High School Counselor and CBO Information
We’re grateful for the care you bring to your students when it comes to their college search. The information and resources below can help you advise students who may thrive at Mount Holyoke College.
Admission Information
A full picture of every student
Real people read every application to Mount Holyoke, and they read the whole thing. We look for students who are ready for a rigorous liberal arts education and eager to add to a community that champions every voice. That means we consider the academic record and the rigor of the course load within the school context, activities and responsibilities outside the classroom and the voice a student brings to their writing.
Testing on the student’s terms
Mount Holyoke is a test-optional school, meaning that applicants can choose whether to submit SAT or ACT scores for consideration with their application; it is not a required part of our admission process.
Committed to affordability
A Mount Holyoke College education is more within reach than many families expect.
Mount Holyoke is one of the few colleges in the country that meets the full demonstrated financial need of every admitted student. Through the Mount Holyoke Commitment, U.S. students from households earning $150,000 or less pay no tuition at all, and families above that line are still eligible and encouraged to apply for need-based aid.
Aid is open to U.S. and international students alike. Every applicant is automatically considered for merit scholarships, with no separate application required.
Families can also use the MyinTuition tool or the Net Price Calculator to get an early estimate of their cost.
No application fee
Applying to Mount Holyoke is free for every student; there’s no fee waiver to request.
Mid- and end-of-year grades
All applicants, including Early Decision applicants, must submit both midyear and final senior-year grades. Because the Early Decision deadline falls early in the academic year, ED applicants won’t have midyear grades to send when they apply. That’s expected. We can make an admission decision before these grades arrive, and students should submit them once they’re available.
Midyear reports for Regular Decision applicants are due February 15. We waive the Midyear report for schools on a trimester system, and would like to see first trimester grades instead.
Senior-year grades still matter after an admission decision. We review midyear and final grades for every admitted student, so please encourage your students to finish 12th grade as strongly as they started.