Oberlin College

Oberlin College

Barnard, John. Blodgett, Geoffrey. Fletcher, Robert Samuel. Jordan, Philip D. Lindley, Harlow. Roseboom, Eugene H. Weisenburger, Francis P.

Coeducation

When Oberlin College first admitted students in 1833, fifteen of the forty-four students were women. These women, however, were only admitted to the college preparatory program, while the men pursued a traditional college education. The first women formally admitted to the college program enrolled in 1837. The four women who enrolled that year made Oberlin College the first coeducational college in the United States. Three of the four women graduated with A.B. degrees in 1841. They were the first women in the United States to receive this degree.

The Ohio State University Press
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Kent State University Press

1833

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