| Rather than trying to rank them, I would recommend trying to understand the differences and what makes each one unique. They are all excellent schools, but offer somewhat different pluses and minuses.
Wellesley and Bryn Mawr are breathtakingly drop-dead beautiful in the most expensive old neighborhoods in Boston and Phila respectively. Does your college town have a Ferrari dealership? Bryn Mawr does. 10 miles to downtown Philly on the train. Try pricing a house in Wellesley or Bryn Mawr. Ouch.
I actually think that, with its ritzy Boston suburb campus and massive endowment, Wellesley would be the most selective LAC in the country if it had always been co-ed.
Smith is the largest of the schools, with the most offerings and the most happening college town. Probably the most distinctive personality of all the schools.
Vassar is coed. Quite a good school. I'd certainly recommend it.
All of the Seven Sisters are good admissions values. Not being co-ed reduces demand, making admissions somewhat less selective than it should be given the quality and resources of the schools. |