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Men's college

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Venable Hall at all-male Hampden–Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia, United States

In higher education, a men's college is an undergraduate, bachelor's degree-granting institution whose students are exclusively men. Many are liberal arts colleges.

Around the world

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In North America

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United States

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In the United States, co-education did not become prevalent until 1900. Prior to that, the majority of private colleges and universities were sex-segregated. There are few remaining men's colleges in the U.S. today.[1] Many of these are religious, vocational institutions.

Notable cases

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United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515 (1996)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Deep Springs, one of the nation's last all-male colleges, goes co-ed". NBC News. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2023-09-14.