The statistical summary of students in institutions for superior instruction gives a total of 70,657, being an increase of 4,220 over the number reported last year; more than half of this increase is in the Southern States. Of the three classes of institutions included in the summary, the greatest increase appears in the schools of science.

TABLE VIII.-SUPERIOR INSTRUCTION OF WOMEN.

Statistics in detail of schools for the superior instruction of women will be found in Table VIII of the Appendix. The following is a comparative summary of institutions, instructors, and pupils, from 1875 to 1885 inclusive (1883 omitted):

Includes 23 sex not reported.

3,020 869 2,758, 528 137, 875 398, 635 48, 479, 200 56,827, 917 3, 915, 545 2,270, 518 932, 635 2,061, 830

d Includes 97 sex not reported.