Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others. Mount Holyoke is part of the Pioneer Valley’s Five College Consortium, along with Amherst College, Smith College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The Mount Holyoke College was originally founded in 1837 by Mary Lyon as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. It received its collegiate charter in 1888 as Mount Holyoke Seminary and College and became Mount Holyoke College in 1893. Mount Holyoke’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was established in 1905.

Mount Holyoke College Rankings in 2011

• TOP 100 LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE RANKINGS IN 2011-2012
• FORBES AMERICAN’S BEST COLLEGE RANKINGS IN 2011

Mount Holyoke College Rankings in 2010

• BEST UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING PROGRAM RANKING IN U.S.
• TOP 100 PRIVATE COLLEGES RANKING
• TOP 100 LIBERAL ART UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE IN 2010

Mount Holyoke College Tuition and Fees

Schools and Majors of Mount Holyoke College

• Ancient Studies
• Art History
• Art Studio
• Astronomy
• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Classics
• Computer Science
• Dance
• Economics
• English
• French
• Gender Studies
• Geology
• Geography
• German Studies
• History
• Italian
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Music
• Nexus Program
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Politics
• Psychology & Education
• Religion
• Russian & Eurasian Studies
• Sociology & Anthropology
• Spanish, Latina/o, and Latin American Studies
• Theatre Arts

Mount Holyoke College News

• HuffPo: Blaetz Comments on Cannes - Fri, 18 May 2012
  In the Huffington Post, MHC film professor Robin Blaetz comments on the absence of movies directed by women in this year's competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

• The Wendy Chronicles - Fri, 18 May 2012
  Photos: The Year of Wendy Wasserstein culminates with a new play by MHC’s Leanna James Blackwell, The Wendy Chronicles, May 18 and 25 in Rooke Theatre.
  

• News Briefs for May 17, 2012 - Thu, 17 May 2012
  In the news: Erin Reynolds '14 and President Pasquerella's Academic Minute win awards, while a faculty member takes on a publishing project, and an alumna exhibits her art.

• MHC's Cache in the Fireplace - Thu, 17 May 2012
  The Times Higher Ed's Matthew Reisz writes about the recent discovery of a cache of old papers--including a letter dating from 1912--in a fireplace at MHC.
  

• Crosby and Samano Win Service Awards - Wed, 16 May 2012
  MHC staff members Janet Crosby (photo at left) and Linda Samano are being honored this week as the first two recipients of the annual President’s Award for Outstanding Service.

• Robots Emerge from Computer Science - Wed, 16 May 2012
  Meet Telo and Kowheelie, robots designed and built as independent projects in computer science by Jessie Hamelin '13, Jingjing Rong '15, and Liye Fu '15.
  

• Students Receive Fulbright Awards - Tue, 15 May 2012
  With Fulbrights awarded to six Mount Holyoke students, this has been a banner year for the College when it comes to the prestigious international scholarship program.
  

• Ellis Writes on U.S. Narratives for LA Times - Mon, 14 May 2012
  In an oped for the Los Angeles Times, MHC's Professor of History on the Ford Foundation, Joseph Ellis, analyzes the history of U.S. government as "them, not us."

• NYT: Benfey Reviews "Lives of Novelists" - Mon, 14 May 2012
  In the New York Times Sunday Book Review, Mellon Professor of English and Acting Dean of Faculty Christopher Benfey reviews John Sutherland's Lives of the Novelists.

• MHC to Host 175th Commencement May 20 - Fri, 11 May 2012
  Best-selling author Azar Nafisi will give the commencement address and receive an honorary degree when MHC celebrates its 175th commencement on Sunday, May 20.