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Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA mtholyoke.edu 2,198 students

Mount Holyoke College offers a beautiful 800-acre campus in South Hadley, Massachusetts, complete with its own art museum, observatory, and botanic garden. As a member of the Five College Consortium, students can easily access resources and courses at nearby institutions. Mount Holyoke maintains a strong tradition as a women's college, with undergraduate admissions focused on female, transgender, and nonbinary students. The college also annually awards the Glascock Prize for poetry.

Programs
13
Analyzed in dataset
Earnings
$31,905
Average graduate, 1 yr after
Tuition
$64,142
Sticker price (est.)

Financial Aid

The sticker price is rarely what families actually pay. Mount Holyoke College's grant and scholarship aid lowers the net price for most income brackets. 20% of students receive Pell Grants; 43% take federal loans.

Key Insight

Average net price across income brackets is $26,082, roughly 59% lower than the published tuition.

Net Price by Family Income

Academic Year 2025
Income Bracket Avg Net Price 4-Year Net Cost
$0 – $30K $17,365 $69,460
$30K – $48K $17,670 $70,680
$48K – $75K $21,565 $86,260
$75K – $110K $31,425 $125,700
$110K+ $42,389 $169,556
Sticker price (no aid) $64,142 $256,568
Net price = tuition + fees + room & board minus grants and scholarships, by reported family-income bracket. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey via College Scorecard.

Programs at Mount Holyoke College

13 degree programs ranked by DegreeOutlook Score. Click any program for AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.

Degree Program DW Score 1-yr Earnings AI Risk ROI
Computer Science Compare across schools →
60
$71,672/yr Very High 1.8x
Political Science Compare across schools →
44
$48,690/yr Very High 1.6x
Sociology Compare across schools →
36
$40,675/yr High 0.6x
Research and Experimental Psychology Compare across schools →
32
$32,439/yr High 0.3x
Biology Compare across schools →
30
$39,270/yr High 1.0x
Social Sciences Studies Compare across schools →
27
$22,829/yr High -0.1x
Anthropology Compare across schools →
27
$19,655/yr High -0.2x
International Relations Compare across schools →
26
$26,306/yr High 1.9x
Fine Arts Compare across schools →
26
$18,420/yr Moderate -0.3x
History Compare across schools →
21
$23,337/yr High 0.8x
Romance Languages Compare across schools →
17
$26,013/yr Very High 1.1x
Natural Resources & Conservation Research Compare across schools →
13
$22,791/yr High 1.1x
English Compare across schools →
13
$22,680/yr Very High 0.7x