Mount Holyoke College Description:
Founded in 1837, Mount Holyoke College is the oldest of the "seven sister" colleges. Mount Holyoke is a small liberal arts college and a member of the Five College Consortium with Amherst College, UMass Amherst, Smith College and Hampshire College. Students can register for courses at any of the five schools. The college has a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Mount Holyoke has a beautiful campus, and students can enjoy the college's botanic gardens, two lakes, waterfalls, and horseback-riding trails. Mount Holyoke, like many colleges, does not require ACT or SAT scores for admission.
Admissions Data (2008):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 53%
- Mount Holyoke does not require test scores
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: - / -
- SAT Math: - / -
- SAT Writing: - / -
- (See SAT scores for other top women's colleges)
- ACT Composite: - / -
- ACT English: - / -
- ACT Math: - / -
- (See ACT scores for other top women's colleges)
Enrollment (2008):
- Total Enrollment: 2,241 (2,231 undergrads)
- Gender Breakdown: 100% Female
- 97% Full-time
Costs (2008 - 09):
- Tuition and Fees: $37,646
- Books: $1,900 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $11,020
- Other Expenses: $950
- Total Cost: $51,516
Mount Holyoke College Financial Aid (2007 - 08):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 75%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 72%
- Loans: 57%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $24,354
- Loans: $4,431
Most Popular Majors:
Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Economics, English, Environmental Science, History, International Relations, Political Science, Psychology
Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 88%
- Transfer Out Rate: 13%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 79%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 82%
Data Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Mount Holyoke Mission Statement:
Mission statement from http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/president/index.shtml
Mount Holyoke College reaffirms its commitment to educating a diverse residential community of women at the highest level of academic excellence and to fostering the alliance of liberal arts education with purposeful engagement in the world.
