{"id":12958,"date":"2026-02-17T15:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=12958"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:58:16","slug":"saint-peters-named-top-college-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/17\/saint-peters-named-top-college-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Peter&#8217;s Named Top College for Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>JERSEY CITY, N.J.<\/strong> \u2013 <span>Saint Peter&#8217;s University has been named to <em>Newsweek&#8217;s<\/em> 2026 list of the &#8220;Best Colleges for Women&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/02\/best-colleges-for-women-icon.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/02\/best-colleges-for-women-icon-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"161\" class=\"wp-image-12959 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/02\/best-colleges-for-women-icon-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/02\/best-colleges-for-women-icon-120x67.png 120w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/02\/best-colleges-for-women-icon.png 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This ranking is based four key factors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leadership:<\/strong> Measure of universities in which women are visible leaders across the academy, including within the administration as well as faculty.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pay &amp; Policies:<\/strong> Measure of women being be fairly recognized and compensated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safety:<\/strong> Measure of public data on crimes against women and hate crimes to understand how safe universities are.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Opportunity:<\/strong> Measure of how colleges are providing opportunities to a broad range of faculty and students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Saint Peter&#8217;s for this wonderful recognition!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JERSEY CITY, N.J. \u2013 Saint Peter&#8217;s University has been named to Newsweek&#8217;s 2026 list of the &#8220;Best Colleges for Women&#8221;. 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