A Competitive Edge
The Sister colleges number among the nation’s 25 research liberal arts colleges—schools where faculty do significant research, often with students.
Other benefits include:
- Prestige: The Sister colleges have a tradition of academic excellence. A degree from these schools opens doors to opportunities.
- Size: The Sisters range in size from 1,200 to 2,500 students. Small class size allows for close attention from faculty, many of whom are renowned in their fields but have chosen to teach and mentor undergraduates.
- Great locations and impressive neighbors: The Sisters are all part of impressive consortia: Barnard and Columbia University, Bank Street, Jewish Theological Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary; Bryn Mawr and Haverford, Swarthmore, and UPenn; Mount Holyoke, Smith, Amherst, and Hampshire Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst; Wellesley and MIT, Babson, and Olin.
- Residential life: The majority of students at the Sister colleges live on campus. This creates a close-knit community and lays the foundation for lifelong friendships.
- Research opportunities: Opportunities to collaborate with faculty on research are commonplace at the Sister colleges.
- State-of-the-art resources: The Sister colleges have invested millions of dollars into libraries, laboratories, studios, and technology. Undergraduate students have access to all these facilities.
- Powerful connections: The alumnae of the Sister colleges form a network of influential, accomplished women who are available to assist with internships and jobs all over the world.