The Emma Willard School, originally called Troy Female Seminary and often referred to simply as "Emma", is an independent university-preparatory day and boarding school for young women, located in Troy, New York on Mount Ida, offering grades 9–12 and postgraduate coursework. The first women's higher education institution in the United States, it was founded by women's rights advocate Emma Willard in 1821, and has an endowment of $83 million.