II. COLLEGES FOR WOMEN. DIVISION A. Institutions.-The number of institutions included in Division A for the year 1895-96 is 14, the decrease of one being due to the omission of the Cleveland College for Women, the statistics of which are included in the report of the Western Reserve University. This action was taken to avoid duplication of statistics. Professors and instructors.-The number of professors and instructors in the 14 institutions was 514, an average of about 37 instructors to each institution. Of the total number 221 are men and 293 women. But 20 instructors, all women, were employed in the preparatory departments. Students.-There were enrolled in these institutions 4,328 students, of which number 3,718 were in regular collegiate departments, 192 were pursuing postgraduate studies, and but 254 were in preparatory departments. Of the students reported in undergraduate degree courses, 88.96 per cent were pursuing courses leading to the A. B. degree, 7.92 per cent to the B. L. degree, and 3.12 per cent to the B. S. degree. The number of students in pedagogical courses was 78. Ten of the 14 institutions reported the classes of institutions in which their freshman students were prepared for college. From the statistics given it is found that 47.1 per cent were prepared in public high schools, 40 per cent in private preparatory schools, 10.43 per cent in preparatory departments of colleges, and 2.47 per cent by private study. Degrees.-The number of degrees conferred was 639, as follows: 459 A. B., 27 B. S., 105 B. L., 40 A. M., 5 Ph. D., and 3 Mus. B. All of the Ph. D. degrees were conferred by Bryn Mawr College. No honorary degrees were conferred by these institutions. Property. The total value of all property reported is $10,460,052, of which amount $4,412,537 is productive endowment and the remainder is the value of the property used for instruction purposes. The number of fellowships owned by these institutions is 16, of which number 14 are held by Bryn Mawr College. Income.-An examination of Table 6, page 1948, will show that the students of these institutions pay a much larger proportion of the expenses of the institutions than do the students of colleges for men and coeducational colleges. In the last two classes of institutions the tuition fees paid by students amount to but 37.3 per cent of the total income, while in the 14 colleges for women under consideration the tuition fees are 59.1 per cent of the income. These institutions receive neither State nor municipal aid. The benefactions for the year amounted to $339,545. DIVISION B. Institutions.-The number of institutions from which statistics were received is 148. Two institutions -Pittsburg Female College, Pittsburg, Pa., and Cumberland Female College, McMinnville, Tenn.--were reported during the year as having suspended operation. Of the total number of institutions, 117 are located in the Southern section of the country. Professors.-The number of teachers employed was 2,038, of which number but 457 were men. The average number of teachers per institution was about 14. Students.-There were reported by these institutions 20,335 students, of whom 1,581 graduated or completed their studies during the year. Of the total number of students, 10,321 were reported as collegiate students, 4,891 as preparatory students, and 1,937 as elementary students. Only 4,689 students were reported in courses of study leading to some bachelor's degree; 8,272 students were reported in music, and 2,451 in art. Degrees. While it was reported that 1,581 students had graduated, there were conferred but 944 degrees, including 147 degrees in music and art. There were conferred but two honorary degrees-one A. M. and one D. D. Property.-The total value of all property owned by these institutions is $10,416,014, an average of $70,378 per institution. Only 25 of the institutions report endowment funds, the total amounting to $896,021, showing that these institutions must depend for existence almost entirely on the tuition and other fees paid by their students. Income.-Receipts from tuition fees form 83.9 per cent of the total income of $2.267,050, and receipts from "other sources," including, as a rule, profit on boarders, comprise 11.6 per cent of the income, leaving 4.5 per cent to be made up of State appropriations and income from endowment funds. Four institutions received aid from their States during the year. The benefactions to these institutions amounted to $271,700. |