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Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts college located in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Mount Holyoke College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Mount Holyoke College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,736 10 years after enrolling, 42nd in Massachusetts, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Mount Holyoke College bachelor students earn 9% less than the national average. Mount Holyoke College is ranked 44th in Massachusetts.
Mount Holyoke College’s median net annual cost of $28,724 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Mount Holyoke College sorted by number of graduates - Biology, Economics, English Language & Lit, Fine & Studio Arts, Neurobiology & Neurosciences, International Relations - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$28,724
Average years to graduate
4.1
Sociology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 5.61
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #290
Economic score: 6.34
Anthropology
Rank: #47
Economic score: 8.12
Education, Other
Rank: #9
Economic score: 10.61
Romance Language & Linguistics
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 12.47
Ethnic/Gender studies
Rank: #62
Economic score: 25.77
History
Rank: #365
Economic score: 29.25
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Rank: #116
Economic score: 37.56
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #213
Economic score: 47.01
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Mount Holyoke College - Education, Other - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 84% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Mount Holyoke College is 12% higher than the state average, and 16% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Mount Holyoke College, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Mount Holyoke College graduates within 4.1 years.
Mount Holyoke College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Mount Holyoke College’s economic mobility score of 11.23 is calculated by adjusting the 3.63 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. Mount Holyoke College’s EMS of 11.23 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Mount Holyoke College pays $28,724 a year, $45,914 less than the $74,638 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $28,724
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Mount Holyoke College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $28,724 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 47% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,100. This is 7% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,906
Pell grants
$4,912
State grants
$3,648
Institutional grants
$28,024
Mount Holyoke College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 52% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,971 applicants, of which 2,077 were admitted and 608 enrolled. Mount Holyoke College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
N/A
59%
First time
88%
59%
In-state
16%
68%
1st generation
19%
35%
White
44%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
7%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
34%
12%