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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
Overview
- Type4-year • Private
- Campus LifeSmall • Suburban
- Average Per Year After Aid$29K
- SAT Range1300–1510
- Graduation Rate85%
Special MissionAll-Women
Mount Holyoke College is a small, 4-year, private liberal arts college. This all women college is located in a large town in a suburban setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers bachelor's and master's degrees.
From the Institution
In 1837, Mary Lyon did the unthinkable. She founded the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later became Mount Holyoke College - the first of the Seven Sisters. Radical moves for a woman wearing a bonnet. In doing so, she forever changed the landscape of higher education - not just for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, but for women around the world. She built a place where women could develop their intellects, hone the power of their voices and cultivate courage. These days, change is all around us, happening at a pace too fast to measure. And while Mary Lyon couldn't have foreseen a digitally connected world, she did understand that a woman would need to be agile, creative and brave to live the life she wanted. Her vision still drives Mount Holyoke. Mary Lyon once issued a challenge to the women who would follow her: "Go forward, attempt great things, accomplish great things." She did. You will. Mount Holyoke's mission is to provide an intellectually adventurous education in the liberal arts and sciences through academic programs recognized internationally for their excellence and range; to draw students from all backgrounds into an exceptionally diverse and inclusive learning community with a highly accomplished, committed, and responsive faculty and staff; to continue building on the College's historic legacy of leadership in the education of women; and to prepare students, through a liberal education integrating curriculum and careers, for lives of thoughtful, effective, and purposeful engagement in the world.
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College Board Code
3529
Application Types Accepted
- Coalition Application
- Common Application
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