last year includes board.
Huntsville	Alabama	Huntsville Female Seminary (Rotherwood Home)		4	2	4	2	2	2	400	30	50	150	10,000
Marion	Alabama	Judson Female Institute		4	2	5	1	1	2	3,500	30-50	60	140	75,000			15,000
Marion	Alabama	Marion Female Seminary									40,50	60	140	30,000				From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Talladega	Alabama	Synodical Female Institute	0	4	3	4	2	1	3		25-30		125	20,000	0	0
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Alabama Central Female College	15	4	2	4	3	2	2		30	55	150	200,000			4,250	Receipts from tuition fees for the last year includes board.
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Tuscaloosa Female College		5	3	4	3	2	3	3,000	20-40	50,60	150	30,000
Tuskegee	Alabama	Alabama Conference Female College		4	2	4	2	1	2	1,500	15-20	25	150	60,000			5,250
Los Angeles	California	The Ellis College		4							48	60	360					From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; Average cost of board and lodging is board and tuition.
Mill's Seminary	California	Mill's Seminary and College	8	4	4	4	1	2	4	4,000	60	330		275,000	2500	1500		Charge for tuition for regular course includes board and lodging.
San Jose	California	College of Notre Dame	0	4						3,500			300		0	0		From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; Average cost of board and lodging is board and tuition.
Santa Rosa	California	Santa Rosa Ladies' College		4									300					Average cost of board and lodging is board and tuition.
Hartford	Connecticut	Hartford Female Seminary		4							40	50-100
Athens	Georgia	Lucy Cobb Institute		5							30	60	150					From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Covington	Georgia	Georgia Methodist Female College		4	1	3	1.5	1		500	2-3	4-5	10	15,000
Cuthbert	Georgia	Andrew Female College	2	5							20-40	50-60	90	15,000				From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Dalton	Georgia	Dalton Female College		4						500	10-30	40	135	12,000	0	0		From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Forsyth	Georgia	Monroe Female College	0			4	1	1			20-40	50	120	15,000
Gainesville	Georgia	Georgia Baptist Seminary for Young Ladies		4	2	3	2	1.5	2	400	30	40-50	120	10,000
Gainesville	Georgia	Methodist College for Young Ladies		4	2	4	2	2	2	400	32	52	130	10,000			3,900
Griffin	Georgia	Griffin Female College		4						1,100	30	40	160	5,000			4,200	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
La Grange	Georgia	La Grange Female College								1,500	30-50			40,000
La Grange	Georgia	Southern Female College		4	3	5	2	1	3	1,000	30	50	150	40,000			9,000
Macon	Georgia	Wesleyan Female College	8	4	4	4	1	2	4	2,500	40	60	250	200,000	50000	1500	20,000
Newman	Georgia	College Temple	4	4	3	6	1	2	2	1,500	20-30	50	125	26,000
Rome	Georgia	Rome Female College	0	4						1,600	30	50	200	15,000	1500	75		From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Rome	Georgia	Shorter College		5							24-50	60	200
Thomasville	Georgia	Young Female College		5	3	3	2	2	1		15	25	125
Galesburgh	Illinois	Knox Seminary		4
Greenville	Illinois	Amira College		4		4	1.5	1		1,500	30	45	135	40,000			1,650
Jacksonville	Illinois	Illinois Female College		4						1,000	40	40	190	100,000			3,000	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Jacksonville	Illinois	Jacksonville Female Academy		4	3	4	2	1	3	1,000	40	50	214	50,000
Knoxville	Illinois	St. Mary's School		4	3	2	1	1	2	1,000		360		100,000				Charge for tuition for regular course includes board and lodging.
Lake Forest	Illinois	Ferry Hall, Lake Forest University		4									300					Average cost of board and lodging is board and tuition.
Morgan Park	Illinois	Chicago Female College		4								50	250					From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; Average cost of board and lodging is board and tuition.
Mt. Carroll	Illinois	Mt. Carroll Seminary		5						3,000				100,000				From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Rockford	Illinois	Rockford Seminary	3	4	4	5	1.5	1	4	2,750	30	45		125,000	17000	1169	28,124	Number of partial scholarships
Fort Wayne	Indiana	Westminster Seminary for Young Ladies								500	200	200		15,000
New Albany	Indiana	De Pauw College for Young Women
Davenport	Iowa	Immaculate Conception Academy		4						2,527
Des Moines	Iowa	Callahan College	0	4	4	6	2	1	4		30	36	180	50,000
Oswego	Kansas	College for Young Ladies		4		4				40	30	40	210
Topeka	Kansas	College for the Sisters of Bethany		3	3	4			3
Clinton	Kentucky	Clinton College	1	4						2,000	35	40	100	40,000	0	0	4,820	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Danville	Kentucky	Caldwell and Bell College		5		4	2	1			30	50	160	20,000
Georgetown	Kentucky	Georgetown Female Seminary		5	2	4	1	1		500	30	60	160	2,500			3,000
Glasgow	Kentucky	Liberty Female College		4	2	4	1	1	2	500	30	40	130	20,000			3,000
Harrodsburgh	Kentucky	Daughters' College	1	5			1	1		3,500	260	260		35,000				Charge for tuition for preparatory or regular course includes average cost of board and lodging.
Hopkinsville	Kentucky	Bethel Female College	12	4	6	6	4	4	6	300	50	50	150	30,000			7,000
Lancaster	Kentucky	Garrard Female College		4						250	30-45	60	160	20,000			2,500
Lexington	Kentucky	Hamilton Female College	6	4	3	4	2	1	3	1,000	30	60	230	100,000
Lexington	Kentucky	St. Catherine's Female Academy		4	2-8	5	2	2	3-8	600	30	40	138				5,000
Lexington	Kentucky	Sayre Female Institute	2	4	4	4	1.5	1.5	4		30,60	60	230	100,000	5000	1800	8,500
Louisville	Kentucky	Louisville Female College		4						300	50	80-130	300	20,000
Millersburgh	Kentucky	Millersburgh Female College		4	2-4	3-6	2-4	1	2-4	1,000	20	25	160	12,000			9,000	Value of grounds, buildings, and apparatus ranges from $12,000 to $15,000; Receipts from tuition fees for the last year range from $9,000 to $11,000.
Nicholasville	Kentucky	Jessamine Female Institute	1	4						200	27	42-52	250	8,000			3,000
Russellville	Kentucky	Logan Female College	4	4	3	4	1.5	1.5	3	800	32.5	42.5-52.5	150	30,000			3,500
Shelbyville	Kentucky	Science Hill School	0	4	3	5	2	1	3	2,000	45	60	200	25,000			15,500	Receipts from tuition fees for the last year includes board.
Shelbyville	Kentucky	Stuart's Female College		4	2	2	2	1		500	32	42-50	200	10,000
Stanford	Kentucky	Stanford Female College		4						200	25-40	50	160	12,000				From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Woodburn	Kentucky	Cedar Bluff Female College		4	2	4	2	1	2	1,500		40	180	40,000			3,200
Clinton	Louisiana	Silliman Female Collegiate Institute	30	-2	2	3	1	1	2	1,000	20-30	50	160	35,000	25000	1800	3,400
Mansfield	Louisiana	Mansfield Female College	0	4	2	2.5	1	1	0	100	20	40-50	135	25,000	0	0	3,000
Minden	Louisiana	Minden Female College	12	3	1	2	2	1	0	300	20-40	50	120	10,000	0	0
Kent's Hill	Maine	Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Female College		6
Baltimore	Maryland	Baltimore Academy of the Visitation		8						4,000	59	79
Baltimore (Park Place)	Maryland	Baltimore Female College	26	4	3	3	3	1	3	3,900	40-50	60-150	225	26,600		2600	2,500
Cambridge	Maryland	Cambridge Female Seminary	5	4			2	1		500	32	48	160	10,000
Frederick	Maryland	Frederick Female Seminary	5	4	3	5	2	2	3	800	25	50	225	100,000	34000	2000	5,000
Lutherville	Maryland	Lutherville Female Seminary		4	2	3	1	1	2	800	25-40	60	130	30,000
Andover	Massachusetts	Abbot Academy	8	4		2	1	1			54	54	246	50,000	72514	2256	6,718
Auburndale	Massachusetts	Lasell Seminary for Young Women		4	2	4	1	1	2	1,200		90	310	80,000			14,000
Boston	Massachusetts	Gannett Institute		4						3,000	80-125	200	300					From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Bradford	Massachusetts	Bradford Academy	3	4	3	2	1.5	1	3	4,000	20	20	260	200,000	25000	2000	10,456
New Bedford	Massachusetts	The Swain Free School		2						500	0	0	0	22,500	143217	8945
Northampton	Massachusetts	Smith College	65	4	1	1	1	1	1	5,000		100	250	35,400	485492
Norton	Massachusetts	Wheaton Female Seminary	7	4		5	1	1		4,086	300	300	235	100,000	8500	500	5,796
South Hadley	Massachusetts	Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary		4	2.5	1.5	.5	.5	11442		175	175		250,000	175000	11000	43,000	Charge for tuition per annum for preparatory and regular course includes board and lodging; Receipts from tuition fees for the last year includes board.
Wellesley	Massachusetts	Wellesley College	30	4	2.5	4	1	1	2.5	30,000	0	100	200	2,000,000	225000	23371	122,385	Receipts from tuition fees for the last year includes board.
Kalamazoo	Michigan	Michigan Female Seminary		4		4	1	1		1,350		175	175	50,000	38000	2000
Albert Lea	Minnesota	Albert Lea College		4	2	5	1	1	2	1,000	30	30	170	34,000			1,530
Faribault	Minnesota	St. Mary's Hall	1	4	1	4	2	1	1		40	50		100,000	3000	0	38,000
Minneapolis	Minnesota	Bennet Seminary		4	3	4	1	1	3	300	50	75	275	50,000			4,625	Receipts from tuition fees for the last year includes board.
Blue Mountain	Mississippi	Blue Mountain Female College		6	2	6	2	1	2		35	40	110	16,500			4,500
Brookhaven	Mississippi	Whitworth Female College	2	4	4	4	1	1	4	350	30	50	120	75,000
Clinton	Mississippi	Central Female Institute		4	2	4	2	.66	2	2,000	40	50	140	25,000			7,000
Corinth	Mississippi	Corinth Female College		4	2	3	3	2	2	200	20	40	100	4,000
Meridian	Mississippi	East Mississippi Female College		4							20-30	50	140
Oxford	Mississippi	Union Female College		4							30	40-50	120	25,000				From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Pontotoc	Mississippi	Chickasaw Female College	0	4	1	3	2	1	1	2,000	20-30	40	80	15,000	0	0	2,500
Starkville	Mississippi	Starkville Female Institute			2	4	3	1		1,000	35	50	150	10,000
Summit	Mississippi	Lea Female College		4	4	4	2	2		500	35-40	50	115	10,000			5,175
Columbia	Missouri	Christian Female College		4							10	20	83	25,000
Columbia	Missouri	Stephens Female College		4	2	4	1	1	2	600	20-30	40	160	35,000	20000	600	9,650
Fayette	Missouri	Howard Female College		4	2	3	2	2	2		30	50	140	15,000			4,000
Fulton	Missouri	Fulton Synodical Female College		4	3	4	1.5	1	3	100	40	50	150	30,000			6,500
Independence	Missouri	Woodland College		3						1,000	40	40	200	15,000
Jennings	Missouri	St. Louis Seminary		4							60	60	180	40,000			10,000	Receipts from tuition fees for the last year includes board.
Lexington	Missouri	Baptist Female College		5			2	1		400	20-40	50	160	25,000
Lexington	Missouri	Central Female College								1,000	20-50	20-50		50,500
Lexington	Missouri	The Elizabeth Aull Female Seminary	0							325	20-40	50	180	20,000	0	0	3,000	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Mexico	Missouri	Hardin College		4	2	4	2	2	2	1,000	20-35	40	160	100,000	40000	4000	4,000
St. Charles	Missouri	Linderwood College for Young Ladies		4		4				2,500	40	50	200	75,000	12000	700	23,256	Receipts from tuition fees for the last year includes board.
St. Louis	Missouri	Mary Institute, Washington University		5	8	4	1.5	1	8	500	70-90	130		100,000			40,000
St. Louis	Missouri	Ursuline Academy		8			3	4		750	150
Reno	Nevada	Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls		4						300	280	280						Charge for tuition per annum for preparatory and regular course includes board and lodging.
Exeter	New Hampshire	Robinson Female Seminary		4	4	4	1.5	1	2	525	30	30	200	90,000	170000		360
Tilton	New Hampshire	New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College								400				30,000
West Lebanon	New Hampshire	Tilden Seminary	3	4	3	3	1	1	3	1,400	50	50	250	60,000	1500	90	2,000
Bordentown	New Jersey	Bordentown Female College		4						675	250	300		30,000				Charge for tuition per annum for preparatory and regular course includes board and lodging; Receipts from tuition fees for the last year includes board.
Freehold	New Jersey	Freehold Young Ladies' Seminary			2	2	1	1	2		50	60	280	30,000
Pennington	New Jersey	Pennington Seminary		3	3	4	2	2	3	650	40	40	200	100,000			5,000
Near Albany (Kenwood)	New York	Academy of the Sacred Heart	0	6						2,200			200
Albany	New York	St. Agnes' School	4							2,700	30-75	75-100	350	150,000			52,000	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; Receipts from tuition fees for last year includes board.
Brooklyn	New York	Packer Collegiate Institute								4,929		64-140
Buffalo	New York	Buffalo Female Academy	16	4						1,435	50-60-80	100-120	280	79,000	400	24000	11,187
Canandaigua	New York	Granger Place School		4	7	7	1	1	7	1,000	57	76	400	15,000			14,722	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; Average cost of board and lodging includes receipts for board (unclear if this also includes lodging)
Claverack	New York	Claverack College and Hudson River Institute		4						1,401	60	42-60	195	61,182	0	0	13,789	Value of grounds, buildings, and apparatus includes furniture.
New York (Manhattanville)	New York	Academy of the Sacred Heart		7	2	2	1	1		4,466	300	300					75,000	Charge for tuition per annum for preparatory and regular course includes board and lodging; Receipts from tuition fees for the last year includes board.
New York (11 E. 32d st)	New York	English, French, and German Boarding and Day School
New York (603 5th avenue)	New York	Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Gardener's Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies	0	6			2	2			75-125	125-250	750
Plattsburgh	New York	D'Youville Academy	80	5-6	6	0	4	3	0		10	22	130	14,000	2050	1200	1,600
Asheville	North Carolina	Asheville Female College		4						1,500	16-30	50	184	18,000				From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; Number of volumes in library - private library
Charlotte	North Carolina	Charlotte Female Institute	10	4	4	3	1.5	1	4	100	40	50	225	25,000
Greensborough	North Carolina	Greensborough Female College		4	4	4	1	1	3	2,000	12-15	20-25	100	75,000	3000	180	12,000
Lenoir	North Carolina	Davenport Female College		4	3	3	2	2	3		20	50	150	4,000
Murfreesborough	North Carolina	Chowan Baptist Female Institute	12	4	3	3.5	1.5	1		1,000	40	50	108	45,000			6,000
Murfreesborough	North Carolina	Wesleyan Female College									30	50	108	21,000				From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Raleigh	North Carolina	Estey Seminary	1									12	40
Raleigh	North Carolina	Peace Institute		4-5						1,200	40	50	200	60,000				From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Statesville	North Carolina	Statesville Female College									20-30	40	130
Thomasville	North Carolina	Thomasville Female College			3	4	3	2	2	350	30	40	100	16,000			2,400
Cincinnati (Lawrence and 3d streets)	Ohio	Bartholomew English and Classical School		6							90-130	150-160	400	40,000
Cincinnati (Wesley avenue)	Ohio	Cincinnati Wesleyan College	0	4	2	4	1	2	2	1,100	60-80	100	250	250,000	0
Glendale	Ohio	Glendale Female College		4						3,000	40	40	210	75,000
Granville	Ohio	Granville Female College								1,500	36	36		20,000
Granville	Ohio	Shepardson College		4		3	1	1		1,000	30	36	150	25,000
Hillsborough	Ohio	Highland Institute		4						400	8,12,15	8,12,15	270	15,000			1,700
Hillsborough	Ohio	Hillsborough Female College		4		2	1	.5		400	44	54	165	50,000	6000	360	1,689
Oxford	Ohio	Oxford Female College		4						2,000	250	250	200	25,000
Oxford	Ohio	Western Female Seminary		4								170						Charge for tuition per annum for regular course includes board.
Painesville	Ohio	Lake Erie Female Seminary		4								200		150,000	31846	1795	18,084	Charge for tuition per annum for regular course includes board.
Xenia	Ohio	Xenia College								200	30-40	39	200	10,000			2,500	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Portland	Oregon	St. Helen's Hall	3							400
Allentown	Pennsylvania	Allentown Female College		4						500		40,45,50	200	40,000			1,500
Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies		4			2	2		6,000	60	60	200	100,000
Blairsville	Pennsylvania	Blairsville Ladies' Seminary		4						800	40	40	200	25,000
Bryn Mawr	Pennsylvania	Friends' College for Women	3	4	2	2	0	0	2	2,500		100	275	350,000	750000	40000
Collegeville	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Female College		4						2,500	40-60	40-60	160	50,000
Lewisburgh	Pennsylvania	Bucknell Institute		4	1	3	1	.66	2	1,000	36	36	225
Media	Pennsylvania	Brook's Hall Female Seminary		4						700			400					From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; Average cost of board and lodging per annum is board and tuition.
Ogontz	Pennsylvania	Ogontz School for Young Ladies		4							100-200	100-200	900					Average cost of board and lodging per annum is board and tuition.
Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Seminary								1,800				35,000
Washington	Pennsylvania	Washington Female Seminary		4		3	1	1		500	24	30-40	210	25,000
Anderson	South Carolina	Anderson Female Seminary		4	4	4	4	4	4	1,500	30-35	40	150	15,000			5,000
Columbia	South Carolina	Columbia Female College	2	4						500	40	50	140					From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Due West	South Carolina	Due West Female College		4						600	15	45	120	20,000	1100	80		From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Greenville	South Carolina	Greenville Female College		5	3	4	2	1	3	800	25-30	40-50		20,000
Walhalla	South Carolina	Walhalla Female College	0	3						300	10-15	35	100	6,000	0	0	1,200	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Williamston	South Carolina	Williamston Female College	12	4	1	3	1.5	1		1,500	24-32	40	120	12,000
Brownsville	Tennessee	Brownsville Female College		4	3	5	2	1	3	2,500	25-35	50	135	30,000
Brownsville	Tennessee	Wesleyan Female College		4	3	4	2	1		500	29,39	54	135	6,000			1,400
Clarksville	Tennessee	Broadhurst Institute		4							15	20	80	6,000			1,500	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Columbia	Tennessee	Columbia Athenaeum									20	50	150	75,000
Franklin	Tennessee	Tennessee Female College		4	3	4	2	2	4		40	50,60	150	20,000			6,000
Jackson	Tennessee	Memphis Conference Female Institute		5							20-36	50	150					Average cost of board and lodging per annum is board and tuition.
McMinnville	Tennessee	Cumberland Female College		4	3	4	3	1	3	2,000	15	25	120	25,000			3,000
Mossy Creek	Tennessee	Baptist Female College												20,000			1,500	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Murfreesborough	Tennessee	Soule Female College		4	3	4	2.5	1	2	200	25-30	40-50	120	16,000			2,400
Nashville	Tennessee	Nashville College for Young Ladies	1	5	3	3	2	1	3		40	50-70	200	75,000	3000	180
Nashville	Tennessee	St. Cecilia's Academy		4									180					Average cost of board and lodging per annum is board and tuition.
Nashville	Tennessee	W.E. Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies		5						2,000	30	60	200	100,000
Rogersville	Tennessee	Synodical Female College		4
Shelbyville	Tennessee	Shelbyville Female College	1	4	3	4	2	1	3		15	50	136	6,000			5,000
Winchester	Tennessee	Mary Sharp College	0	4	0	4	2	2	0	1,500	30-40	60	135	20,000	0	0	10,500
Dallas	Texas	Jones' School for Young Ladies		4							30	50	160	25,000			5,000	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Galveston	Texas	Ursuline Academy		4							20-30	40-50	200					Average cost of board and lodging per annum is board and tuition.
Georgetown	Texas	Ladies' Annex, Southwestern University		3,4,5							30-40	50	200					Average cost of board and lodging per annum is board and tuition.
Independence	Texas	Baylor Female College		4						500		40	150	15,000
Victoria	Texas	Nazareth Academy		5						1,000	20	30
Waco	Texas	Waco Female College		4	2	3	2	1	2	551	30	50	160	27,500			7,000
Montpelier	Vermont	Vermont Methodist Seminary and Female College		4
Waterbury Center	Vermont	Green Mountain Seminary	8	4	2	3	1.33	1		1,100	16	22	95	20,000	16000	600	1,200
Abingdon	Virginia	Martha Washington College		4							15-30		200					Average cost of board and lodging per annum is board and tuition.
Christianburgh	Virginia	Montgomery Female College		4	4	4	2	2	4	1,000	20,25,30	40-50	150	15,000			8,000
Danville	Virginia	Danville College for Young Ladies		4	3	4	1.5	1	3	350	35	50	135	40,000
Danville	Virginia	Roanoke Female College		4	3	3	1-2	1	2		36	50	135	2,300
Hollins	Virginia	Hollins Institute								500	30	60	180	90,000			15,000	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Keswick	Virginia	Edge Hill School								1,000			250					From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Marion	Virginia	Marion Female College		3	2	4	2	2	2		20-30	40	110	20,000
Norfolk	Virginia	Norfolk College for Young Ladies		5	5	5	2.5	1	5	140	40,48	60	180	50,000			15,890
Petersburgh	Virginia	Southern Female College		4	3	6	1	1	3	1,200	40	50	150	20,000
Richmond	Virginia	Richmond Female Institute	0	4						200	45	60-100	180	60,000				From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Staunton	Virginia	Staunton Female Seminary		4	3	4	2	1.5	3	800	30	40	172	2,500			2,500
Staunton	Virginia	Virginia Female Institute	9	4	3	4	1.5	1	3	500	27	50	200	40,000
Staunton	Virginia	Wesleyan Female Institute		2-4	3	3	1	1	3					40,000
Warrenton	Virginia	Fauquier Female Institute		4	3	4	3	2	3	350	30-40	50	135	12,000			1,250
Winchester	Virginia	Episcopal Female Institute	0	4						500	30	40-50	240	12,500	0	0	2,500	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85; Average cost of board and lodging per annum is board and tuition.
Winchester	Virginia	Valley Female Institute		2						800	30	40	160	20,000			1,630	From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884-'85.
Parkersburgh	West Virginia	Parkersburgh Female Seminary									35	45	180
Wheeling	West Virginia	Wheeling Female College								450	50	50		30,000
Fox Lake	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Female College		4		3.66	1.66	.5	2	1,600	28	28	122	25,000	9000	500	1,315
Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Milwaukee College								3,000	50,60,80	50,60,80		57,000
Sinsinawa	Wisconsin	St. Clara Academy		4	3	4	2	2	3	1,000	165	165
City	State	Institution	Number of scholarships	Number of years in collegiate course	Number of years of French study	Number of years of Latin study	Number of years of algebra study	Number of years of geometry study	Number of years of German study	Number of volumes in library	Charge for tuition per annum in preparatory course	Charge for tuition per annum in regular course	Average cost of board and lodging per annum	Value of grounds, buildings, and apparatus	Amount of productive funds	Income from productive funds	Receipts from tuition fees for the last year	Notes

Source: “Table 32.—Statistics of institutions for the superior instruction of women for 1885-86, &c—Part II,” United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education, Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1885–86 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1887), 452 – 457.