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Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MAQuad's selectivityVery selective
Known forTop test scoresBig endowment per studentHigh graduation rateTest-optional heavy
WebsiteAdmissionsApplyVisitFinancial aid

Updates

What changed

New and revised figures from the latest data releases, each with its year.

Published Oct 11, 2026

  • Fall 2025: 4,621 applied (fall 2024: 5,226)Mount Holyoke College (Fall 2025)
  • Fall 2025: 1,776 admits (fall 2024: 1,883)Mount Holyoke College (Fall 2025)
  • Fall 2025: 38% admitted (fall 2024: 36%)Mount Holyoke College (Fall 2025)

Source:Mount Holyoke College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Admissions · Fall 2025

1 in 3 applicants admitted

Mount Holyoke admits about 1 in 3 applicants (38%). That puts it in the "Very selective" tier, more selective than 90% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

38%

38%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityVery selective

Applied

4,621

Admitted

1,776

Yield

31%

of admits enroll

SAT middle 50%

1380–1530

10001600
ACT middle 50%

32–35

1836
Applications +63% since fall 2014 · admit rate 55% → 36%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,169 undergrads, where 22% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

2.2K

undergrads · larger than 59% of colleges

Diversity index

0.67

Pell Grant

22%

below the median

First generation

19%

below the median

Large suburbNCAA D-III · New England Women's & Men's Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Steady · index 0.70 → 0.67 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is English Language and Literature, General (8% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 91% of faculty are full-time. Spends $29,177 a year on instruction per student.

9 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 84% of colleges

Most popular major

English Language and Literature, General

8% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Computer Science

$120K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

91%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$29.2K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $44,439 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $20.2K more than the national median. The 77% who received grants paid $32,526 on average; the other 23% paid the full sticker price of $84,980.

48%

$44.4K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $20.2K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$84,980 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
27% · avg $39K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Generous

grants cover 48% of full price

Federal loans

44%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost steady · +2% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $58,418 ten years after enrolling, more than at 64% of colleges; 84% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 3.0 years of that salary.

84%

84%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$58.4K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$22.9K

≈ $243/month for 10 years

Retention

89%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 80% → 84% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 16% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid rose 2%, because grants grew faster. Applications rose 63% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 55% to 36%.

  • Cost

    Steady

    +2% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +63%

  • Selectivity

    More selective

    admit rate 55% → 36% (to fall 2024)

  • Diversity

    Steady

    index 0.70 → 0.67

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)

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IPEDS unit ID 166939 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything