Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranked first in the Best Women's History Colleges rankings, followed by University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
The average tuition & fees of Best Women's History Colleges is $15,807 for in-state and $54,239 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.
Duke University has the highest tuition & fees of $68,758 and Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the lowest tuition & fees of $37,441 among Best Women's History Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,848 for in-state and $42,415 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 23.29% and the SAT score is 1493 for the Best Women's History Colleges. Their acceptance rate is low, making it difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is high.
| Rank | School Name | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Acceptance Rate | SAT/ACT Scores | Student Population | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | $37,441 ($17,929) $1,440 ($690) | $37,689 ($23,241) $1,445 ($893) | 58.15% -7.20% | 1,410 SAT 31 ACT 30 /0 | 52,269 1,652 | 84% -1% |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | $42,103 ($11,603) $1,500 ($398) | $25,651 ($12,325) $36 ($36) | 45.20% 1.85% | 1,460 SAT 31 ACT 10 /1 | 51,044 1,439 | 90% 1% |
| 3 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | $63,081 ($18,848) $2,974 ($539) | $57,776 ($28,886) $2,724 ($1,362) | 15.64% -2.30% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT -10 /0 | 52,855 790 | 93% |
| 4 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $68,686 $2,582 | $47,844 $1,810 | 5.40% -0.47% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT 10 /0 | 29,109 398 | 97% 1% |
| 5 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $67,250 $2,550 | $49,500 $1,200 | 3.87% -0.63% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT0 /0 | 15,564 483 | 96% |
| 6 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $62,796 $2,358 | $42,726 $1,602 | 9.23% -0.18% | 1,520 SAT 34 ACT -10 /0 | 56,832 -503 | 88% |
| 7 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $47,332 ($15,444) $1,590 ($479) | $30,226 ($15,124) $671 ($671) | 32.97% 5.19% | - | 26,133 65 | 83% -2% |
| 8 | University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN | $38,362 ($17,214) $1,960 ($726) | $33,249 ($22,017) $1,694 ($926) | 79.75% 2.72% | 1,410 SAT 29 ACT 10 /0 | 56,666 1,776 | 85% 1% |
| 9 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $68,758 $2,953 | $66,523 $2,538 | 5.71% -1.07% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT -10 /1 | 17,499 387 | 97% 2% |
| 10 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $61,676 $2,600 | $57,248 $1,808 | 3.65% 0.20% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 30,259 -127 | 98% 1% |
| 11 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $47,265 ($15,377) $1,638 ($527) | $30,968 ($15,866) $605 ($605) | 10.98% -0.68% | - | 45,882 183 | 93% 1% |
| 12 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $46,121 ($14,233) $1,597 ($486) | $29,578 ($14,476) $593 ($593) | 8.97% 0.24% | - | 47,335 657 | 93% 1% |
| Average | $54,239 ($15,807) | $42,415 ($18,848) | 23% | 1,493 | 40,121 | 91% |