Closing of Finch
By 1970, Finch, like most other women's colleges, was greatly affected by the coeducation movement that began in the 1960s. There were fewer than 400 students and applications became even less common following the Vietnam War, with its generational move away from elitism.
Although Finch had maintained one of the most expensive tuition rates in the country, reflecting its traditional status as a school for young women from wealthy backgrounds, the college's endowment was also low. Attempts to receive federal funding were not successful, nor were those to merge with another college.
In 1975, Finch's president, Rodney O. Felder, announced his intent to close the college. Finch formally closed the next year, passing its records over to Marymount Manhattan College.
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