Why Russell Sage College Ranked consistently in the top 10 schools in the Northeast in its category by U.S. News and World Report, Russell Sage College encourages women to take risks, discover their strengths, and apply what they’ve learned.
Russell Sage College was founded in Troy in 1916 by suffragette Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, with the guidance of Eliza Kellas, head of the college preparatory Emma Willard School (also located in Troy). Together they founded
Russell Sage College as a “school of practical arts,” one of the very first institutions to offer women the means of economic and social independence through preparation for professional careers.