Fast Facts

Located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, Mount Holyoke College is a highly selective, nondenominational, residential, research liberal arts college for women that is gender diverse and welcomes applications from female, transgender and non-binary students. Mount Holyoke is renowned for educating women leaders, from medical pioneers to Pulitzer Prize–winning playwrights. The oldest of the Seven Sister colleges, we are a noted leader in liberal arts education with a mission grounded in the conviction that women can — and should — make a difference in the world.

Undergraduate students

Our 2,200 students hail from 48 states and 82 countries.
24% of students are international citizens.
25% of students identify as domestic students of color (African American, Asian American, Latinx, Native American or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or multiracial).
50% of incoming first-year students were in the top 10% of their high school classes.

Majors

48 departmental and interdepartmental majors
Option to design your own major
36% of all majors are interdisciplinary
Majors of current MHC students: 29% humanities; 37% social sciences; 33% science and mathematics; and 1% interdepartmental/special majors

Class Size

7% of classes have fewer than 10 students
71% of classes have fewer than 20 students
90% of classes have fewer than 30 students
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
10 to 1

After College

Six months after graduation, 90% of the class of 2020 were working or in school. Of those students, 20% were attending graduate/professional schools of their choice. Nearly 80% of MHC graduates enroll in graduate or professional school within 10 years of graduation. More about what our graduates are doing…

SAT Policy

Given the limitations of the SAT as a predictor of student success, Mount Holyoke College does not require applicants to submit SAT scores. More about Mount Holyoke’s SAT policy…

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