Quad
Mount Holyoke
Macalester

Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Mount Holyoke9 to 1
Macalester10 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Mount Holyoke91%
Macalester84%
Average faculty salary
Mount Holyoke$118,264
Macalester$107,560

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Mount Holyoke$29,177
Macalester$25,033
Endowment per student
Mount Holyoke$476,654
Macalester$401,854
Tuition share of core revenue
Mount Holyoke31%
Macalester33%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Mount Holyoke592
Macalester524
Most popular majors
Mount Holyoke

English Language and Literature, General 8% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 8% · Computer Science 7%

Macalester

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 10% · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 9% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 8%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why