1905-06 Women's Colleges A and B Dataset - Education by the Numbers

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1905-06 Women's Colleges Division A and B Dataset

Division A - Faculty and Students

1905-06 Women’s Colleges A, Faculty and Students

City	State	College	President	Control	Year of opening	Male faculty in preparatory department	Female faculty in preparatory department	Male faculty in collegiate department	Female faculty in collegiate department	Total male faculty	Total female faculty	Preparatory department students	Collegiate department students	Graduate students	Total students	Collegiate students studying liberal arts	Collegiate students studying Latin	Collegiate students studying Greek	Students in pedagogy	Students in business course	Students in music	Students in art
Mills College	California	Mills College	Mrs. Susan L. Mills	Nonsectarian	1871	3	18	2	10	5	28	146	54		200	43	6	3		5
Washington DC	District of Columbia	Trinity College	Sister Georgiana	Catholic	1900	0	0	7	19	7	19	0	100		100	100	50	8	24		15	56
Rockford	Illinois	Rockford College	Julia H. Gulliver, Ph.D.	Nonsectarian	1849		6	2	19	3	19	24	55		134	55	15	7	2		57	7
New Orleans	Louisiana	H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College	Brandt V.B. Dixon, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1887		10	8	13	8	23	131	183		399	183	57	13				88
Baltimore	Maryland	Woman's College of Baltimore	Rev. John F. Goucher, LL.D.	Methodist Episcopal	1888	0	0	10	13	10	13	0	328	4	332	328	135	29
Cambridge	Massachusetts	Radcliffe College	Le Baron R. Briggs, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1879	0	0	102	0	102	0	0	370	66	436	370	124	65	86		47	67
Northampton	Massachusetts	Smith College	Rev. L. Clark Seelye, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1875	0	0	27	66	27	66	0	1,194	8	1,213	1,194					7	4
South Hadley	Massachusetts	Mount Holyoke College	Mary E. Woolley, Litt.D.	Nonsectarian	1837	0	0	7	70	7	70	0	710	4	714	710	308	81	85		100	294
Wellesley	Massachusetts	Wellesley College	Miss Caroline Hazard, Litt.D.	Nonsectarian	1875	0	0	13	82	13	82	0	1,079	17	1,096	1,079	159	99	68		81	140
Aurora	New York	Wells College	Rev. George M. Ward, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1868	0	0	4	18	4	18	0	150		150	150	80	4
Elmira	New York	Elmira College	Rev. A.C. Mackenzie, LL.D.	Presbyterian	1855	0	0	6	12	6	12	0	158		255	158	158	17	19	0	97	0
New York	New York	Barnard College	Laura D. Gill, A.M., dean	Nonsectarian	1889	0	0	36	15	36	15	0	390		390	390	189	44	102		30
Poughkeepsie	New York	Vassar College	Rev. J.M. Taylor, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1865	0	0	36	15	36	15	0	390		390	390	189	44	102		30
Bryn Mawr	Pennsylvania	Bryn Mawr College	Miss M. Carey Thomas, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1885	0	0	30	16	30	16	0	377	79	456	377	149	43	46
Lynchburg	Virginia	Randolph-Macon Woman's College	W.W. Smith, LL.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	1893	0	0	11	17	11	17	0	350		350	350	161	20	12		145	24
City	State	College	President	Control	Year of opening	Male faculty in preparatory department	Female faculty in preparatory department	Male faculty in collegiate department	Female faculty in collegiate department	Total male faculty	Total female faculty	Preparatory department students	Collegiate department students	Graduate students	Total students	Collegiate students studying liberal arts	Collegiate students studying Latin	Collegiate students studying Greek	Students in pedagogy	Students in business course	Students in music	Students in art

Notes: 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.

EBN inserted the table containing college presidents into the overview, faculty, and students table.

Source: “Table 28.—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 Ending June 30, 1906, vol. 1 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1907), 552.

“III.—College Presidents. 2.—Colleges for women,” United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education, Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year Ending June 30, 1906, vol. 1 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1907), 283 – 284.

Division A - Property and Financial

1905-06 Women’s Colleges A, Property and Financial

City	State	College	Annual expenses in college department - tuition fees	Annual expenses in college department - other fees	Annual living expenses lowest	Annual living expenses moderate	Number of fellowships	Number of scholarships	Number of library volumes	Number of library pamphlets	Value of library	Value of scientific apparatus	Value of grounds and buildings	Value of productive funds	Income from tuition and other fees	Income from productive funds	Income from all other sources	Total income	Benefactions
Mills College	California	Mills College				400		18	7,500		8,000		300,000	200,000				26,000
Washington DC	District of Columbia	Trinity College	100		300	350		10	13,000	1,000	30,000	25,000	350,000		25,371			25,371	71,000
Rockford	Illinois	Rockford College	75		250	300		7	6,500		15,000	25,000	150,000	106,311	21,048	6,311	1,786	29,145	4,634
New Orleans	Louisiana	H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College	100			225	0		7,572		9,756	23,223	330,501	626,532	40,569	31,013	0	71,582	0
Baltimore	Maryland	Women's College of Baltimore	150				2		11,001		12,000	25,000	700,000	649,135	36,851	30,300		67,151
Cambridge	Massachusetts	Radcliffe College	200		350	500	1	21	22,000	1,200	30,000	9,000	696,000		72,179	15,200		87,379
Northampton	Massachusetts	Smith College	100			300	6	113	12,000		34,767	139,715	1,095,200	1,296,998	128,853	97,995	30,006	256,854	14,194
South Hadley	Massachusetts	Mount Holyoke College	125		175	207	4	36	30,000	5,000	40,000	46,000	950,000	805,000	135,000	32,000		167,000	43,000
Wellesley	Massachusetts	Wellesley College	175		275	275	1	78	60,000	1,200	141,000	240,800	1,559,325	826,474	295,000	37,195		332,195	25,820
Aurora	New York	Wells College	150			350			14,046		30,500	18,125	298,000	264,076	35,000	11,950	192	47,142	25,300
Elmira	New York	Elmira College	125		275	275	0	30	5,914	400	6,000	40,896	192,600	72,000	27,000	3,816		30,816	1,297
New York	New York	Barnard College	150	10	325	450		40	3,500		5,000	36,700	525,000	684,211	53,777	28,155	21,067	102,999	33,643
Poughkeepsie	New York	Vassar College	150			350	4	87	54,500	1,000	83,624	123,307	2,080,305	1,335,283	121,228	65,470	185,022	371,720	2,200
Bryn Mawr	Pennsylvania	Bryn Mawr College	200		275	325	14	77	48,000	8,000	100,000	61,000	1,784,550	1,200,000	81,000	68,000	1,000	150,000	190,000
Lynchburg	Virginia	Randolph-Macon Woman's College	75	25	200	200		14	5,750	1,250	6,797	42,000	346,000	129,500	40,620	6,185	20,000	66,805	60,000
City	State	College	Annual expenses in college department - tuition fees	Annual expenses in college department - other fees	Annual living expenses lowest	Annual living expenses moderate	Number of fellowships	Number of scholarships	Number of library volumes	Number of library pamphlets	Value of library	Value of scientific apparatus	Value of grounds and buildings	Value of productive funds	Income from tuition and other fees	Income from productive funds	Income from all other sources	Total income	Benefactions

Source: “Table 30.—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 Ending June 30, 1906, vol. 1 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1907), 554 – 558.

Division A Undergraduate Degrees

1905-06 Women's Colleges A, Undergraduate Degrees

City	State	College	Bachelor of Arts	Bachelor of Science	Bachelor of Letters
Mills College	California	Mills College	X		X
Washington DC	District of Columbia	Trinity College	X		X
Rockford	Illinois	Rockford College	X	X
New Orleans	Louisiana	H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College	X
Baltimore	Maryland	Woman's College of Baltimore	X
Cambridge	Massachusetts	Radcliffe College	X
Northampton	Massachusetts	Smith College	X
South Hadley	Massachusetts	Mount Holyoke College	X
Wellesley	Massachusetts	Wellesley College	X
Aurora	New York	Wells College	X
Elmira	New York	Elmira College	X	X
New York	New York	Barnard College	X
Poughkeepsie	New York	Vassar College	X
Bryn Mawr	Pennsylvania	Bryn Mawr College	X
Lynchburg	Virginia	Randolph-Macon Woman's College	X
City	State	College	Bachelor of Arts	Bachelor of Science	Bachelor of Letters

Source: “Table 23.—Institutions conferring A.B., B.S., Ph.B., and B.L. degrees,” United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education, Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year Ending June 30, 1906, vol. 1 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1907), 476 – 484.

Division B - Faculty and Students

1905-06 Women’s Colleges B, Faculty and Students

City	State	College	President	Control	Year of opening	Total male faculty	Total female faculty	Elementary students	Secondary students	Collegiate department students	Graduate students	Total students	Graduated in 1906	College students pursuing courses leading to AB degree	College students pursuing courses leading to PhB	College students pursuing courses leading to MEL or BL	College students pursuing courses leading to BS	College students pursuing courses leading to other first degrees	College students studying Latin	College students studying Greek	Number of students in pedagogy	Number of students in music	Number of students in art	Notes
Anniston	Alabama	Anniston College for Young Ladies	C.J. Owens, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1898	5	11		108	135		243	8									82	10
Athens	Alabama	Athens Female College	Miss Mary N. Moore	Methodist Episcopal South	1843	1	9	31	36	100		167	9									60	15
Eufaula	Alabama	The Alabama Brenau	A.W. Van Hoose; H.J. Pearce	Nonsectarian	1854	3	12	30	25	100		155		35		40			35			75	20
Marion	Alabama	The Judson College	Rev. Robert G. Patrick, D.D.	Baptist	1839	4	26		44	250	6	300	38	60		100	80					225	40
Marion	Alabama	Marion Female Seminary	Jas. D. Wade, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1836	1	9	17	14	45	1	77
Talladega	Alabama	Alabama Synodical College for Women	Rev. T. Peyton Walton	Presbyterian	1903	1	8	37	8	52		97	4	21		16	10		29			38	8
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Alabama Central Female College	Rev. B.F. Giles, A.M.	Baptist	1858	3	10		62	69		131	23									86	16
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Tuscaloosa Female College	R.J. Holston, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	1860	3	8	20	20	80	6	126	13						60	3		6	10
Tuskegee	Alabama	Alabama Conference Female College	John Massey, LL.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	1856	3	8	4	10	122	10	146	17			132			50		15	80	10
Conway	Arkansas	Central Baptist College	W.W. Rivers, A.M.	Baptist	1892	1	9	25	50	55		130	6	30		25			30		15	60	12
San Jose	California	College of Notre Dame	Sister Mary Bernardine	Catholic	1851		30	26	22	84		132	10	84							25	120	22
Athens	Georgia	Lucy Cobb Institute	Mrs. M.A. Lipscomb	Nonsectarian	1858		18	20	35	120		175	38						50			100	35
College Park	Georgia	Cox College	Adiel J. Moncrief	Nonsectarian	1843	7	18			180	4	184	28	140								95	34
Cuthbert	Georgia	Andrew Female College	J.W. Malone	Methodist Episcopal South	1854	3	7		40	110		150	16	60		40			75			100	20
Dalton	Georgia	Dalton Female College	Geo. S. Fulton	Methodist Episcopal South	1872	2	5	50	60	70	1	181	20	20	30	40	50	15	20	15	50	20	20
Decatur	Georgia	Agnes Scott College	Rev. F.H. Gaines, D.D.	Presbyterian		7	20		174	127		301	9
Forsyth	Georgia	Monroe College	C.H.S. Jackson, A.M.	Baptist	1849	5	23	27	60	335	1	423	27	250			10		250	3	19	212	25
Gainesville	Georgia	Brenau College Conservatory	A.W. Van Hoose; H.J. Pierce	Nonsectarian	1878	7	18	20	25	280		325	20								20	150	20
La Grange	Georgia	Lagrange Female College	Rufus W. Smith, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	1833	4	15		67	152	2	221	6	134			4		116	3	30	126	23
La Grange	Georgia	Southern Female College	M.W. Hatton, A.M.	Baptist	1843	4	12		30	75	3	108	5	40		20			40		15	80	15
Macon	Georgia	Wesleyan Female College	Du Pont Guerry	Methodist Episcopal South	1839	7	21		330	132		462	33	124		8			132	2		332	30
Rome	Georgia	Shorter College	T.J. Simmons, A.M.	Baptist	1877	6	20	25	42	177		244										168	27	Statistics of 1904-05
Jacksonville	Illinois	Illinois Woman's College	Rev. Joseph R. Harker, Ph.D.	Methodist Episcopal	1847	3	20		133	122		255	34						50	10		255	51
Knoxville	Illinois	St. Mary's School	Rev. C.W. Leffingwell, D.D., rector	Protestant Episcopal	1868	2	14		52	48		100	16						35			80	20
Topeka	Kansas	College of the Sisters of Bethany	Rev. F.R. Millspaugh, D.D.	Protestant Episcopal	1861	1	15	70	63	42		175
Bowling Green	Kentucky	Potter College for Young Ladies	Rev. Benj. F. Cabell, D.D.	Nonsectarian	1889	1	18		25	175		200	13	125					40	3		135	42
Danville	Kentucky	Caldwell College	John C. Acheson, A.M.	Presbyterian	1860	3	17	32	93	84	3	212		56					44			80	6
Harrodsburg	Kentucky	Beaumont College	Th. Smith, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1894	4	8	15	30	30		75	6	10		10	20		30	1		45
Hopkinsville	Kentucky	Bethel Female College	Rev. Edmund Harrison, LL.D.	Baptist	1856	1	7	15	24	45	2	86	6	40					39			4	2
Lexington	Kentucky	Sayer Female Institute	Rev. J.M. Spencer	Presbyterian	1854	1	13	25	16	64		105	5									40	5
Millersburg	Kentucky	Millersburg Female College	Rev. C.C. Fisher, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	1850	1	12	35	30	74	1	140	10						40		5	75	6
Nicholasville	Kentucky	Jessamine Female College	H.H. Savage, A.B.	Nonsectarian	1854	3	12	20	35	75	2	132	10	25		36			110	8		108	18
Owensboro	Kentucky	Owensboro College	J. Byron La Rue	Nonsectarian	1890	6	8	50	100	150		300	4	20	15		15		40	20	50	50	20	Statistics of 1904-05
Russellville	Kentucky	Logan College for Young Ladies	B.E. Atkins, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	1856	2	7	20	18	100		138	13	80			20		70			70	10
Clinton	Louisiana	Silliman Collegiate Institute	Rev. H.H. Brownlee	Presbyterian	1852	1	7	22	30	58		110	12	1			8		15	1		26
Keatchie	Louisiana	Louisiana Female College	G.W. Thigpen, A.M.	Baptist	1856	1	6		14	37		51		20		8	9		20			39	9
Mansfield	Louisiana	Mansfield Female College	T.S. Sligh, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	1854	1	7	20	80	15		115	1	10					40			50
Baltimore	Maryland	Notre Dame of Maryland		Catholic	1873	8	20	30	145	95		270	6	46	5	44			95	15		90	29	Statistics of 1904-05
Frederick	Maryland	The Woman's College of Frederick, Maryland	J.H. Apple, A.M.	Reformed	1893	4	13	12	33	58	64	167	9	41					52	4		92	28
Hagerstown	Maryland	Kee Mar College	J. Emory Shaw	Nonsectarian	1852	4	9		15	83	2	100	7	65					70	1		62	16
Lutherville	Maryland	Maryland College for Women	Rev. J.H. Turner, D.D.	Lutheran	1853	9	7		6	101		107				10	47		47
Auburndale	Massachusetts	Lasell Seminary for Young Women	C.C. Bragdon, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1851	7	26		59	113		172	32						35			133	7
Boston	Massachusetts	Simmons College	Henry Lefavour, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1902	27	35			449		449					287
Blue Mountain	Mississippi	Blue Mountain Female College	B.G. Lowrey, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1873	4	23	60	103	325		488	15						1		75	150	25
Brookhaven	Mississippi	Whitworth Female College	Rev. I.W. Cooper, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	1859	2	15	15	102	79	4	200	15	70					125	19		130	50
Clinton	Mississippi	Hillman College	W.J. Lowrey	Baptist	1853	1	9	20	20	109		149	10			25			30			60	18
Columbus	Mississippi	Mississippi Industrial Institute and College	Hon. A.A. Kincannon	State	1885	2	43		496	234	24	754	110	175			59		496		206	253	106	Statistics of 1904-05
French Camp	Mississippi	Central Mississippi Institute	J.A. Sanderson, principal	Presbyterian	1884	2	4	10	10	60	2	82	3	20		40			20		8	25	7
Jackson	Mississippi	Belhaven College	J.R. Preston	Nonsectarian	1894	1	9	9		63		72	9	5					23	5		51	8	Statistics of 1904-05
Meridian	Mississippi	Meridian Female College	J.W. Beeson, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1903	2	30	25	75	400		500	4	100	75	200	25		60	20	100	386	50
Natchez	Mississippi	Stanton College	J.K. Morrison	Nonsectarian	1894	3	11	30	28	70		128	7	20			30		20			80	14
Pontotoc	Mississippi	Chickasaw Female College	Miss Katherine E. Crawford	Presbyterian	1852		6	20	10	40		70	4	3			4		50		10	24
Port Gibson	Mississippi	Port Gibson Female College	Henry G. Hawkins, A.B.	Methodist Episcopal South	1839	1	9	13	12	38		63	4	20		18			20			31	12
Columbia	Missouri	Christian College	Mrs. W.T. Moore	Christian	1851	5	23	25	75	140		240
Columbia	Missouri	Stephens College	William B. Peeler	Baptist	1856	7	14		80	120		200	4									125	20
Fayette	Missouri	Howard Payne College	Rev. Henry E. Stout	Methodist Episcopal South	1844	1	13		100	50		150	7						40			125	9
Fulton	Missouri	Synodical Female College	Rev. J.M. Spencer	Presbyterian	1872	8	8	10	38	41		89	8	35			10		40			50	10
Lexington	Missouri	Central College for Women	Alfred F. Smith	Methodist Episcopal South	1869	4	14	12	25	118	3	158	6	35			24		50			120	30
Lexington	Missouri	Lexington College for Young Women	Edward W. White, A.M.	Baptist	1855	5	9		60	70		130	11	40		30			40			90	30
Liberty	Missouri	Liberty Ladies College	C.M. Williams, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1890	3	13		128	30		158	7	2		20			30	2		130	20
Mexico	Missouri	Hardin College	J.W. Million, A.M.	Baptist	1873	6	14		192	50		242	10	25		25			50	8		173	53
Nevada	Missouri	Cottey College for Young Ladies	Mrs. V.A.C. Stockard	Nonsectarian	1884	3	16	88	120	60	2	270	3	5		20	35		60	1		160	25
St. Charles	Missouri	Lindenwood College for Women	Rev. George F. Ayres, Ph.D.	Presbyterian	1830	4	12		114	6		120	16			6			25	1		92	13
Brooklyn	New York	Packer Collegiate Institute		Nonsectarian	1854	4	51	38	519	63	2	622	33
New Rochelle	New York	College of Saint Angela	Rev. M.C. O'Farrell	Catholic	1904	5	7	97	67	34		198		18					18	9	16	91	20
Charlotte	North Carolina	Elizabeth College and Conservatory of Music	Rev. C.B. King, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1897	6	18		82	98	1	181							98			117	26
Greensboro	North Carolina	Greensboro Female College	Mrs. Lucy H. Robertson	Methodist Episcopal South	1846	3	10		89	95		184	8						77			81	38
Hickory	North Carolina	Claremont College	Daniel W. Read	Nonsectarian	1880	1	8	15	20	60	5	100	6	20		10	10	2	20		10	40	10
Louisburg	North Carolina	Louisburg College	Mrs. Mary Davis Allen	Methodist Episcopal South	1857	1	10		13	101		114	2	87					67		9	95	15
Murfreesboro	North Carolina	Chowan Baptist Female Institute	John C. Scarborough, A.B.	Baptist	1848	2	10	18	11	95	1	125	10						59		10	60	36
Oxford	North Carolina	Oxford Seminary for Girls	F.P. Hobgood, A.M.	Baptist	1850	61	30		45	75	1	121	6	30		45			45			75	12
Raleigh	North Carolina	Baptist University for Women	Rev. R.T. Vann, D.D.	Baptist	1850	8	26	32	258	65	3	358		85				25	70	3	15	155	35
Winston-Salem	North Carolina	Salem Academy and College	Rev. John H. Clewell, Ph.D.	Moravian	1802	4	31		212	169		381	54	169					200	35	22	338	51
Oxford	Ohio	Oxford College for Women	Jane Sherzer, Ph.D.	Nonsectarian	1830	3	18		51	59		110	6			3		3	21			51	22
Oxford	Ohio	Western College for Women	Lilian W. Johnson, Ph.D.	Nonsectarian	1855	1	25		85	165	2	250	20	161					172	36		95	120
Painesville	Ohio	Lake Erie College and Seminary	Miss Mary Evans, Litt.D.	Nonsectarian	1859	2	23		91	71	1	163	7	67			4		60	7	4	91	5
Allentown	Pennsylvania	Allentown College for Women	Rev. Thomas S. Land	Reformed	1867	3	9	12	15	37		109	13			37			44	2		12	23
Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies	Rev. J. Max Hark, D.D.	Moravian	1749	5	15		99	17		116	16						90			80	8
Blairsville	Pennsylvania	Blairsville College for Girls	Rev. N.S. Fiscus, B.D.	Presbyterian	1851	1	8		25	30		55	10	20		10			20			50	9
Chambersburg	Pennsylvania	Wilson College	M.H. Reaser, Ph.D.	Presbyterian	1870	4	27		61	287		348	33	162					140	5		171	37
Mechanicsburg	Pennsylvania	Irving Female College	E.E. Campbell, Ph.D.	Lutheran	1856	6	11		18	115		133	16	11		22	22	78	40	11		125	6
Pittsburg	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania College for Women	Rev. Henry D. Lindsay, D.D.	Presbyterian	1869	5	21		205	31		236	4	31					31	16		41	46
Columbia	South Carolina	College for Women		Nonsectarian	1890	4	20	30	33	187		250	7	60					61			150	27
Columbia	South Carolina	Columbia College	Rev. W.W. Daniel, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	1859	4	18		45	242	3	290	32	70		40	20	3	93			160	20
Due West	South Carolina	Due West Female College	Rev. James Boyce	Associate Reformed Presbyterian	1859	5	9		20	125		145	17	110	15				81		15	81	12
Greenville	South Carolina	Greenville College for Women	A.S. Townes	Nonsectarian	1894	2	7	20	15	75	2	112	9	50		25			22		35	40
Greenville	South Carolina	Greenville Female College	Edward C. James, Litt.D.	Baptist	1854	2	16	22	27	265		314	30	30		50		30			35	92	50
Greenwood	South Carolina	Lander College	Rev. John O. Willson, D.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	1872	4	9		61	120	1	182	12	123					123		12	96	37
Spartanburg	South Carolina	Converse College	Robert P. Pell, A.B.	Nonsectarian	1890	7	14		25	275		300	20						99			200	30
Union	South Carolina	Clifford Seminary	Rev. B.G. Clifford, Ph.D.	Nonsectarian	1881	1	6	9	9	28	4	50	5	22					32			26
Bristol	South Carolina	Sullins College	W.E. Martin, Ph.D., A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	1870	4	11	25	25	170	5	225	18						12		10	140	30
Franklin	Tennessee	Tennessee Female College	T.E. Allen	Nonsectarian	1856	2	9	40	20	100	2	162	11	15					50	20		90	20	Statistics of 1904-05
Gallatin	Tennessee	Howard Female College	Amos L. Edwards, B.S.	Nonsectarian	1837	1	9	28	22	56		106	8	22		8	26		40	2		46
Jackson	Tennessee	Memphis Conference Female Institute	Rev. A.B. Jones, LL.D.	Methodist Episcopal South	1843	2	17	19	24	199	4	246	24	28		98		8	75	4	18	152	36
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	Soule College	Miss Martha A. Hopkins	Methodist Episcopal South	1852	1	14	35	40	140		215	13						120	5		94	50
Nashville	Tennessee	Boscobel College	Mrs. J.O. Rust	Nonsectarian	1889	1	13	20	10	70	1	101	16	18		25	20		20	5		60	10
Nashville	Tennessee	Ward Seminary for Young Ladies	J.D. Blanton, LL.D.	Nonsectarian	1865	5	25	30	200	230		460	50									200	40
Rogersville	Tennessee	Rogersville Synodical College	Lawrence Rolfe, A.B.	Presbyterian	1840	2	8	17	43	17	3	80							28			18	19
Belton	Texas	Baylor Female College	W.A. Wilson, D.D.	Baptist	1845	5	15		195	208		403	23	45		95	65		105	45		165	38
Bonham	Texas	Carlton College	Rev. C.T. Carlton, A.B.	Christian	1867	2	10	21	14	40		75	5			15	25					80	5	Statistics of 1904-05
Chappell Hill	Texas	Chappell Hill Female College	James E. Willis, A.M.	Methodist Episcopal South	1852	3	4	18		35		53	5						20			45	18
San Antonio	Texas	San Antonio Female College	Rev. J.E. Harrison, A.B.	Methodist Episcopal South	1894	1	13	25	70	91		186										95	20
Abingdon	Virginia	Martha Washington College	Rev. W.D. Mitchell	Methodist Episcopal South	1860	4	12	20	80	66		116	8
Abingdon	Virginia	Stonewall Jackson Institute	Miss Kate M. Hunt, A.B.	Presbyterian	1869		11	20	30	65		115	9									55	15
Bristol	Virginia	Southwest Virginia Institute	J.T. Henderson, A.M.	Baptist	1884	4	10		59	100		159	9								12	130	18
Charlottesville	Virginia	Rawlings Institute	Rev. H.W. Tribble, D.D.	Baptist	1856	3	14	30	25	103	5	163	18	3		100			25			120	25
Danville	Virginia	Roanoke College	R.E. Hatton, Ph.D.	Baptist	1860	5	14		11	93	1	105	8	65				10	62		10	80	15
Hollins	Virginia	Hollins Institute	Miss Matty L. Cocke	Nonsectarian	1842	15	20		10	251		261	16									175	35
Marion	Virginia	Marion Female College	Rev. J.J. Scherer, D.D.	Lutheran	1874	2	8		20	50	1	71	5	25					25		15	50	30
Petersburg	Virginia	Southern Female College	Arthur K. Davis, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1863	6	10		20	100		120	6						41			72	10
Richmond	Virginia	Woman's College	Rev. James Nelson, D.D.	Baptist	1854	9	15	35	60	170		265	42	11		12		5	95		25	135	15
Winchester	Virginia	Episcopal Institute	W.C. Marshall, principal	Protestant Episcopal	1874	4	4	23	20	36	1	80	12	1					15			45	7
Lewisburg	West Virginia	Lewisburg Female Institute	Rev. R.L. Telford, D.D.	Presbyterian	1876	2	20	18	88	79	2	187	14	36			14		37	3	17	123	19
Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Milwaukee-Downer College	Miss Ellen C. Sabin, A.M.	Nonsectarian	1895	2	32		256	102		358	52	25		68			22	2	12	153	44
City	State	College	President	Control	Year of opening	Total male faculty	Total female faculty	Elementary students	Secondary students	Collegiate department students	Graduate students	Total students	Graduated in 1906	College students pursuing courses leading to AB degree	College students pursuing courses leading to PhB	College students pursuing courses leading to MEL or BL	College students pursuing courses leading to BS	College students pursuing courses leading to other first degrees	College students studying Latin	College students studying Greek	Number of students in pedagogy	Number of students in music	Number of students in art	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.

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Division B - Property and Financial

1905-06 Women’s Colleges B, Property and Financial

City	State	College	Annual expenses in college department - tuition fees	Annual expenses in college department - other fees	Annual living expenses lowest	Annual living expenses moderate	Number of library volumes	Value of library	Value of scientific apparatus and furniture	Value of grounds and buildings	Productive funds	Income from tuition and other fees	Income from productive funds	Income from State or municipal appropriations	Income from other sources	Total income	Benefactions	Notes
Anniston	Alabama	Anniston College for Young Ladies	54	10		135	700	700		200,000		20,000				20,000
Athens	Alabama	Athens Female College	40			135	2,000	1,500	300	60,000		3,000			5,800	8,800	750
Eufaula	Alabama	The Alabama Brenau	50		135	150	500	500	500	50,000		6,750				6,750
Marion	Alabama	The Judson College	60	13		145	4,000	4,000	3,000	153,000		21,900				21,900
Marion	Alabama	Marion Female Seminary	50				500	500	500	20,000		4,500				4,500
Talladega	Alabama	Alabama Synodical College for Women	50			160				20,000		5,000				5,000
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Alabama Central Female College	50		140	150		75		200,000		7,000				7,000	1,500
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Tuscaloosa Female College	50	20	115	140	900	1,000		25,000		10,000				10,000		Statistics of 1904-05
Tuskegee	Alabama	Alabama Conference Female College	50		100	150	2,500	2,500	1,500	125,000	13,500	7,300	650			7,950
Conway	Arkansas	Central Baptist College	50	2	142		3,000	1,000	300	50,000		10,000				10,000	200
San Jose	California	College of Notre Dame	100			250	7,750	12,300	15,570	240,000		13,200				13,200
Athens	Georgia	Lucy Cobb Institute	60	50		200	800	1,000	500	50,000		18,850				18,850	2,000
College Park	Georgia	Cox College	57		160	200	5,000	5,000	5,000	150,000		13,500				13,500
Cuthbert	Georgia	Andrew Female College	40	5	90	120	2,000	2,000	1,000	75,000		9,000				9,000
Dalton	Georgia	Dalton Female College	40	10	120	160	500	1,000	250	20,000		2,000				2,000
Decatur	Georgia	Agnes Scott College	90	20	125	150	2,000	2,000	2,000	200,000		29,930				29,930
Forsyth	Georgia	Monroe College	40	12	100	120	3,000	3,000	15,000	250,000		30,000				30,000	60,000
Gainesville	Georgia	Brenau College Conservatory	50	7	150	175	3,500	3,500	1,500	125,000		26,000				26,000
La Grange	Georgia	Lagrange Female College	54	12		150	3,200	3,000	2,500	165,000	21,187	12,454	1,200		6,000	19,654	2,728
La Grange	Georgia	Southern Female College	50	8		120	1,500	2,500	175	60,000		5,000			5,000	10,000
Macon	Georgia	Wesleyan Female College	50		140	150	3,000	3,000	3,000	300,000	25,000	47,840	1,655		2,865	52,360	12,000
Rome	Georgia	Shorter College	60		150	150	3,700	3,700		150,000	40,000	8,600	3,000		4,850	16,450		Statistics of 1904-05
Jacksonville	Illinois	Illinois Woman's College	60			240	1,000	1,000	1,000	250,000		20,000			10,000	30,000
Knoxville	Illinois	St. Mary's School				500	2,500	2,500	5,000	120,000	3,500	37,500	200			37,200	500
Topeka	Kansas	College of the Sisters of Bethany	60	2		300	2,000	2,000	1,500	350,000	40,000	10,850	2,000			12,850
Bowling Green	Kentucky	Potter College for Young Ladies	60			220	5,000	5,000	1,000	100,000		20,000				20,000
Danville	Kentucky	Caldwell College	50	5		200	500	500	3,000	60,000		14,000				14,000
Harrodsburg	Kentucky	Beaumont College	60			190		4,000	100	30,000		7,000				7,000
Hopkinsville	Kentucky	Bethel Female College	50			160			50	50,000		4,500				4,500
Lexington	Kentucky	Sayer Female Institute	65	5		185	3,000	3,000	5,000	150,000	10,000	9,000			400	9,400
Millersburg	Kentucky	Millersburg Female College	50	2	90	112	500	200	300	19,000		3,500			5,000	8,500
Nicholasville	Kentucky	Jessamine Female College	50	5	220	260	2,000	2,000	500	60,000		12,000				12,000
Owensboro	Kentucky	Owensboro College	40			120	600	600		30,000		14,800				14,800		Statistics of 1904-05
Russellville	Kentucky	Logan College for Young Ladies	54			150	1,500	1,500	1,000	40,000		7,500				7,500
Clinton	Louisiana	Silliman Collegiate Institute	50	7	135	150	250	300	250	50,000	27,000	6,000	2,000			8,000
Keatchie	Louisiana	Louisiana Female College	50	6	150	200	1,500	1,500	200	30,000		6,500			60	6,560
Mansfield	Louisiana	Mansfield Female College	50	10	125	130	3,000	3,000	200	50,000		8,000		600		8,600
Baltimore	Maryland	Notre Dame of Maryland	100	20	200	300	10,000	10,000	6,000	800,000		40,000				40,000		Statistics of 1904-05
Frederick	Maryland	The Woman's College of Frederick, Maryland	60	5		190	2,000	5,000	2,500	70,000	40,000	15,000	1,500		3,500	20,000	15,000
Hagerstown	Maryland	Kee Mar College	100	10		200	1,000	1,000	1,000	75,000		14,000				14,000
Lutherville	Maryland	Maryland College for Women	75		250		1,000	1,000	500	75,000		15,000				15,000
Auburndale	Massachusetts	Lasell Seminary for Young Women	200			500	2,140	5,000	2,000	150,000	1,000	45,075	60			45,135
Boston	Massachusetts	Simmons College	100	6	200	275	6,000	6,000	20,000	862,908	1,920,621	41,450	71,441		4,786	117,677
Blue Mountain	Mississippi	Blue Mountain Female College	50	2	50		2,000	2,000	500	75,000		30,000				30,000
Brookhaven	Mississippi	Whitworth Female College	50	7	75	125	1,500	1,500	500	100,000	500	12,400	30			12,430
Clinton	Mississippi	Hillman College	50		148		1,500	1,800	350	15,000		11,350				11,350
Columbus	Mississippi	Mississippi Industrial Institute and College	0	10	86	100	5,000	7,500	500	400,000	156,000	17,650	9,360	81000		108,010		Statistics of 1904-05
French Camp	Mississippi	Central Mississippi Institute	40			100			100	10,000		4,560				4,560
Jackson	Mississippi	Belhaven College	60		162	162	300	285	30	23,000		6,070				6,070		Statistics of 1904-05
Meridian	Mississippi	Meridian Female College	50	15		150	2,000	2,000	200	100,000		40,000				40,000
Natchez	Mississippi	Stanton College	60			162	500	500	200	30,000		11,000				11,000
Pontotoc	Mississippi	Chickasaw Female College	40		100	125	300	300	500	10,000		2,800				2,800
Port Gibson	Mississippi	Port Gibson Female College	40	7	110	135	900	1,500	10	35,000		2,690				2,690	1,830
Columbia	Missouri	Christian College	50	10	225	250	5,000	5,000	1,000	200,000		16,000				16,000
Columbia	Missouri	Stephens College	50		200		1,000	1,000	700	150,000	50,000	15,000	3,000			18,000
Fayette	Missouri	Howard Payne College	55		200	250	1,300	1,000	1,500	65,000	12,000	17,000	600			17,600
Fulton	Missouri	Synodical Female College	50			175	400	500	100	40,000		4,500				4,500
Lexington	Missouri	Central College for Women	50			180	5,000	6,000	500	125,000	30,000	11,000				11,000	28,500
Lexington	Missouri	Lexington College for Young Women	50		160		1,500	1,200	500	40,000		12,500				12,500	12,000
Liberty	Missouri	Liberty Ladies College	60			190	1,100	1,000		60,000		18,000				18,000
Mexico	Missouri	Hardin College	60	3		200	2,000	1,000	500	90,000	70,000	23,450	4,000			27,450
Nevada	Missouri	Cottey College for Young Ladies	50	10	140	150	1,000	600	500	80,000		17,500				17,500
St. Charles	Missouri	Lindenwood College for Women	55	8	200	225	1,437	2,874	1,000	80,000	22,500	13,322	700		177	14,199	10,325
Brooklyn	New York	Packer Collegiate Institute	160				8,577	11,627	9,875	222,047	48,750	74,517			3,746	78,263
New Rochelle	New York	College of Saint Angela	125		250		2,120	2,120	1,900	500,000	16,600	34,862	2,440	50	8,682	46,034	1,682
Charlotte	North Carolina	Elizabeth College and Conservatory of Music	50	35		200	1,300	1,300	1,000	250,000		22,000			2,000	24,000
Greensboro	North Carolina	Greensboro Female College	70	8	135		800	800	200	200,000		20,000				20,000	15,000
Hickory	North Carolina	Claremont College	40			100	300	300		25,000		4,000				4,000
Louisburg	North Carolina	Louisburg College	30		100		1,075	1,200		12,000		5,990				5,900
Murfreesboro	North Carolina	Chowan Baptist Female Institute	43	3	97	125	800	1,200	600	60,000		7,000				7,000
Oxford	North Carolina	Oxford Seminary for Girls	50		151	190	1,000	1,000	600	40,000		10,000				10,000
Raleigh	North Carolina	Baptist University for Women	60	15	140	195	3,000	3,500	500	150,000	75,000	23,600	3,000			26,600	5,000
Winston-Salem	North Carolina	Salem Academy and College	50	6	200	250	6,000	6,000	40,000	174,000	16,000	36,500	800			37,300	14,000
Oxford	Ohio	Oxford College for Women	50	8		230	3,600	3,600		140,000		12,000				12,000	50
Oxford	Ohio	Western College for Women	100			200	12,804	25,300	12,000	248,100	57,838	35,250	1,033		1,308	37,591	4,520
Painesville	Ohio	Lake Erie College and Seminary	100			200	8,800	14,500	15,000	261,500	60,208	20,800	2,150			22,950	12,500
Allentown	Pennsylvania	Allentown College for Women	42	6		200	1,200	3,000	500	40,000		4,000				4,000	480
Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies	60	20	210	250	7,000	7,000	2,500	285,000	60,000	35,000			15,000	50,000
Blairsville	Pennsylvania	Blairsville College for Girls	90			310	4,000	4,000	200	150,000	14,000	14,840	700			15,540
Chambersburg	Pennsylvania	Wilson College	40		235	275	500	500	100	90,000		7,000				7,000
Mechanicsburg	Pennsylvania	Irving Female College	50		200	225	1,000	1,000	500	75,000		15,800				15,800
Pittsburg	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania College for Women	125			275	6,000	10,000	4,000	250,000	150,000	34,000				34,000	194,000
Columbia	South Carolina	College for Women	75			180				75,000		20,000				20,000
Columbia	South Carolina	Columbia College	40	10	170	185	800	1,000	500	200,000		17,000			4,000	21,000
Due West	South Carolina	Due West Female College	38	2		112	1,000	1,000	100	15,000		9,520				9,520	20,000
Greenville	South Carolina	Greenville College for Women	50		135	150	700	700		10,000		7,500				7,500
Greenville	South Carolina	Greenville Female College	45	5		120	1,000	1,400	50	60,000		25,000				25,000
Greenwood	South Carolina	Lander College	39	10		119	4,500	5,000	1,500	52,000	510	6,114			4,000	10,114	50
Spartanburg	South Carolina	Converse College	60			190	3,600	3,600	1,200	274,000	13,000	29,500	748		3,000	33,248
Union	South Carolina	Clifford Seminary	40			99	2,000	2,000	100	1,500		2,780			500	3,280
Bristol	South Carolina	Sullins College	45	10	140		2,000	4,000	500	150,000		17,500				17,500	5,000
Franklin	Tennessee	Tennessee Female College	50	5	100	125	600	1,000	300	15,000		7,000			6,000	13,000		Statistics of 1904-05
Gallatin	Tennessee	Howard Female College	50		175	250	700	1,000		25,000		6,000				6,000
Jackson	Tennessee	Memphis Conference Female Institute	40	4	175	180	5,689	5,000	4,650	50,000		20,000				20,000
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	Soule College	70		150		500	1,500	500	12,500		17,500				17,500
Nashville	Tennessee	Boscobel College	80			175	2,000	2,000	100	60,000		12,000				12,000
Nashville	Tennessee	Ward Seminary for Young Ladies	90		200	225	3,000	3,500	5,000	125,000		48,000				48,000
Rogersville	Tennessee	Rogersville Synodical College	37	2	100	160				10,000		1,500			1,500	3,000
Belton	Texas	Baylor Female College	60	8	95	164	5,600	7,000	600	175,000		16,000			19,600	35,600
Bonham	Texas	Carlton College	45	5		126				30,000		6,624			1,000	7,624		Statistics of 1904-05
Chappell Hill	Texas	Chappell Hill Female College	50		135	150			500	25,000		6,000			500	6,500
San Antonio	Texas	San Antonio Female College	65		140	155	2,000	2,500	1,000	80,000		17,500				17,500
Abingdon	Virginia	Martha Washington College	40	15	130	150	1,000	1,000	1,000	50,000	10,000	10,000				10,000
Abingdon	Virginia	Stonewall Jackson Institute	50	4	200	225				45,000		9,500				9,500	10,000
Bristol	Virginia	Southwest Virginia Institute	50	5		150	2,000	2,000	200	150,000		16,000				16,000	350
Charlottesville	Virginia	Rawlings Institute	60	3	150	200	900	1,000		40,000		14,000				14,000
Danville	Virginia	Roanoke College	50	2	125	150	2,500	2,500	500	25,000		6,250			2,000	8,250	500
Hollins	Virginia	Hollins Institute	75	10		200	2,500	3,500	25,000	150,000		37,500				37,500
Marion	Virginia	Marion Female College	25		100	110	1,000	1,000	1,000	30,000		1,500			1,000	2,500
Petersburg	Virginia	Southern Female College	50		100	150	4,000	4,000		40,000		10,000				10,000
Richmond	Virginia	Woman's College	75	5	185	200	1,000	1,000	500	85,000		32,000				32,000
Winchester	Virginia	Episcopal Institute	50	7	165	200	700	1,000	1,000	16,000		7,000				7,000
Lewisburg	West Virginia	Lewisburg Female Institute	40	10	215	250	1,950	3,000	1,100	85,000		16,000				16,000
Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Milwaukee-Downer College	100		200	250	6,743	5,527	3,194	313,514	176,231	39,580	8,430		60,108	108,118	8,142
City	State	College	Annual expenses in college department - tuition fees	Annual expenses in college department - other fees	Annual living expenses lowest	Annual living expenses moderate	Number of library volumes	Value of library	Value of scientific apparatus and furniture	Value of grounds and buildings	Productive funds	Income from tuition and other fees	Income from productive funds	Income from State or municipal appropriations	Income from other sources	Total income	Benefactions	Notes

Source: “Table 31.—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 Ending June 30, 1906, vol. 1 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1907), 559 – 563.

1905-06 Women's Colleges Division A and B Dataset

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