University

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Suburban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $67,018
Out-of-state tuition: $67,018
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,169

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

36.0%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Architecture and Related Services, Other
Architecture and Related Services
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical Sciences
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classical and Ancient Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-05 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essay data reported yet.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Optional
The Mount Holyoke writing supplement is explicitly optional.
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/apply-undergraduate-first-year/application-process

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Official source · supports requirements:2026–2027:supplemental_essays
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/apply-undergraduate-first-year/application-process
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — The Mount Holyoke writing supplement is explicitly optional.
Official source · supports requirements:2026–2027:supplemental_essays
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/apply-undergraduate-first-year
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Alternative first-party source confirms an optional Mount Holyoke writing supplement; exact prompt wording and limit are not publicly published.

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

First-year applications (C1)

5,226 applicants

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students admitted (C1)

1,883 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students enrolled (C1)

512 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,178 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,169 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 9 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 14%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 2%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 710 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 760 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 670 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 32 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Mount Holyoke College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.mtholyoke.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

36.0%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,178 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate enrollment as of the institution’s Fall 2024 reporting date.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,169 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate full-time enrollment.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 9 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate part-time enrollment.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 5,226 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2024.
First-year students admitted (C1): 1,883 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2024.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 512 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2024.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 34%; Official CDS C11 total percentage of enrolled first-year students with a 4.0 GPA.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 32.4%; Official CDS C11 total percentage of enrolled first-year students with GPA 3.75-3.99.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 22%; Official CDS C11 total percentage of enrolled first-year students with GPA 3.50-3.74.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 8.2%; Official CDS C11 total percentage of enrolled first-year students with GPA 3.25-3.49.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 2.7%; Official CDS C11 total percentage of enrolled first-year students with GPA 3.00-3.24.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): 0.4%; Official CDS C11 total percentage of enrolled first-year students with GPA 2.50-2.99.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): 0.2%; Official CDS C11 total percentage of enrolled first-year students with GPA 2.00-2.49.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not report this lower GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not report this lower GPA band.
Average high-school GPA (C12): 3.89 GPA; Official CDS C12 reports an average high-school GPA of 3.89 for degree-seeking first-year students who submitted GPA.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 13%; Official CDS C9 reports 13 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 2%; Official CDS C9 reports 2 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 710 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 760 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 670 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 32 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 9.18:1; Official CDS I2 reports a Fall 2024 student-to-faculty ratio of 9.18, based on 2,172 students and 67 faculty.

Source: Mount Holyoke College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.mtholyoke.edu/directory/departments-offices-centers/institutional-planning-and-research/common-data-set · Import: cds-2026-09-v122-mount-holyoke

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Data Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Economics

Social Sciences

Education, Other

Education

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geography and Cartography

Social Sciences

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Social Sciences, Other

Social Sciences

Sociology

Social Sciences

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Visual and Performing Arts, Other

Visual and Performing Arts

Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027

Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.

Official source

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?166939

Retrieved 2026-06-10