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Mount Holyoke College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 450,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,198
Men / Women 0% / 100%
White 55%
International 20%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 8%
Black 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%
From State 19%
From Region 20%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 40%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Arts 14%
Computer Science 11%
Physical Sciences & Math 9%
Business & Economics 5%
Education 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,018
Est. Cost of Attendance $84,926
10-Year ROI $105,000
ROI Percentile 25th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 71%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (21%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #331
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #455
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #459

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 16%
SAT Range 1400 – 1500
SAT Math Range 670 – 770
SAT RW Range 710 – 760
ACT Range 32 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mount Holyoke College 500 0% / 100% 25% $60,423 93%
Computer Science 39 +3 0% / 100% 51% $117,621 98 91%
Data Science 15 0% / 100% 67% $80,761 77
Astronomy 8 0% / 100% 12% $76,173 70
Chemistry 11 0% / 100% 45% $66,000 47
Geosciences 5 +8 0% / 100% 0% $57,507 23
Mathematics 9 +11 0% / 100% 67% $74,404 67
Physics 7 +2 0% / 100% 43% $76,351 71
Statistics 6 +5 0% / 100% 67% $93,630 89
Biochemistry 18 0% / 100% 11% $59,432 28
Biology 39 0% / 100% 5% $51,299 10 91%
Environmental Studies 20 +5 0% / 100% 5% $54,485 15 100%
Neuroscience 13 +5 0% / 100% 38% $56,750 21
Economics 23 +10 0% / 100% 70% $80,541 77
African-American Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,357 15 100%
Ancient Studies/Civilization 3 0% / 100% 0% $53,468 13
Anthropology 11 0% / 100% 9% $40,449 2 100%
Classical Languages 3 0% / 100% 0% $54,617 16
Comparative Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $54,357 15 100%
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis 7 0% / 100% 14% $52,849 12
East Asian Studies 7 0% / 100% 29% $53,914 14
English 30 +7 0% / 100% 3% $42,639 3 86%
Ethnic Studies 9 0% / 100% 0% $54,357 15 100%
Experimental Psychology 46 +25 0% / 100% 33% $47,037 5 89%
French 3 +11 0% / 100% 33% $54,680 16 87%
Geography 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $57,584 23
History 15 +1 0% / 100% 20% $47,352 6 95%
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $66,525 49 94%
International Affairs 6 +3 0% / 100% 17% $73,787 66 83%
Italian 4 0% / 100% 0% $54,680 16 87%
Latin 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,551 15
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1 0% / 100% 100% $54,278 15
Philosophy 5 +5 0% / 100% 20% $51,209 10
Political Science 21 +16 0% / 100% 10% $66,447 48 97%
Religion/Religious Studies +4 $52,822 12
Romance Languages +1 $54,744 16
Russian Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,301 15
Sociology 15 +13 0% / 100% 13% $61,067 33 100%
Spanish 3 +15 0% / 100% 0% $54,680 16 87%
Education 17 0% / 100% 18% $63,341 39 100%
Architecture 8 0% / 100% 25% $57,782 23
Art History 17 0% / 100% 29% $35,753 2 95%
Dance 3 +3 0% / 100% 0% $36,617 2
Drama and Theatre Arts $35,368 2
Film Studies 1 0% / 100% 100% $36,631 2
Music 4 +3 0% / 100% 0% $36,610 2
Studio Art 14 0% / 100% 36% $35,753 2 95%
Visual and Performing Arts 21 +7 0% / 100% 5% $37,729 2