Half a century ago about 75 percent of colleges and universities in this country were coeducational. The remainder was split evenly between schools solely for men and solely for women. Today, of the remaining single gender schools, 68 schools accept only women and 15 accept only men.
Research suggests that only 3 percent of high school girls have a serious interest in attending an all-women’s college. However, women’s college graduates constitute more than 20 percent of women in Congress and 30 percent of a BusinessWeek list of rising women in business; yet these women represent only 2 percent of all female college graduates. Schools accepting only men are, mostly, seminaries or rabbinical colleges, although six are secular institutions: Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia; Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana; Hampden-Sydney (Virginia) College; Deep Springs College, Inyo County, California; the undergraduate program at St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota; and Valley Forge Military College, Wayne, Pennsylvania.
What Part Does Gender Play in My College Choice?
❏ What’s been my experience with a female- or male-only environment? If the answer is “none,” how can I find someone to talk to who has attended a single gender high school or college?
❏ Are there single gender schools that offer areas of concentration or majors of interest to me?
❏ If I’m hesitant to consider a single gender school, can I pinpoint reasons why?
❏ Would I be happy without daily interaction with the opposite sex?
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