South Hadley, MA · Private · 2,169 undergraduates · suburban
Mount Holyoke College
Selective
Mount Holyoke pairs a women's-college residential experience with guaranteed access to funded summer learning and the broader Five College academic network.
Institutional profile
Well established Exceptional in student experience, and strong in academic standing.- Admission
- 38.3% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 84.1%
5,030 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$58,418 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Mount Holyoke College apart
Academic design
Through Five College cross-registration, students can add courses, languages, libraries, and academic resources beyond Mount Holyoke's own departments.
Campus pattern
The South Hadley residential campus connects by consortium transportation to neighboring colleges while retaining its own lakeside and wooded campus setting.
A signature opportunity
The Lynk connects every student with a funded summer internship or research opportunity tied to academic and career planning.
Can I get in?
38.3% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
5,030About 38 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 20% submitted an SAT, and 2% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Mount Holyoke College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Mount Holyoke College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Through Five College cross-registration, students can add courses, languages, libraries, and academic resources beyond Mount Holyoke's own departments.
Make institutional fit specific
Mount Holyoke pairs a women's-college residential experience with guaranteed access to funded summer learning and the broader Five College academic network.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Mount Holyoke College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Research and Experimental Psychology
Biology, General
English Language and Literature, General
Computer Science
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
What is campus life like?
Mount Holyoke College beyond the classroom
The South Hadley residential campus connects by consortium transportation to neighboring colleges while retaining its own lakeside and wooded campus setting.
A defining academic feature
Through Five College cross-registration, students can add courses, languages, libraries, and academic resources beyond Mount Holyoke's own departments.
What shapes an ordinary week
The South Hadley residential campus connects by consortium transportation to neighboring colleges while retaining its own lakeside and wooded campus setting.
A reason to look closer
The Lynk connects every student with a funded summer internship or research opportunity tied to academic and career planning.