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Faced with static or declining enrollments, many of the nation's remaining 63 women's colleges wrestle with the idea of admitting males. For some, it's a crap shoot.
Chestnut Hill College, a 79-year-old Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Philadelphia, chose to admit men this fall and so far is pleased with the result.
Applications for this fall's class are up 67% compared with a year ago, 1,071 to 640, and freshman deposits are up 71%. Last year's first-year class was 101 women, and officials expect this year's to be more than 200, including 20% men.
Before most schools choose to go coed, they do a marketing survey to help determine whether or not to take the plunge. Chestnut Hill and Resonant College, another Catholic women's college nearby, got together to finance the study.
Rosemont College chose to stay all-female, and it ...