1895-96 Women's Colleges Division A and B

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1895-96 Women's Colleges A and B Dataset

Division A

1895-96 Women’s Colleges Division A

City	State	Institution	President	Year of opening	Religious denomination controlling	Male professors and instructors - preparatory department	Female professors and instructors - preparatory department	Male professors and instructors - collegiate department	Female professors and instructors - collegiate department	Total male faculty	Total female faculty	Preparatory students	Collegiate students	Graduate students	Total number of students	Number of fellowships	Number of scholarships	Bound volumes in library	Pamphlets in library	Value of scientific apparatus and library	Vale of grounds and buildings	Amount of productive funds	Income from productive funds	Income from tuition fees	Income from other sources	Total income	Benefactions	Amount of property, endowment, and funds from private sources	Notes
Mills College	California	Mills College	Mrs. C.T. Mills	1871	Nonsectarian	0	3	4	17	4	17	41	22	0	120	0	15	5,000		10,000	400,000	75,000	3,105	54,300		57,405
Rockford	Illinois	Rockford College	Sarah F. Anderson	1849	Nonsectarian	0	8	0	10	0	18	175	33	1	225		4	5,850	250	10,000	125,000	51,317	2,136	33,478	2,641	38,255	1,355
Baltimore	Maryland	Woman's College of Baltimore	John F. Goucher, D.D.	1888	Methodist Episcopal	0	0	13	14	13	14	0	226	5	231			7,000	1,500	45,000	686,000	380,000	21,146	22,375	15,000	58,521	55,000	1,111,000
Cambridge	Massachusetts	Radcliffe College	Miss Agnes Irwin, dean	1879	Nonsectarian	0	0	94	0	94	0	0	314	44	358	0	5	9,650		12,000	75,000	235,000	10,300	55,000		65,300	8,160	310,000
Northampton	Massachusetts	Smith College	L. Clark Seelye, D.D.	1875	Nonsectarian	0	0	13	41	13	41	0	875		875	1	100	6,000		27,249	649,188	595,698	42,310	93,518	33,785	169,613	40,040	1,382,333
South Hadley	Massachusetts	Mount Holyoke College	Mrs. E.S. Mead, A.M.	1837	Nonsectarian	0	0	0	36	0	36	0	331		331			16,000		42,733	335,062	241,675	13,251	74,071		87,322	54,411
Wellesley	Massachusetts	Wellesley College	Mrs. Julia J. Irvine	1875	Nonsectarian	0	0	8	69	8	69	0	759	45	804	0	29	46,666		100,000	1,107,800	121,257	4,110	212,855	0	216,965	107,000	1,429,057
Princeton	New Jersey	Evelyn College		1887	Nonsectarian	0	6	16	5	16	5	15	20	0	35	0	3	2,000	500		25,000			8,000		8,000			Statistics of 1894-95
Aurora	New York	Wells College	William E. Waters, Ph.D.	1868	Nonsectarian	0	3	0	18	0	21	8	76		84		10	5,612	300	5,000	190,000	200,000	9,283	8,300	25,755	43,338	10,110	200,000
Elmira	New York	Elmira College	A.C. McKenzie, D.D.	1855	Presbyterian	0	0	4	14	4	14	0	98		158		3	6,000		30,000	182,000	73,000	3,000	25,244		28,244	10,000	265,000
New York	New York	Barnard College	Emily James Smith, dean	1889	Nonsectarian	0	0	28	2	28	2	0	81	35	147	0	3	750	100			55,700	594	17,000		17,594
Poughkeepsie	New York	Vassar College	James M. Taylor, D.D.	1865	Nonsectarian	0	0	12	40	12	40	0	533	10	543	1	7	24,132		163,709	823,917	1,031,223	61,293	57,832	163,413	282,538	15,500	2,018,849
Bryn Mawr	Pennsylvania	Bryn Mawr College	M. Carey Thomas, Ph.D.	1885	Nonsectarian	0	0	21	11	21	11	0	243	52	298	14	23	22,852	7,000	70,000	814,905	1,250,000	52,788	29,800	5,000	87,588	29,759	2,064,905
Lynchburg	Virginia	Randolph-Macon Woman's College	W.W. Smith, LL.D.	1893	Methodist Episcopal South			8	4	8	4	15	104		119	0	12	1,000		2,500	115,452	102,667	5,750	11,200	12,300	29,250	8,210	218,119
City	State	Institution	President	Year of opening	Religious denomination controlling	Male professors and instructors - preparatory department	Female professors and instructors - preparatory department	Male professors and instructors - collegiate department	Female professors and instructors - collegiate department	Total male faculty	Total female faculty	Preparatory students	Collegiate students	Graduate students	Total number of students	Number of fellowships	Number of scholarships	Bound volumes in library	Pamphlets in library	Value of scientific apparatus and library	Vale of grounds and buildings	Amount of productive funds	Income from productive funds	Income from tuition fees	Income from other sources	Total income	Benefactions	Amount of property, endowment, and funds from private sources	Notes

Note: Between 1887 and 1910, the Bureau of Education categorized women’s institutions as Division A or Division B. The Bureau described Division A institutions as “essentially collegiate…making more or less provision for the distinctive studies of the college curriculum” in contrast to the Division B schools that featured some collegiate courses alongside primary and preparatory training. Division A colleges tended to boast more substantial libraries, equipment, and endowments.

Source: “Table 9.— Statistics of colleges for women, Division A,” United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education, Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1895–96, v. 2 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1897), 1994 – 1995.

Division B

1895-96 Women's Colleges Division B

City	State	Institution	President	Religious denomination controlling	Year of opening	Male professors and instructors	Female professors and instructors	Primary students	Preparatory students	Collegiate students	Graduate students	Total number of students	Students graduated in 1896	Volumes in library	Value of scientific apparatus and library	Vale of grounds and buildings	Amount of productive funds	Income from productive funds	Income from tuition fees	Income from State or municipal appropriation	Income from other sources	Total income	Benefactions	Value of property, endowment, and funds from private sources	Notes
Athens	Alabama	Athens Female College	Z.A. Parker	Methodist Episcopal	1842	1	13		24	125	1	150	12	275	400	30,000	0	0	2,500	0	5,500	8,000	2,500
Bailey Springs	Alabama	Bailey Springs University	Henry A. Moody, M.D.	Nonsectarian	1893	2	5	0	11	19	0	30	0	250	300	20,000			4,000		2,000	6,000	0
East Lake	Alabama	East Lake Atheneum	J.B. Cumming	Nonsectarian	1890	1	10					187	21	500		30,000			7,500			7,500
Eufaula	Alabama	Union Female College	T.J. Simmons, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1853	2	10	20	22	30		87	4	2,000	3,000	15,000			10,000			10,000
Florence	Alabama	Synodical Female College	A.H. Todd	Nonsectarian	1845	1	3	6	8	25		39	6	631		5,000							0
Gadsden	Alabama	Jones College for Young Ladies	A.B. Jones, D.D., LL.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	1850	1	16	13		110		123	22	4,368	2,500	75,000	0		35,000			35,000	0	0
Marion	Alabama	Judson Female Institute	S.W. Averett, LL.D.	Baptist	1839	2	8					106	10	1,200		70,000	0		18,000			18,000
Marion	Alabama	Marion Female Seminary	Jas. D. Wade, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1836	1	7	15	20	45		80	4	500	600	20,000
Talladega	Alabama	Isbell College	George R. McNeill, Ph.D.	Presbyterian	1849	1	6	14	15	60		89	2	400	300	20,000			3,000			3,000	0	25,000
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Central Female College	E.H. Murfee	Baptist	1857	2	7	14	23	106	2	145	5	200	250	100,000									Statistics of 1894-95
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Tuscaloosa Female College	John D. Simpson	Methodist Episcopal South	1860	0	10	38	36	121	2	197	9	0	1,000	20,000	0	0	9,000	0	0	9,000	0	0
Tuskegee	Alabama	Alabama Conference Female College	John Massey, LL.D.	Methodist Episcopal	1855	8	10	15	20	159	6	190	37	2,500	1,000	85,000	0	0	19,000	0	0	19,000	0	0
Conway	Arkansas	Central Baptist College	J.G. Lile	Baptist	1892	1	10	25	50	50	0	125	4	500	300	25,000	0	0	3,500	0	2,500	6,000	0	2,500
San Jose	California	College of Notre Dame	Sister Mary Bernardine	Catholic	1851	1	21	25	51	9	2	88	4	5,000	20,000	185,000			30,000	0		30,000	10,000
Athens	Georgia	Lucy Cobb Institute	Mrs. M.A. Lipscomb	Nonsectarian	1858	0	15	15	26	109	1	151	30	4,000		50,000			18,000			18,000			Volumes in library, value of grounds and buildings, income from tuition fees, and total income from statistics of 1894-95.
College Park	Georgia	Southern Female College	Charles C. Cox, A.M.	Baptist	1843	8	22		35	206	12	243	20	5,500	8,000	53,000
Cuthbert	Georgia	Andrew Female College	Homer Bush, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal	1854	4	8	40	20	100		160	1	500	500	30,000	0	0	5,000		5,000	10,000	500	0
Dalton	Georgia	Dalton Female College	G.J. Orr	Methodist Episcopal	1872	2	7	40	20	80		140	9	0	0	20,000	0	0	2,000	0	3,000	5,000	0
Forsyth	Georgia	Monroe Female College	M.H. Lane	Baptist	1848	2	4	20	30	40		90	8	200	200	20,000									Statistics of 1894-95
Gainesville	Georgia	Georgia Female Seminary	A.W. Van Hoose	Nonsectarian	1878	4	12	50	30	150	2	232	35	500		75,000			35,000			35,000	10,000
La Grange	Georgia	La Grange Female College	Rufus W. Smith, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	1833	6	12	39	12	152	6	209	35	1,200	1,800	70,000	10000	500	27,000	0	0	27,500	0	80,000
La Grange	Georgia	Southern Female College	G.A. Nunnally	Baptist	1842	6	14	30	10	110		150	10	500	300	40,000	2500		8,000	500	500	9,000	25,000	43,000
Macon	Georgia	Wesleyan Female College	J.D. Hammond, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	1839	8	9		8	204		212	45	3,000	8,000	250,000	50000	3000	20,000	0	0	23,000	10,000	300,000
Milledgeville	Georgia	Georgia Normal and Industrial College	J. Harris Chappell	Nonsectarian	1891	3	16	62	22	240		324	26	2,200	3,320	200,000			3,000	22900	2,240	28,140
Rome	Georgia	Shorter College	A.J. Battle, D.D., LL.D.	Baptist	1877	5	10		35	150	2	187	25	1,000	2,000	130,000	40000							170,000
Thomasville	Georgia	Young Female College	John E. Baker	Nonsectarian	1870	1	3		20	65	2	87	7		300	36,000			15,000			15,000
Chicago	Illinois	Seminary of the Sacred Heart		Catholic	1858	0	20					120	10	2,500	2,000	250,000									Statistics of 1894-95
Jacksonville	Illinois	Illinois Female College	Joseph R. Harker, Ph.D.	Methodist Episcopal	1847	2	14	37	51	80	2	170	10	2,000	2,000	60,000	7000	150	5,000		18,000	23,150	5,000	70,000
Jacksonville	Illinois	Jacksonville Female Academy	E.F. Bullard, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1830	4	9	18	15	32		103	8	2,000	1,400	60,000
Knoxville	Illinois	St. Mary's School	C.W. Leffingwell, D.D.	Protestant Episcopal	1868	4	10	0	25	75	1	101	9	2,000	4,000	100,000	0	0	40,000			40,000	0	2,700
Terre Haute	Indiana	Coates College	John M. Duncan, A.M.	Presbyterian	1885	1	12		75	25		100	5	1,200	3,500	120,000		0	11,000	0	5,000	16,000	1,500	120,000
Oswego	Kansas	College for Young Ladies	William Bishop, D.D.	Presbyterian	1888	3	7	4	10	33		47	4	1,000	1,300	40,000			1,200	0	7,000	8,200
Topeka	Kansas	College of the Sisters of Bethany	F.R. Millspaugh, D.D.	Protestant Episcopal	1859	2	14	25	75	25		200	5	4,000	1,000	350,000	0	0	20,000	0	2,000	22,000	11,200	300,000
Bowling Green	Kentucky	Potter College	Benjamin F. Cabell		1889	2	18			215		215	9	3,000	1,500	75,000			30,000			30,000
Danville	Kentucky	Caldwell College	Miss C.A. Campbell		1861	0	12					141	3	400		75,000			10,000			10,000			Volumes in library, value of grounds and buildings, income from tuition fees, and total income from statistics of 1894-95.
Hopkinsville	Kentucky	Bethel Female College	Edmund Harrison, A.M.	Baptist	1854	3	8			67		67	8			30,000			3,500			3,500			Value of grounds and buildings, income from tuition fees, and total income from statistics of 1894-95.
Lexington	Kentucky	Hamilton Female College	J.B. Skinner	Christian	1869	5	11	16	27	141		184	24	1,000	2,000	75,000	0	0					0
Millersburg	Kentucky	Millersburg Female College	Cadesman Pope	Methodist Episcopal	1851	2	11	37	45	81		163	13	1,800	350	17,500			14,000			14,000
Nicholasville	Kentucky	Jessamine Female Institute	Mrs. B.W. Vineyard	Nonsectarian	1854	1	11	20	30	70	0	120	9	300	0	20,000	0	0					0
Owensboro	Kentucky	Owensboro Female College	A.C. Goodwin		1800	3	4	18		83		101	0	600	1,000	30,000			2,800		1,200	4,000
Pewee Valley	Kentucky	Kentucky College for Young Ladies	G.B. Perry		1872	3	8	30	20	35		85	4	600	950	20,000	0
Russellville	Kentucky	Logan Female College	A.G. Murphey	Methodist Episcopal South	1846	2	10	21	56	47	11	135	7	1,500	3,000	35,000			4,800			4,800
Stanford	Kentucky	Stanford Female College	William Shelton	Nonsectarian	1871	1	6	30	35	47		124	0	1,000	1,000	5,000	0	0	2,500	0	0	2,500	0	0
Winchester	Kentucky	Winchester Female College	Rice S. Eubank, B.S.	Nonsectarian	1889	3	3	14	18	13		45	3	800	200	10,000			2,500			2,500			Statistics of 1894-95
Clinton	Louisiana	Silliman Female Institute	George J. Ramsey, A.M.	Presbyterian	1852	2	9	27	43	61	0	131	9	1,000	1,000	50,000	30000	3000	8,500	0	1,200	12,700	500	85,000
Mansfield	Louisiana	Mansfield Female College	T.S. Sligh, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal	1855	2	6	14	16	20	1	51	0	1,000	250	15,000			2,500			2,500	0	0
Minden	Louisiana	Minden Female College	S. Decatur Lucas	Nonsectarian	1853	2	5	60	45	40		145	2		800	15,000			900	3200		4,100
Deering	Maine	Westbrook Seminary	H.S. Whitman, A.M.	Universalist	1834	3	6	4	40	40	1	85	20	3,500	4,000	100,000	25000	1300	2,400		600	4,300	4,500
Kents Hill	Maine	Maine Wesleyan Female College	Edgar M. Smith	Methodist Episcopal	1821	6	7		206	13		219	29	7,000	8,325	120,000	115000	5000	6,500			11,500		250,000
Baltimore	Maryland	Notre Dame of Maryland		Catholic	1873	6	16			50	4	54	3	5,400
Frederick	Maryland	Woman's College	J.H. Apple, A.M.	Reformed	1843	3	14	38	17	53	2	133	6	2,500	10,000	50,000	0	0	13,000			13,000	500	1,000
Hagerstown	Maryland	Kee Mar College	C.L. Keedy, A.M., M.D.	Lutheran	1852	6	8					120	22	2,500	500	50,000	1000					18,000	100
Lutherville	Maryland	Maryland College for Young Ladies	J.H. Turner, A.M.	Lutheran	1853	6	6			91	1	92	9	1,000	2,600	50,000			25,000			25,000
Auburndale	Massachusetts	Lasell Seminary	C.C. Bragdon, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1851	11	21	0	8	144	0	152	26	2,100	2,500	140,000	0	0	15,000	0	60,000	75,000	0	0
Albert Lea	Minnesota	Albert Lea College	Ella Young	Presbyterian	1885	0	7		5	24		35	1	2,000	4,000	25,000	25000	1500	1,050		1,000	3,550	1,750	50,000
Blue Mountain	Mississippi	Blue Mount Female College	W.T. Lowrey, A.M., D.D.	Nonsectarian	1873	6	10					207	17	1,500	2,000	30,000			10,000			10,000
Brookhaven	Mississippi	Whitworth Female College	John W. Chambers	Methodist Episcopal	1857	3	7	30	10	60	2	102	9	800	800	75,000			4,000		6,000	10,000
Clinton	Mississippi	Hillman College	Franklin L. Riley	Nonsectarian	1853	1	6	20	30	50	5	105	3	1,500	5,000	30,000									Value of grounds and buildings from statistics of 1894-95.
Columbus	Mississippi	Industrial Institute and College	Robert Frazer, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1885	1	17		207	117	0	339	7	1,000	3,000	100,000			500	27000	2,500	30,000
Jackson	Mississippi	Belhaven College for Young Ladies	L.T. Fitzhugh	Nonsectarian	1894	1	10	10	20	80	10	120	5	250	300	40,000	0	0	8,000		7,000	15,000	0
McComb	Mississippi	McComb City Female Institute	C.H. Olken, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1894	1	4	22	23	38	0	83	7	300		5,000			3,500			3,500
Meridian	Mississippi	East Mississippi Female College	J.W. Beeson, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal	1869	2	8	30	30	70	0	130	9	2,000	1,000	25,000	0	0	5,000	0	0	5,000	0	0
Meridian	Mississippi	Stone College for Young Ladies	L.M. Stone, D.D.	Baptist	1893	2	6	12	8	66	1	89	19	300	4,950	12,000			4,284		3,564	7,848
Oxford	Mississippi	Union Female College	A.S. Maddox	Cumberland Presbyterian	1854	1	10	30	40	75		145	12	1,200	1,000	75,000			12,000			12,000			Statistics of 1894-95
Pontotoc	Mississippi	Chickasaw Female College	H.S. Roller	Presbyterian	1852	2	6	20	40	20	0	80	2	2,000	200	10,000			3,000			3,000			Value of scientific apparatus and library, value of grounds and buildings, income from tuition fees, and total income from statistics of 1894-95.
Port Gibson	Mississippi	Port Gibson Female College	Mrs. M.H. Meck	Methodist Episcopal	1843	1	7	14		28		42	0	100		15,000			2,400		600	3,000
Water Valley	Mississippi	Hamilton College	Mrs. Eva B. Wilkinson		1894	0	7	10	33	50	3	96	6	300	50	20,000	2000	60	7,000			7,060	20,000
Columbia	Missouri	Christian Female College	Mrs. F.P. St. Clair	Christian	1851	3	11	25	20	100	8	153	31	500	175	60,000	0		20,000	0	0	20,000			Statistics of 1894-95
Columbia	Missouri	Stephens Female College	S.F. Taylor, D.D.	Baptist	1856	5	11	20	50	97		167	21	500		100,000	20000	1200	15,000			16,200	2,000	20,000
Fayette	Missouri	Howard Payne College	Hiram D. Groves	Methodist Episcopal South	1844	2	11	0	51	53	4	148	15	1,025	1,500	50,000	0	0	15,457			15,457		0
Fulton	Missouri	Synodical Female College	T.P. Walton	Presbyterian	1872	1	11	0	15	67	0	119	11	725	1,500	32,000	0	0	5,400	0	6,100	11,500			Statistics of 1894-95
Independence	Missouri	Presbyterian College	George F. Ayres	Presbyterian	1871	3	9	30	21	24	2	77	3	700	3,000	40,000			6,300			6,300		40,000
Jennings	Missouri	St. Louis Seminary	B.T. Blewett, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1871	1	5					30		2,000		60,000
Lexington	Missouri	Baptist Female College	W.H. Buck	Baptist	1855	3	6	10	30	60		100	22	2,000		25,000	0	0	5,000	0	7,000	12,000	0	15,000
Lexington	Missouri	Central Female College	Archibald A. Jones	Methodist Episcopal	1869	5	11					150	13	2,000	2,000	50,000			25,000			25,000
Lexington	Missouri	Elizabeth Aull Female Seminary	W.H. Morton	Presbyterian	1859	5	9	10	20	47	3	80	6	600	500	8,000	0	0	9,000	0	0	9,000			Statistics of 1894-95
Liberty	Missouri	Liberty College for Young Ladies	C.M. Williams	Nonsectarian	1890	4	11		50	101	1	152	19	1,500	1,500	75,000	0		25,000			25,000		15,000
Mexico	Missouri	Hardin College	A.K. Yancey	Baptist	1873	10	15		30	175		205	22	1,000	2,500	82,000	55000	4400	15,000			19,400		139,500
St. Charles	Missouri	Lindenwood Female College	W.S. Knight, D.D.	Presbyterian	1830	2	11		20	40	1	61	12	2,500	2,500	75,000	12000	1000	19,000			20,000	300
Tilton	New Hampshire	New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College	George L. Plimpton	Methodist Episcopal	1845	4	8		129	15		232	14	3,000	4,000	75,000	25000	1000	4,000	0	15,000	20,000
Bordentown	New Jersey	Bordentown Female College	J.W. Blaisdell	Methodist Episcopal	1853	6	7	14	10	17		41		2,700	6,000	25,000			3,118			3,118
New York	Brooklyn	Packer Collegiate Institute	Truman J. Backus. LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1845	6	53	43	557	143	16	759	43	6,594	23,983	219,415	40000	1663	78,837	100	2,122	82,722	2,122	0
Asheville	North Carolina	Asheville Female College	James Atkins, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	1854	3	7		27	123		160	5	1,000	3,000	100,000			8,000		6,000	14,000			Statistics of 1894-95
Dallas	North Carolina	Gaston College	S.A. Wolff	Lutheran	1879	2	3	19	9	27		94	4	500	500	8,000	0	0	425		825	1,250	0
Greensboro	North Carolina	Greensboro Female College	Dred Peacock, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	1846	3	12			150	7	157	27	3,000	7,500	100,000			30,000			30,000
Hickory	North Carolina	Claremont Female College	S.P. Hatton, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1880	2	8	20	20	40		80	0	1,000	500	20,000
Louisburg	North Carolina	Louisburg Female College	M.S. Davis, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal	1857	1	5	15	25	35		75	3	1,000		10,000			2,250			2,250
Murfreesboro	North Carolina	Chowan Baptist Female Institute	W.P. Petty	Baptist	1848	2	6					80	11	1,000	1,200	50,000			8,000			8,000			Statistics of 1894-95
Oxford	North Carolina	Oxford Female Seminary	F.P. Hobgood	Baptist	1850	1	7	25	25	55		105	5	800		15,000
Salem	North Carolina	Salem Female Academy	John H. Clewell	Moravian	1802	6	29		82	205	1	435	49	6,000	6,000	200,000	11000	500	40,000			40,500
Cincinnati	Ohio	Bartholomew English and Classical School	G.K. Bartholomew, A.M., Ph.D.	Protestant Episcopal	1875	1	13	12	16	82		110	16	1,000		40,000
Glendale	Ohio	Glendale Female College	L.D. Potter, D.D.	Nonsectarian	1854	2	11	2	19	51	1	93	10	3,000	5,000	60,000	0
Granville	Ohio	Granville Female College	Clara Sheldon	Presbyterian	1827	0	8					75	7	900		20,000			4,500		500	5,000
Granville	Ohio	Shepardson College	D.B. Purinton, LL.D.	Baptist	1887	3	10		115	51		240	5			90,000	75000								Statistics of 1894-95
Oxford	Ohio	Oxford College	Faye Walker, D.D.	Presbyterian	1849	4	22					210	29	5,400		50,000
Oxford	Ohio	Western College and Seminary	Leila S. McKee, Ph.D.	Nonsectarian	1855	1	22		53	91	1	145	13	8,000	15,000	200,000	60000	4000	20,000			24,000			Value of scientific apparatus and library, value of grounds and buildings, amount of productive funds, income from productive funds, income from tuition fees, and total income from statistics of 1894-95.
Painesville	Ohio	Lake Erie Seminary	Miss Mary Evans	Nonsectarian	1859	0	21	0	40	81	0	121	12	5,000	12,000	280,000	32096	2075	23,925			25,000	11,028	325,000
Allentown	Pennsylvania	Allentown College for Women	J.W. Knappenberger, A.M.	Reformed	1867	3	9	16	23	47		115	9	700	600	60,000			7,200			7,200	5,000
Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies	J. Max Hark, D.D.	Moravian	1749	6	14					90	9	6,000	4,500	100,000	0	0
Carlisle	Pennsylvania	Metzger College	Wallace P. Dick	Nonsectarian	1881	3	14					112	2	2,000		30,000	35000	1900	2,547			4,447			Value of grounds and buildings, amount of productive funds, income from productive funds, income from tuition fees, and total income from statistics of 1894-95.
Chambersburg	Pennsylvania	Wilson College	Samuel A. Martin	Presbyterian	1879	4	23		56	220	4	280	29	2,000	10,000	100,000	0	0	60,000			60,000		75,000
Lititz	Pennsylvania	Linden Hall Seminary	Charles B. Shultz	Moravian	1794	2	11	0	7	28	0	35	9	2,600	3,000	20,000			8,294		1,300	9,594	0
Mechanicsburg	Pennsylvania	Irving Female College	E.E. Campbell, A.M.	Lutheran	1856	7	6	0	0	100	0	117	10	800		40,000	0	0	25,000	0	15,000	40,000	0	0
Ogontz School	Pennsylvania	Ogontz School	Frances E. Bennett	Nonsectarian	1883	6	22	13	13	127	2	155	21	10,000	2,000								100
Pittsburg	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania College for Women	R. Jennie DeVore	Presbyterian	1870	3	18		130	60	1	191	8	3,000	6,000	150,000	0	0	16,000	0	20,000	36,000	3,000
Columbia	South Carolina	Columbia Female College	J.A. Rice	Methodist Episcopal South	1859	6	8		4	114	2	120	3	800	500	50,000			12,000			12,000	1,300
Columbia	South Carolina	Presbyterian College for Women	W.R. Atkinson, D.D.	Presbyterian	1890	4	12		20	100	3	123	4	200	700	60,000			10,000			10,000			Statistics of 1894-95
Due West	South Carolina	Due West Female College	C.E. Todd	Associate Reformed Presbyterian	1858	5	10	30	35	110	3	178	23	800		10,000			6,000			6,000
Gaffney City	South Carolina	Cooper-Limestone Institute	Jno. R. Mack, A.M.	Baptist	1845	2	6	20	29	94	2	145	8	350	1,500	35,000			5,000		5,000	10,000	500	45,000
Greenville	South Carolina	Greenville College for Women	A.S. Townes	Nonsectarian	1894	4	8		10	76		86	14	500		20,000	0	0
Greenville	South Carolina	Greenville Female College	M.M. Riley	Baptist	1854	5	8		23	113		146	11	200	200	25,000			8,000			8,000
Spartanburg	South Carolina	Converse College	B.F. Wilson	Nonsectarian	1890	8	22		70	140	10	377	34	3,500	5,000	120,000	40000		35,000			35,000	100,000		Amount of productive funds from statistics of 1894-95.
Union	South Carolina	Clifford Seminary	B.G. Clifford	Nonsectarian	1881	1	5	13	6	34	0	54	2	500	300	6,000	0	0					0	0
Williamston	South Carolina	Williamston Female College	S. Lauder, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1872	2	6	0	30	50		80	4	3,000	5,000	20,000			3,000			3,000
Bristol	Tennessee	Sullins College	D.S. Hearon, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	1869	4	6	19	32	48	5	94	3	400	500	50,000	0	0	6,000	0	3,600	9,600
Brownsville	Tennessee	Brownsville Female College	C.A. Folk, A.B.	Baptist	1851	2	6	30	39	18	2	89	7	1,600	1,800	15,000	0	0	4,000	0	0	4,000	0	0
Columbia	Tennessee	Columbia Athenaeum	Robert D. Smith, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1852	5	11	31	68	56	6	161	5	9,857	20,000	80,000
Franklin	Tennessee	Tennessee Female College	T.E. Allen	Nonsectarian	1856	4	9	30	50	30		110	5	1,200	500	12,000			9,000			9,000		2,000
Gallatin	Tennessee	Howard Female College	J.M. Hubbard	Nonsectarian	1837	1	6	10	39	30		79	8	580	300	25,000			5,000			5,000
Jackson	Tennessee	Memphis Conference Female Institute	Howard W. Key, Ph.D.	Methodist Episcopal	1843	5	25	18	63	235		316	15	6,250	4,500	50,000			26,000			26,000
Knoxville	Tennessee	East Tennessee Institute	Charles C. Ross	Nonsectarian	1835	1	9	26	34	32		92	8		600	30,000			10,000			10,000			Statistics of 1894-95
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	Soule Female College	Miss V.O. Wardlaw, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1852	1	8	35	25	40	0	120	1	400	1,000	15,000	0	0	7,500			7,500	0	0
Nashville	Tennessee	Nashville College for Young Ladies	George W.F. Price, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal	1880	9	20					214	15	1,000		150,000	0	0					0
Nashville	Tennessee	Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies	J.D. Blanton	Presbyterian	1865	6	26	50	50	200		372	12	1,500		150,000	0	0	23,000		20,000	43,000	0	0
Pulaski	Tennessee	Martin Female College	S.N. Barker	Methodist Episcopal	1870	2	15	10	12	138	3	163		300		50,000	30000	2800	4,000			6,800		80,000	Statistics of 1894-95
Rogersville	Tennessee	Synodical Female College	William M. Graybill, A.M.	Presbyterian	1849	3	13	20	17	161	5	203	14	1,000	2,500	30,000			8,000		8,000	16,000
Winchester	Tennessee	Mary Sharp College	Z.C. Graves, LL.D.	Baptist	1851	2	4	10	48	51	1	100	6	1,500	2,000	20,000	0						0
Belton	Texas	Baylor Female College	W.A. Wilson, A.M.	Baptist	1845	3	14		180	100	5	285	30	2,500	3,000	135,000			35,000			35,000	30,000
Chappell Hill	Texas	Chappell Hill Female College	S.M. Godbey	Methodist Episcopal South	1852	1	6	30	20	30		80	6	300	300	10,000			2,000		300	2,300			Statistics of 1894-95
Abingdon	Virginia	Martha Washington College	W.M. Dyer	Methodist Episcopal	1860	3	9	31	20	95	1	148		1,000	1,500	50,000							8,000
Abingdon	Virginia	Stonewall Jackson Institute	J.D. Anderson, A.M.	Presbyterian	1869	2	7	29	12	60		101	0										0	0
Bristol	Virginia	Southwest Virginia Institute	Samuel D. Jones, B.L.	Baptist	1884	8	12					222	2	5,600		160,000
Buena Vista	Virginia	Young Ladies' College	J.I. Miller	Lutheran	1894	3	7	20	30	40		90	0		0	40,000	0	0	6,000			6,000	0	0
Charlottesville	Virginia	Albemarle Female Institute	L.H. Shuck, D.D.	Baptist	1857	2	6	0	8	43		51	0	100		14,000							0
Danville	Virginia	Danville College for Young Ladies	R.E. Farmer	Methodist Episcopal South	1883	3	5	15		57		72	5	350	800	30,000	0	0	4,000				0
Danville	Virginia	Roanoke Female College	C.F. James, D.D.	Baptist	1859	1	6		14	46		71	9	1,200	500	25,000	0	0	3,050	0	3,429	6,479	0
Hollins	Virginia	Hollins Institute	Charles L. Cocke	Baptist	1842	8	20	19		146	1	166		2,000	2,500	150,000	0	0	20,000			20,000	0	0
Marion	Virginia	Marion Female College	J.J. Scherer, A.M.	Lutheran	1873	2	7	26		43		69	2	220	225	20,000			1,800			1,800	800
Norfolk	Virginia	Norfolk College for Young Ladies	A.P. Piper	Nonsectarian	1878	2	14	24	48	137	2	211	15	285	1,500	150,000	0		13,000			13,000
Petersburg	Virginia	Southern Female College	Arthur K. Davis, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1863	4	8	10	15	75		100	8	2,000
Richmond	Virginia	Richmond Female Institute	John H. Powell	Baptist	1854	7	11		75	100	3	178	20	1,000		65,000	0	0	15,000			15,000			Statistics of 1894-95
Staunton	Virginia	Staunton Female Seminary	James Willis, A.M.	Lutheran	1870	4	6		12	38		60		500	200	25,000	3425
Staunton	Virginia	Virginia Female Institute	Mrs. J.E.B. Stuart	Protestant Episcopal	1844	2	14		46	40		86	0	1,200	1,000	60,000
Staunton	Virginia	Wesleyan Female Institute	Henry P. Hamill	Methodist Episcopal	1848	3	8		8	50	1	59	2	250	200	50,000			5,365		500	5,865
Winchester	Virginia	Episcopal Female Institute	A.M. Smith	Protestant Episcopal	1874	2	6	10	14	37		61	4	1,100	200	15,000			4,000			4,000			Statistics of 1894-95
Winchester	Virginia	Valley Female College	John P. Hyde, D.D., LL.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	1874	3	7	5	8	30	1	44	6	500	250	20,000
Parkersburg	West Virginia	Parkersburg Seminary	Mrs. H.L. Field	Nonsectarian	1878	0	3		18	17		35		500
Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Milwaukee and Downer Colleges	Ella C. Sabin	Congregational and Presbyterian	1895	0	13	0	145	31	2	178	0	5,000	5,000	75,000	150000	7000	25,000			32,000	27,000	223,000
City	State	Institution	President	Religious denomination controlling	Year of opening	Male professors and instructors	Female professors and instructors	Primary students	Preparatory students	Collegiate students	Graduate students	Total number of students	Students graduated in 1896	Volumes in library	Value of scientific apparatus and library	Vale of grounds and buildings	Amount of productive funds	Income from productive funds	Income from tuition fees	Income from State or municipal appropriation	Income from other sources	Total income	Benefactions	Value of property, endowment, and funds from private sources	Notes

Source: “Table 10.— Statistics of colleges for women, Division B,” United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education, Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1895–96, v. 2 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1897), 1996 – 2003.

1895-96 Women's Colleges A and B Dataset

Division A

1895-96 Women’s Colleges Division A

Division B

1895-96 Women's Colleges Division B

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