It became a women's college in 1926 and is one of only two historically black colleges that enroll women only.
During the 1970s, most of the corporations started to enroll women as fully accepted members.
On April 25, after two years of trying to enroll women, researchers admitted defeat.
The following year City College enrolled women for the first time.
The institute also began to enroll women during this time.
Each academy will enroll approximately 700 to 1,200 young men and women.
The researchers enrolled 837 men and women, all aged 55 and older.
But in its announcement yesterday, the institute did not give full authorization to enroll new women to the prevention study.
They enroll pregnant women who have taken a certain medication.
The study enrolled women up to age 79.