Mount Holyoke College
2022-23
The 2022-23 Common Data Set for Mount Holyoke College — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. This archive discovered the file on Apr 19, 2026. The school did not send Last-Modified and the file has no embedded date. Subscribe via RSS.
Acceptance Rate
39.8%
Applications
4,894
Admitted
1,946
Enrolled
544
SAT Composite
1370-1500
SAT Math
660-770
SAT Reading
690-770
ACT Composite
30-34
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$58,418
10 yrs after enrollment
84%
6-year completion
$26,441
sticker minus grants
$22,902
federal loans only
5%
FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate
Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.
The numbers, as published
497numbers from this report.
General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Elizabeth G.
Last Name:Laird
Title:Assistant Director for Assessment
Office:Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
Address Line 1:Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street
Zipcode1,075
Country:U.S.A.
Phone:413-538-3516
Email Address:iresearch@mtholyoke.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://offices.mtholyoke.edu/iresearch/data_set
City:South Hadley
StateMA
Name of College/University:Mount Holyoke College
Street Address Line 1:50 College Street
CitySouth Hadley
StateMA
Zip1,075
Country:U.S.A.
Main Phone Number (Area Code)413
Main Phone Number:538-2000
WWW Home Page Address:www.mtholyoke.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):413
Admissions Phone Number:538-2023
Admissions Email Address:admission@mtholyoke.edu
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Men's college
Academic year calendar:Semester
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.mtholyoke.edu/why-mount-holyoke/diversity-equity-and-inclusion
Bachelor'sX
Master'sX
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
7 TABLESEntrance Exams
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No
Wait List
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:1,085
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:460
Number of wait-listed students admitted:5
Total academic units4
Of these, units that must be lab3
Social studies3
Academic electives1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80071
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69926
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5993
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80052
SAT Math: 600-69940
SAT Math: 500-5998
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-160067
SAT Composite: 1200-139931
SAT Composite: 1000-11992
ACT Composite: 30-3674
ACT Composite: 24-2921
ACT Composite: 18-235
ACT Composite: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class57
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class76
Percent in top half of high school graduating class99
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class1
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class84
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:84
Percent who had GPA of 4.035
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9934
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7420
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.496
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.243
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.992
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.89
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:83.6
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year (two
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallX
SpringX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):3.00
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Closing Date: Month1
Spring Closing Date: Month15
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C- Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 64 Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 64 - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: n/a - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 64 credits - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type D20 Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: ##
Fall Closing Date:Day15
Spring Closing Date: Day5
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:64
American Council on Education (ACE)No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 14 Common Data Set 2022-2023
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESCross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Other (specify):X
Specify:Community-based learning program; living learning communities; First-Year seminars
Foreign languagesX
Physical EducationX
HumanitiesX
Social scienceX
Other (describe):X
Describe:Multicultural Perspectives
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)79%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing99%
Percent who live off campus or commute1%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)77%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing95%
Percent who live off campus or commute5%
Percent of students age 25 and older3%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Apartments for single studentsX
Special housing for disabled studentsX
Theme housingX
Wellness housingX
Living Learning CommunitiesX
Annual Expenses
6 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://npc.collegeboard.org/app/mtholyoke
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
NONRESIDENTS:$1,997
Financial Aid
13 TABLESFederal$2,865,163
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$397,000
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$57,539,906
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,067,406
Total Scholarships/Grants$61,869,475
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$5,141,354
Federal Work-Study$418,000
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$2,048,944
Total Self-Help$7,608,298
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$765,529
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$7,476,923
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,117,222
Total Scholarships/Grants$8,594,145
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,428,944
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$1,428,944
Parent Loans$2,847,756
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,148,671
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.515
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:243
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$45,753
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$11,117,862
CSS ProfileX
Other (specify):X
Specify:Certified Verification of Income
FAFSAX
Noncustodial ProfileX
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month2
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):2
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
State LoansX
College/university loans from institutional fundsX
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AcademicsX
LeadershipX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Beginning in the fall of 2022, unsubsidized loans for domestic students and level two institutional loans for international students will no longer be included in need based student financial aid offers and will be replaced with institutional grant funding. Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes X No
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio9.27
based on ____ students2,022
and ____ faculty0