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Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College
50 College Street
South Hadley, MA 1075


Fax number: (413) 538-2409
Website: https://www.mtholyoke.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,193
Full-time undergraduates: 2,172 women
Part-time undergraduates: 21
Total graduate students: 199
Full-time graduate students: 20
Part-time graduate students: 179
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
50.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
23.1% Nonresident Alien
1.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 800 acres
Nearest major city: Springfield

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 97%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live off campus: 5%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 392
Other computer facilities/services: personal Web pages
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Government Association; C.A.U.S.E. (Creating Awareness and Unity for Social Equality); MHC Outing Club; Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra; Mount Holyoke News

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's equestrian sports NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's fencing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's indoor track NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rowing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rugby NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's squash NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
equestrian sports; fencing; ice hockey; rugby; ultimate Frisbee

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Bradley International

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