MHC named a leading liberal arts college by USN&WR

U.S. News & World Report has again ranked Mount Holyoke College as one of the top colleges in the country.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 Best Colleges ranking on Sept. 23, ranking Mount Holyoke College twenty-ninth among national liberal arts colleges, up from thirty-fourth last year.

The College ranked thirty-fourth for Best Value, National Liberal Arts Colleges and tied for twenty-first place for Undergraduate Teaching, National Liberal Arts Colleges, up from thirty-fifth last year.

“Our climb in the U.S. News & World Report’s rankings for National Liberal Arts Colleges underscores the strength of our academic community and the enduring impact of a Mount Holyoke College education. MHC’s performance in this year’s overall rankings affirms our standing as the leading gender-diverse women’s college in the nation,” said President Danielle R. Holley. “We are proud to be at the forefront of progress, preparing graduates who are ready to make the future brighter for themselves, their communities and the world.”

Other recent listings include the fourteenth annual 2026 Best Colleges in America rankings by Niche, a college search and enrollment company. Niche ranked Mount Holyoke College fourth for Best Women’s Colleges, thirty-first for Best Liberal Arts Colleges and thirty-third for Best Small Colleges.

Additionally, Money magazine gave Mount Holyoke College 3.5 stars for its 2025 Best Colleges list, and Washington Monthly ranked MHC forty-eighth among liberal arts colleges as part of its annual College Guide and Rankings.

These ratings follow The Princeton Review’s August release of The Best 391 Colleges, in which Mount Holyoke ranked fourth for Best College Library, sixth for Best Schools for Making an Impact, fourteenth for Great Financial Aid and seventeenth for Professors Get High Marks. Mount Holyoke’s iconic campus was ranked second for Most Beautiful Campus and thirteenth for Best College Dorms.