OU is one of three Big 12 schools chosen by CosmoGirl magazine as a top 100 coed college for women.

The listing, put together by CosmoGirl staffers with data obtained by the Princeton Review, is geared to find the best public and private coed colleges and universities across the country that offer exceptional programs for women, including leadership opportunities, intimate class sizes and sports.

“I feel like there are a lot of resources for women on campus and it’s good it’s noticed,” said Kathy Moxley, coordinator of the Women’s Outreach Center.

The University of Nebraska and University of Texas were also included in the list. The University of Tulsa was the only other Oklahoma college featured in the magazine’s list.

“Things are changing in terms of dynamics of college campuses,” Moxley said. “More and more women are taking positions and it is good to highlight the unique things on campus for women and serve their unique needs that males don’t have.”

More than 600 colleges and universities were evaluated for the listing based on 21 data points taken from information gathered by The Princeton Review.

More than 10 data points were drawn from the opinions of 80,000 females about campus safety, recreational facilities, class and lab size, student friendliness, ethnic and social diversity, city and town atmosphere, student happiness, professor instruction, career services and internship opportunities, according to a CosmoGirl press release.

“It is good that [the listing] looked at other variables than academics,” Moxley said. “It looks at clubs, sports and career services.”

The remaining 10 points were specific to the schools and based on availability of women’s center services, above-average women’s varsity sports and club sports, specific financial aid factors, percentage of women faculty, class size, student-to-faculty ratio and entrepreneur programs, according to the press release.

“We are so happy to team up with the Princeton Review once again, to help girls find the best school to fit her needs,” said CosmoGirl Editor-in-Chief Susan Schulz in a press release. “This list helps ease the selection process by providing readers with specific information that speaks to girls on a more personal level.”

This is the listing’s last year to be published. Amidst the U.S. economic turmoil CosmoGirl closed its doors last week. The final issue will be published in December.

This listing is targeted at high school students choosing colleges, Craig Hayes, executive director of recruitment services said prospective students care about more than rankings and listings.

“So many things that students want to know about schools are not picked up by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review,” Hayes said.

He said these listings do not reflect campus friendliness, proximity to home, class size, tradition and campus atmosphere which are things many prospective students care about.

“Students choose schools based off of more than rankings and lists,” Hayes said.

Listings and rankings provide secondary information about the university for students already showing an interest, Hayes said.

In addition to the list of top 100 colleges for women, CosmoGirl also gave each of the 100 colleges a Green Rating that reflects their current environmental awareness and preparation for the future, said a press release.

OU was given a rating of 91 out of 99. The rating evaluated the quality of life for students and whether or not students are being prepared for employment in the clean energy economy. Lastly, it evaluated the school’s environmental responsibility principles.