The purpose of the study was to determine the position of women administrators of physical education units in large and very large universities throughout the United States having undergraduate and graduate professional preparation and general college programs in physical education. A total of 199 institutions of higher education meeting the criteria for inclusion in the study were recipients of the survey instrument. Ninety-eight respondents provided usable returns. The data collected for this investigation were of a descriptive nature. The quantitative segment of the data was analyzed utilizing appropriate numbers, percentages, tables, and graphs
