In December 1831 it granted degrees to two women , Alice Robinson and Catherine Hall .
United States : As a private institution in 1831 , Mississippi College became the first coeducational college in the United States to grant a degree to a woman .
In December 1831 United States granted degrees to two women , Alice Robinson and Catherine Hall .
United States : As a private institution in 1831 , Mississippi College became the first coeducational college in the United States to grant a degree to a woman .