Class Profile

At Mount Holyoke we use many factors in determining a candidates potential for admission. Although there is no one "type" of Mount Holyoke student, these numbers reflect some general information about the class of 2023.

TESTING
Middle 50% score Range:
SAT critical reading 630-720
SAT math 650-770
SAT writing Not Applicable
Mean Test Scores:
ACT Composite 30
TOEFL (internet) 103
IELTS 7.3
Secondary School
Public/Charter 67.7%
Private 23.7%
Parochial/Religious 6.4%
Number of High Schools 441
Rank in Class
Top 10% 52%
Top 20% 77%
   
Geographic Distribution (home)
New England 29%
Middle States 14%
Midwestern 5%
Southern 8%
Southwest 4%
Western 10%
International residents 29%
Number of states 40
Number of foreign countries** 42

**2019 countries includes citizenship, home country and institution: Bangladesh, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Phillipines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Vietnam.

Alumnae Relatives
Total 53
Mothers 16
Sisters 4

 

Admission Statistics
First-year applicants 3,908
Early Decision applicants 397
Transfer applicants 187
Total First-Year acceptances 1,491
Total Early Decision acceptances 227
Total Transfer acceptances 66
Total First-Year acceptance rate 38.2%
Early Decision acceptance rate 57.2%
Total Transfer acceptance rate 35.3%
Total First-Year matriculants 509
Total Transfer matriculants 26
International matriculants 145

As of 8/15/2019