Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares MHC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts.
MHC has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,762 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts average (3,644 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Mount Holyoke College2,2752,17897
Similarly Ranked Schools2,7622,668235
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts3,6442,5111,728
The below chart compares the student population between Mount Holyoke College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 14 male and 2,261 female students attending MHC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.01 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at MHC.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at MHC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,1782,1699
Men000
Women2,1782,1699
Population by Gender/Attending Status at MHC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total971879
Men14410
Women831469

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,197 White students (52.62%) and 236 Hispanic students (10.37%) at Mount Holyoke College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Mount Holyoke College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mount Holyoke College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native202
Asian1460146
Black or African American1150115
Hispanic2220222
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White1,12601,126
Two or More Races1210121
Race/Ethnicity Unknown16016
Total 2,17802,178
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mount Holyoke College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Black or African American826
Hispanic14410
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White71863
Two or More Races101
Race/Ethnicity Unknown101
Total 971483

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,156 students whose age under twenty five and 82 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mount Holyoke College.
Especially, 27 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Mount Holyoke College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Mount Holyoke College
TotalMenWomen
Total2,178 02,178
Under 1827 027
18-19939 0939
20-21963 0963
22-24209 0209
25-2918 018
30-3410 010
35-394 04
40-495 05
50-643 03
Total 2,178 02,178
Population by Student Age at Mount Holyoke College
TotalMenWomen
Total97 1483
22-2418 513
25-2919 118
30-3414 410
35-3912 111
40-4924 321
50-649 09
65 and over1 01
Total 97 1483

Online Student Population

At Mount Holyoke College, 96 students (4.22% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 96 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 63 students live in Massachusetts where Mount Holyoke College is located in and 31 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,2752,17897
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes96096
Enrolled Some in Online Classes000
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,1792,1781
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)96096
Massachusetts Residents63063
Other State in U.S.31031
Outside of U.S.202
Unknown000