Women's Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt

Women's Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal student debt. Reported borrower debt; excludes private loans and does not measure all students. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 23 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$10,00014%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi2Scripps CollegeClaremont, California$13,50038%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi3Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$17,55021%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi4Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$18,0009%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi5Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$22,66682%—$19k$65k50%7096 mi6Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts$22,90236%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi7St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$24,18192%1147$20k$59k61%2,473135 mi8Simmons UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$24,84070%1316$25k$63k72%1,6703 mi9Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts$24,90185%1120$14k$55k44%1,10849 mi10Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia$25,00025%1220$39k$60k78%3,414222 mi11Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania$25,00029%1396$32k$75k82%1,35911 mi12Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$25,00074%1204$22k$52k70%1,18894 mi13Mount Mary UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin$25,28862%1020$20k$49k43%6317 mi14Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California$25,94973%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi15Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$26,00056%1282$43k$38k57%5352 mi16Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, Georgia$26,74962%1260$25k$56k71%836216 mi17College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota$26,94492%1151$27k$63k77%1,370134 mi18Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana$27,00076%1246$25k$59k69%1,45824 mi19Brenau UniversityGainesville, Georgia$27,00088%1079$19k$54k33%1,029210 mi20Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania$27,00084%—$19k$59k60%83447 mi21Hollins UniversityRoanoke, Virginia$27,00068%1230$21k$40k65%665146 mi22Alverno CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin$27,00086%—$23k$53k49%6314 mi23Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$28,250100%—$9k$54k49%1,4144 mi

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