FourYearCost

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MAPrivate nonprofitRank 1408 of 1,732Traditional rank 923 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$41,823
407 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$42,379
1,263 recipients
The drop
−$556
-1.3% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$41,823Later years$42,379

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$17,365
$30–48k$17,670
$48–75k$21,565
$75–110k$31,425
$110k+$42,389

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$58,498
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$64,142
Change$5,644 (+9.6%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$18,838

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$49,9982018-19$52,2582019-20$54,6182020-21$56,5182021-22$58,4982022-23$64,1422023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +28.3% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$29,2182020-21$35,7652021-22$35,7822022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years85%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)90%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants16%
Freshmen taking federal loans37%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$4,055
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$159

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
College of the Holy Cross$41,140$976
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering$41,116$1,482
Hampshire College$43,944$4,802
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)$45,217$2,736
Brandeis University$37,489−$849

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