Quad

Head-to-head

Point
Mount Holyoke

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Point's yield is 52 pts higher than Mount Holyoke's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Mount Holyoke graduates 39 pts more of its students than Point (84% vs. 45%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Point costs about $24.1K less per year on average than Mount Holyoke ($20,357 vs. $44,439, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Mount Holyoke grads earn $19.7K more ten years out than Point's ($58,418 vs. $38,740)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Point has 17 pts more first-gen students than Mount Holyoke (36% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Mount Holyoke's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Point

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Mount Holyoke admits 38%, Point 44%; Point's yield is higher, at 83%.

Acceptance rate
Point44%
Mount Holyoke38%
Quad's selectivity
  • PointSelective
  • Mount HolyokeVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
PointTest-blind
Mount Holyoke
1380–1530
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • PointGPA and school record required
  • Mount HolyokeSchool record and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Point and Mount Holyoke are about the same size; Point has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Point2K
Mount Holyoke2.2K
Pell Grant share
Point25%
Mount Holyoke22%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Point, and English Language and Literature at Mount Holyoke.

Students per faculty member
Point15 to 1
Mount Holyoke9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • PointBusiness Administration and Management, General35%
  • Mount HolyokeEnglish Language and Literature, General8%

What each costs

Point costs about $24.1K less a year than Mount Holyoke on average; Mount Holyoke's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Point$20.4K
Mount Holyoke$44.4K
Aid generosity
Point42%
Mount Holyoke48%

What each pays off

Mount Holyoke's former students earn more, a median $58.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 84% at Mount Holyoke to 45% at Point.

Median earnings, 10 years
Point$38.7K
Mount Holyoke$58.4K
Graduation rate
Point45%
Mount Holyoke84%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Mount Holyoke but held steady at Point; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • PointSteady0%
  • Mount HolyokeGrowing+63%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Mount Holyoke College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025About 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