2026 Best Women's Colleges

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22 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Women's Colleges ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

Financial

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Tuition cost

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$67,000

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

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Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Women's Colleges

Wellesley College

Wellesley

Acceptance rate

13.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,424

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#2 Best Women's Colleges

Barnard College

New York

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,734

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#3 Best Women's Colleges

Smith College

Northampton

Acceptance rate

19.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,830

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#4 Best Women's Colleges

Scripps College

Claremont

Acceptance rate

33.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,224

Avg. Cost after Aid

$45,000

#5 Best Women's Colleges

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

Acceptance rate

31.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,025

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#6 Best Women's Colleges

College of St. Benedict

Saint Joseph

Acceptance rate

88.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$48,990

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#7 Best Women's Colleges

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

Acceptance rate

38.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$52,040

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#8 Best Women's Colleges

Spelman College

Atlanta

Acceptance rate

34.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$25,249

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#9 Best Women's Colleges

Simmons University

Boston

Acceptance rate

66.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$41,872

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#10 Best Women's Colleges

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame

Acceptance rate

81.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$47,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#11 Best Women's Colleges

St. Catherine University

St. Paul

Acceptance rate

94.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,638

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#12 Best Women's Colleges

Agnes Scott College

Decatur

Acceptance rate

67.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$43,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#13 Best Women's Colleges

Meredith College

Raleigh

Acceptance rate

74.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$41,104

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#14 Best Women's Colleges

Cedar Crest College

Allentown

Acceptance rate

99.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$41,991

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#15 Best Women's Colleges

Mount Saint Mary's University - Doheny Campus

Los Angeles

Acceptance rate

73.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$48,104

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,368

#16 Best Women's Colleges

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Baltimore

Acceptance rate

86.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$38,295

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#17 Best Women's Colleges

Alverno College

Milwaukee

Acceptance rate

93.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$30,408

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#18 Best Women's Colleges

Bay Path University

Longmeadow

Acceptance rate

73.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,781

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#19 Best Women's Colleges

Trinity Washington University

Washington

Acceptance rate

99.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$24,860

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#20 Best Women's Colleges

Hollins University

Roanoke

Acceptance rate

70.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$39,360

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#21 Best Women's Colleges

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee

Acceptance rate

93.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,550

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#22 Best Women's Colleges

Brenau University

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

87.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$31,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

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