- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MASuburb: largeZIP 01075Founded 1837
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1837
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mtholyoke.edu
- Member of
- WCC
MassachusettsWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a private nonprofit college in South Hadley, Massachusetts, with 2,169 undergraduates. It admits 36% of applicants, graduates 82% within six years and costs $30,861 a year after aid.
82%graduate
Admission rate36%
Retention89%
4-year graduation69%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans53%
$30,861net price / year
36%admission rate
1463average SAT
82%graduate in 6 years
$66,117median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,984median debt
#519 of 1,704 for earnings#1,475 of 1,739 for lowest net price#152 of 1,738 for graduation rate#129 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $88,644tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $68,054
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $68,054
- Average net price
- $30,861national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,445
$30,001–48,000$14,684
$48,001–75,000$14,486
$75,001–110,000$25,546
$110,001+$45,832
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 36%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1463
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 710–760
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 670–770
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 32–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college36%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college82%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 82%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 69%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 86%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,668
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,117middle 50%: $43,203–$94,274
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,984
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,274
Median, Mount Holyoke College$66,117
Lower quarter$43,203
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,169
- Part-time
- 0.2%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 91%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,140 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $29,177
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,101,548,227
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic10%
Black5.3%
Asian6.7%
Two or more races5.5%
U.S. nonresident20%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.7%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences19%
Biological & biomedical sciences16%
Visual & performing arts11%
English language & literature8.1%
Computer & information sciences7.4%
Psychology5.2%
Area, ethnic & gender studies5.1%
Natural resources & conservation4.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Clark University Worcester, MA | $29,446 | 76% | $67,223 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA | $30,972 | 84% | $59,595 |
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| St Lawrence University Canton, NY | $31,355 | 79% | $74,500 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 166939. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1140542.