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| Metric | Vassar | Mount Holyoke |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 21%Fall 2025 | 38%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 20% / 18% | – |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | 28% / 29% / 5.0%Fall 2025 | 48% / 50% / 20%Fall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | 35% / 28% / 34%Fall 2025 | 35% / 27% / 37%Fall 2025 |
| Applicants | 11,118Fall 2025 | 4,621Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 2,327Fall 2025 | 1,776Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 697Fall 2025 | 546Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 30%Fall 2025 | 31%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | 1460–1520Fall 2025 | 1365–1485Fall 2025 |
| ACT middle 50% | 33–34Fall 2025 | 32–35 |
| Sent an SAT | 225 (32%)Fall 2025 | 15% |
| Sent an ACT | 96 (14%)Fall 2025 | 2% |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 96%Fall 2025 | 64%Fall 2025 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | 98%Fall 2025 | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Considered | Considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | – | 3.88Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | 79% (of the 29% with a rank)Fall 2025 | 49% (of the 33% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | 38% of 1,046 admittedFall 2025 | 51% of 411 admittedFall 2025 |
| Early action | Not offered2025–26 | Not offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | 30 admitted of 510 who acceptedFall 2025 | 9 admitted of 196 who acceptedFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | ConsideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | Very importantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | Very importantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | Very importantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | Not consideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test-optionalFall 2027 applicants | Test-optionalFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | $65 | $60 |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by January 1 · reply by May 1 or 1 wkFall 2026 cycle | Apply by January 15 · $500 housing depositFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to 1 yearFall 2026 cycle | Yes, up to 1 year (2 semesters)Fall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 15%Fall 2025 | – |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | Suburb: Large | Suburb: Large |
| Carnegie class | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences |
| Research activity | Research college or university | Research college or university |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Medium Earnings | Lower Access, Medium Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | Women's college |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division III | Division III |
| Conference | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference |
| ROTC | Not listed | Army, Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 2,444 | 2,169 |
| Beds in college housing | 2,455 | 2,150 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | – | 0.0%Fall 2025 |
| Women in a sorority | – | 0.0%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | – |
| Greek councils present | – | – |
| Pell Grant | 19% | 22% |
| First-gen | 14% | 19% |
| Men / women | 38% / 62% | 0% / 100% |
| Part-time students | 2% | 0% |
| Students 25 and older | 1% | 2% |
| First-years from in state | 29% | 19% |
| First-years from other states | 63% | 63% |
| First-years from abroad | 8% | 18% |
| New transfer students this fall | 8 | 15 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 1% | 3% |
| Diversity index | 0.66 | 0.67 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 7 to 1 | 9 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | – | 71%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 85% | 91% |
| Average faculty salary | $122,701 | $118,264 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 636 | 592 |
| Most popular majors | Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 7% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 7% · English Language and Literature, General 7% | English Language and Literature, General 8% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 8% · Computer Science 7% |
| Instruction spending per student | $34,689 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $29,177 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $527,785 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $476,654 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 34% | 31% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $55,985 | $44,439 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 36% | 48% |
| Net price, students with grants | $29,981 | $32,526 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $87,470 | $84,980 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $87,470 | $84,980 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $67,805 | $64,142 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $67,805 | $64,142 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | – | – |
| First-years with grants | 55% | 77% |
| Average grant | $57,443 | $52,418 |
| Aid from the college | 54% | 77% |
| Need-based aid up to | Published data end at $110K | Published data end at $110K |
| Merit for students without need | No merit aid | – |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSA · CSS Profile · Noncustodial · Business/FarmFall 2026 entrants | FAFSA · CSS Profile · NoncustodialFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | February 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | February 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | 100%2025–26 (estimated) | 100%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Average aid package, first-years | $71,9912025–26 (estimated) | $64,5962025–26 (estimated) |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 0%2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Aid for international students | 57 students, average $88.7K2025–26 (estimated) | 257 students, average $53.5K2025–26 (estimated) |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $71,366 | $58,418 |
| Graduation rate | 92% | 84% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 87%Entered fall 2019 | 85% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 88%Entered fall 2019 | 84% |
| Pell graduation gap | 1 pts lowerEntered fall 2019 | 1 pts higher |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | 80%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 79%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | 81%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | 86%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 88%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | 88%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 91% | 86% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 96% | 81% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 91% | 80% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 88% | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 87% | 85% |
| Retention rate | 95%Entered fall 2024 | 92%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 88% | 77% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 93% | 83% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 6% | 11% |
| Median debt | $18,625 | $22,902 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 39% | 44% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $12,531 | $19,500 |
| Website | vassar.edu | mtholyoke.edu |
Sources:Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);Vassar College (2026–27), 2026–27;Common Data Set, most recent release;Mount Holyoke College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Mount Holyoke College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Mount Holyoke College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Mount Holyoke College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Mount Holyoke College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Mount Holyoke College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Mount Holyoke College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Mount Holyoke College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated)About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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