Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA · Private · 2,169 undergrads
- Admit rate: 36.0% (5,030 applicants)
- SAT middle 50%: 1380–1530 (ACT 32–35)
- Undergraduates: 2,169 (19.5% international)
- Average net price: $26,441 (per year after aid)
- Graduation rate: 84% (within 6 years)
Deadlines
- Early Decision: Nov. 15, 2026
- Early Decision II: Jan. 5, 2027
- Regular Decision: Jan. 15, 2027
Editor's notes
- Mount Holyoke's Common Data Set rates the essay and recommendations Very important, on the same line as your grades and course rigor. With no evaluative interview and an optional supplement, those two items are most of the human side of your file. Pick the teachers who can describe how you think in class.
- Don't treat the writing supplement as optional in spirit just because it's optional on paper. If the prompt gives you a real reason to explain why this college, use it. If you'd be forcing it, a sharp personal essay is better than a weak extra one.
- Early Decision matters here. In fall 2025, 208 of the 1,774 admits came through ED I or ED II, and ED II on Jan. 5 gives you a second shot at a binding round. Remember that aid forms are due the same day as the application in every round.
Sources
- Mount Holyoke College, Application process (first-year)
- Mount Holyoke College, Application deadlines for undergraduates
- Mount Holyoke College, Standardized testing policies
- Mount Holyoke College, MHChats
- Mount Holyoke College, Common Data Set page
- Mount Holyoke College, The Mount Holyoke Commitment
- Mount Holyoke College, Non need-based scholarships and awards
- Mount Holyoke College, Tuition and fees
- Mount Holyoke College, Financial aid deadlines
- Common App, Mount Holyoke College
