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Mount Holyoke College Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics

How Do You Compare to Mount Holyoke College’s Other Incoming Students?

Examine the admissions data of recent incoming classes to gain a clearer insight into your probability of being accepted at Mount Holyoke College, located in South Hadley, MA.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Mount Holyoke College
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Mount Holyoke College
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

How Admissions and Enrollment Stats Are Applicable to You

Admission statistics can help you understand the likelihood of being accepted. Compare your SAT and ACT scores to previously accepted students. If your scores are lower than average, that may mean you should try to retake the exam or look at schools that better fit your scores. A college’s acceptance rates and selectivity are a good way to judge how difficult it is to be admitted.

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Selectivity: The Numbers Behind Student Admissions

A school’s selectivity rating tells you how difficult it is to get accepted.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Selective (30-50%)
Acceptance Rate	36%
Application Fee	$60 (waivable)

Acceptance & Enrollment Statistics

Mount Holyoke College had 5,226 applications. From this pool, 1,883 gained acceptance, and 512 ultimately registered.

Applicant Total	5,226
Accepted	1,883
Enrolled	512
Enrolled Full-Time	512

The acceptance rate at Mount Holyoke College is 36%. This makes the school moderately selective.

The yield rate at Mount Holyoke College is 27%. This indicates that 27% of those who received offers of admission registered.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of admitted students at Mt. Holyoke submitted their SAT scores (69 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 710 and 760. The middle 50% of Math scores landed between 670 and 770.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Critical Reading	710	760
Mathematics	670	770
Combined Total	1380	1530

Mt. Holyoke received ACT scores from 2% of admitted applicants (11 students).

ACT Composite scores for the middle 50% fell between 32 and 35.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Overall	32	35
English/Reading	34	36
Mathematics	26	34

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.