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The “seven sisters” is a group of historically women's colleges generally seen as the female equivalent of the Ivy League.
| Date founded | Name | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| 1836 | Mount Holyoke College | 2,073 |
| 1861 | Vassar College | 2,4751 |
| 1870 | Wellesley College | 2,289 |
| 1871 | Smith College | 3,159 |
| 1880 | Bryn Mawr College | 1,772 |
| 1889 | Barnard College | 2,287 |
| 1894 | Radcliffe College | (2) |
1. Became coeducational in 1969.
2. Merged with Harvard University in 1999.
Source: Peterson's Database, copyright 2005. Peterson's, a part of the Thomson Corporation. Web: /node/4994 .
| Enrollment in Postsecondary Education by Major Field of Study, 2003–2004 | Higher Education | Colonial American and Ivy League Colleges |
