College Choice Publishes First Annual Ranking of U.S. Women's Colleges for 2015
RALEIGH, N.C., April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- College Choice (www.collegechoice.net), a leading college search resource, has published its first annual ranking of the best U.S. women's colleges. The ranking can be viewed at http://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/best-womens-colleges/.
All accredited women's colleges in the United States were considered for the ranking, which is unique in being based exclusively on the factors actual college students said were most important to their college decision. According to the largest annual poll of entering college freshman put out by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, the top four factors in deciding which college to attend were academic reputation, financial aid offering, overall cost, and graduate's success in the post-job market. These factors were weighted equally in College Choice's ranking of women's colleges and derived from a variety of publicly available sources, including U.S. News & World Report, the National Center for Education Statistics, and PayScale.com.
Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA earned top honors in the ranking, followed by Smith College in Northampton, MA and Barnard College in New York, NY.
Other schools included in the list (in Alphabetical order):
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia
Alverno College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bay Path University, Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota
College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, New Jersey
College of Saint Mary, Omaha, Nebraska
Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina
Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Cottey College, Nevada, Missouri
Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia
Judson College, Marion, Alabama
Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia
Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina
Midway College, Midway, Kentucky
Mills College, Oakland California
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts
Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles, California
Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, Maryland
Russell Sage College, Albany New York
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana
Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana
Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Scripps College, Claremont, California
Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts
Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
St Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota
Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri
Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virginia
Trinity Washington University, Washington D.C.
University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Connecticut
Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio
Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia
"Women who attend women's colleges often feel they are better prepared for their first job," said Jenny Castro, lead editor of the ranking. "At women's colleges, women also tend to do extremely well in math and science courses, preparing them for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) careers. This ranking will help young women and their families to find the right college that will meet their needs and help them fulfill their aspirations."
College Choice (www.collegechoice.net) is an independent online publication dedicated to helping students and their families find the right college. The site publishes rankings and reviews that make choosing the best college easier, as well as resources to help students get into, pay for, and thrive at the college of their choice.
Contact:
Jeremy Alder
Managing Editor, College Choice
(919) 745-8594
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