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Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA · CDS 20252026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$93,046
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$19,562

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,135
Total all graduate117
Grand total all students2,252

Admissions

Total applicants
Total admitted
Total enrolled
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification dateLate December
# admitted under ED plan208
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT15.0%
% submitting ACT2.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile700
SAT EBRW 75th %ile755
SAT Math 25th %ile640
SAT Math 75th %ile755
ACT Comp 25th %ile30
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class49.0%
% in top 25% of HS class79.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$71,178
Tuition — out-of-state$71,178
Required fees$272
Room and board$21,596
Total cost — in-state$93,046
Total cost — out-of-state$93,046

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$58,046
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met100.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)$25,125
Avg loan debt at graduation$19,562

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist474
# admitted from waitlist9
Waitlist admit rate4.6%
Transfer applicants (total)258
Transfer admit rate29.5%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio9:1
% faculty full-time79.3%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)36.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$26,441Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)84.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)82.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate89.1%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$54,450Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant21.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan43.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full17.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress16.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white51.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international19.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women58.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men41.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white52.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black8.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown12.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences19.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences15.5%
Visual And Performing Arts10.6%
English Language And Literature/Letters8.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services7.4%
Psychology5.2%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies5.1%
Natural Resources And Conservation4.9%