Best Women's Colleges

Women's colleges in the United States are alive and well. Many historic women's colleges are still thriving according to their original mission, and some others that have been historically limited to women now admit male students in their ranks. Our list highlights schools that are still limited to women only and is based exclusively on factors actual college freshmen said were most important to their college decision. According to the most recent nationwide survey published by the U.S. News & World Report, the National Center for Education Statistics, and PayScale.com.