The All-Girls Advantage

Graduates of girls’ schools are six times more likely than their coeducated peers to ...

contemplate majors in math, science, or technology.

More than two-thirds of girls' school graduates expect to...

earn a graduate or professional degree after high school.

Students at girls’ schools have higher aspirations, greater motivation, and...

more leadership opportunities than their coeducated peers.

Graduates of girls’ schools are more likely to plan to vote in elections and...

to value keeping up with political affairs and influencing political structures.

Villa Maria Academy High School is a member of the International Coalition of Girls Schools.

Sources

Goodman Research Group, The Girls’ School Experience: A Survey of Young Alumnae of Single-Sex Schools, as reported by the International Girls School Coalition at girlsschools.org/research/quick-facts

Dr. Richard A. Holmgren, Allegheny College, Steeped in Learning: The Student Experience at All-Girls Schools, as reported by the International Girls School Coalition at girlsschools.org/research/quick-facts

Dr. Tiffani Riggers-Piehl, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Fostering Academic and Social Engagement: An Investigation into the Effects of All-Girls Education in the Transition to University, as reported by the International Girls School Coalition at girlsschools. org/research/quick-facts