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Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. It was originally established in the year 1837 by Mary Lyon, chemist and educator, and was then known as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. This college is the world’s oldest continuing institution for women’s higher education. The college received its present name in 1893. It offers degrees and certificate programs in various areas of study including anthropology, mathematics and statistics, computer science, education, film studies, and politics.

Mount Holyoke College is home to more than 150 student clubs and organizations including the College Democrats, Environmental Action Coalition, Lapidary and Silversmithing Club, Newman Association, Protestant Council of Deacons, and Student Government Association.

Campus Location

50 College Street
South Hadley, MA 01075-1489
USA
Main Tel: (413) 538-2000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts, mathematics, science, fine arts, conservation and resource management, and drama and performing arts.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor54847
< 1 year certificate189
Master31
Postbaccalaureate certificate11

Students

Student enrollment was 2,204 in 2007-2008 (2,389 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

About 14% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 86% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 37,646
Room$ 5,400
Board$ 5,620
Books and supplies$ 1,900
Other$ 950

Financial Aid: Mount Holyoke College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

Mount Holyoke College provides on-campus housing for 2,125 of its 2,389 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference for major sports.

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Women53%
All53%

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (4 awarded)

  • Architecture and Related Services

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (13 awarded)

  • Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

  • Dance
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (7 awarded)

  • Education

FINE ARTS (30 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (320 awarded)

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • German Studies
  • History
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Russian Studies
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MEDICINE (11 awarded)

  • Neuroscience

MUSIC (5 awarded)

  • Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (3 awarded)

  • Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (17 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (96 awarded)

  • Astronomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (43 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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