Is Mount Holyoke test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1470 and hold it if it's under.

What is Mount Holyoke's acceptance rate?

36% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 1,883 of 5,226 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 35%, from 3,858 in 2015 to 5,226 in 2024, and Mount Holyoke's admit rate went from 50% to 36%.

What ACT score do you need for Mount Holyoke?

2% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 32–35, with a median of 33. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1410–1510 works out to about 31–34.

Why might Mount Holyoke's SAT range look high?

Only 13% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

Does applying early decision help at Mount Holyoke?

46% of early decision applicants were admitted (223 of 483), against 36% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Mount Holyoke?

12 of the 322 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 3.7%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Mount Holyoke? (Middle 50%: 1410–1510)

First-year students at Mount Holyoke who sent an SAT scored 1410–1510, with a median of 1470 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Mount Holyoke admits 36% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Mount Holyoke

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1410–1510, median 1470

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Mount Holyoke by the numbers

Admit rate: 36%
Middle 50% SAT: 1410–1510
Median SAT: 1470
About on the ACT: 31–34
Sent an SAT: 13%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Mount Holyoke admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Mount Holyoke admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 35%, from 3,858 in 2015 to 5,226 in 2024, and Mount Holyoke's admit rate went from 50% to 36%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	5,226	1,883	36%
2023	5,030	1,926	38%
2022	4,894	1,946	40%
2021	3,971	2,077	52%
2020	3,480	1,826	52%
2019	3,908	1,491	38%
2018	3,699	1,883	51%
2017	3,446	1,752	51%
2016	3,543	1,849	52%
2015	3,858	1,932	50%

In fall 2024, 512 of the 1,883 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Mount Holyoke

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1360Far reachHold
1360–1400ReachHold
1410–1460TargetHold
1470 and upTargetSend

1250135014501550

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Mount Holyoke SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	670	720	770
SAT Reading and Writing	710	740	760
SAT total	1410	1470	1510
ACT composite	32	33	35

Of enrolled first-year students, 13% sent an SAT and 2% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 44%; of new students who reported a rank

Mount Holyoke early decision and waitlist

Early decision

223 of 483 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision46%
All applicants36%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

792 applicants were offered a spot, 322 took it, and 12 were admitted from it.

3.7%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Mount Holyoke cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $26,441; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 84%
Median earnings: $58,418; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 2,311

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Mount Holyoke

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Mount Holyoke Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Mount Holyoke admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Mount Holyoke website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1410–1510, and the median was 1470. At 1470 or higher you're above half of them. Mount Holyoke admits 36% of applicants.

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