College · Private nonprofit · South Hadley, MA · Suburb
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
Women-only
Admit rate36%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size2,169
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 36% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1463 · ACT 33.
If you get in
2,169 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $85k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$340k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$106k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$234k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $67.0k
- Room & board
- $19.7k
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants22%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr84%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$58k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out10%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 2,169
- Location
- South Hadley, MA
- Region
- New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- New England Commission on Higher Education
- Also known as
- MHC
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White52%
- International20%
- Hispanic10%
- Asian7%
- Two or more races5%
- Black5%
- Unknown1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$69k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 42
What you can study.