Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA · Private · Large suburb · MHC
Private institution in South Hadley, MA · 2,198 undergraduates · 38% acceptance rate · $58,418 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Median ACT
- Top 7%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 8%Average SAT
- Top 10%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $29,5621,701st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $64,1421,968th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $64,1421,968th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $77,5451,873rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,902979th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,418615th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,590617th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 85.0%141st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 89.7%252nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 38.3%159th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 142280th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 3334th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,198893rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.3%1,690th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 80 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 15
- ED IIJan 5
- RDJan 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- Yes
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $63,005 | — |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $55,964 | $38,289 |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $42,682 | $32,925 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $41,565 | $35,060 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciences | bachelors | $38,289 | $45,696 |
| Education, OtherEducation | bachelors | $37,208 | $36,560 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $36,674 | $29,685 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBiological Sciences | bachelors | $35,060 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $32,391 | $28,598 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $32,391 | $36,852 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $31,851 | $30,409 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $30,771 | $20,140 |
Campus facts
- A women's collegesource
- Founded in 1837source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Athletic nickname: "Lyons"source
- Motto: "That our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace — Psalms 144:12"source
- Campus size: about 2,000 acressource
- Formerly known as "Mount Holyoke Female Seminary" (1837–1888)source
- Formerly known as "Mount Holyoke Seminary and College" (1888–1893)source
- Athletic conference: NEWMACsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Emily Dickinsonsource
- Notable alum: Chloé Zhaosource
- Notable alum: Virginia Apgarsource
- Notable alum: Elaine Chaosource
- Notable alum: Lucy Stonesource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mount Holyoke College’s 2,198 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MA
Elsewhere
- Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, OR · 2,201 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, PR · 2,201 undergrads
- Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · 2,193 undergrads
- University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME · 2,189 undergrads
- Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC · 2,209 undergrads
- Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA · 2,209 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemtholyoke.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 166939)
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- Compare with Quincy CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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