<P> Women's colleges in the United States are single - sex U.S. institutions of higher education that only admit female students . They are often liberal arts colleges . There were approximately 37 active women's colleges in the United States in the fall of 2016 . </P> <Dl> <Dd> See also: Timeline of historically black women's colleges </Dd> </Dl>

How many all women's colleges are there in the us