Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Mount Holyoke College is greatly skewed towards women students, with 99.9% of undergraduate students being women and 0.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,220, with 2,218 women and 2 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Mount Holyoke College is greatly skewed towards women students, with 86.9% of undergraduate students being women and 13.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 122, with 106 women and 16 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 0.1% 2 students
- women 99.9% 2,218 students
Graduate Students
- men 13.1% 16 students
- women 86.9% 106 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 50.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,108 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 8.3% of the student body, with 185 students. Asian students represent 7.2% of the population, with 159 students, while African American students account for 4.6%, with 103 students. Mixed race students account for 4.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 95 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 3 students.
International students make up 24.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 538 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.2% of the population, totaling 26 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Mount Holyoke College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 50.0% 1,108 students
- International students 24.3% 538 students
- Hispanic 8.3% 185 students
- Asian 7.2% 159 students
- African American 4.6% 103 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 95 students
- Unknown race 1.2% 26 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 3 students
Graduate Students
- White 69.7% 85 students
- Hispanic 13.1% 16 students
- Unknown race 8.2% 10 students
- African American 3.3% 4 students
- International students 2.5% 3 students
- Asian 1.6% 2 students
- Mixed race 1.6% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 64.8% 35 students
- International students 13.0% 7 students
- Hispanic 11.1% 6 students
- Mixed race 5.6% 3 students
- Asian 3.7% 2 students
- Unknown race 1.9% 1 students
- African American 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 44% 969 students
- 20-21 43% 959 students
- 22-24 9% 190 students
- 25-29 1% 26 students
- 30-34 1% 15 students
- 40-49 1% 12 students
- 35-39 0% 7 students
- 50-64 0% 6 students
- 40-49 27% 33 students
- 25-29 25% 30 students
- 35-39 16% 19 students
- 30-34 13% 16 students
- 50-64 11% 14 students
- 22-24 8% 10 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Mount Holyoke College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 99 | 20.75% | |
| New York | 64 | 13.42% | |
| California | 44 | 9.22% | |
| Connecticut | 30 | 6.29% | |
| Florida | 25 | 5.24% | |
| Maine | 21 | 4.40% | |
| New Jersey | 18 | 3.77% | |
| Illinois | 17 | 3.56% | |
| New Hampshire | 15 | 3.14% | |
| Texas | 14 | 2.94% | |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | 2.73% | |
| Vermont | 12 | 2.52% | |
| Maryland | 11 | 2.31% | |
| Washington | 11 | 2.31% | |
| Oregon | 9 | 1.89% | |
| Virginia | 9 | 1.89% | |
| Colorado | 8 | 1.68% | |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 1.47% | |
| Michigan | 6 | 1.26% | |
| Ohio | 6 | 1.26% | |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 1.26% | |
| District of Columbia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% |
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