Mount Holyoke College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

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

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,241 in 2009-2010 (2,420 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 97% of enrolled students and graduate students are 3%.

Students under 25 years old represent 93% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Mount Holyoke College provides on-campus housing for 2,191 of its 2,420 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). 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.

Graduate School Focus

Mount Holyoke College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (7 awarded)

• Architecture and Related Services

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (13 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (11 awarded)

• Education

FINE ARTS (33 awarded)

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

LIBERAL ARTS (289 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• 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
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (15 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDICINE (20 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (6 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (15 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (90 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (43 awarded)

• Psychology