Mount Holyoke College Student Population

How many students at MHC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Mount Holyoke College has a total enrollment of 2,275 students, including 2,178 undergraduate and 97 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 14 male students (0.6%) and 2,261 female students (99.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,197 White students (52.6%) and 236 Hispanic students (10.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,178 undergraduate students (95.7%) and 97 graduate students (4.3%).
• Class Delivery: 96 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - MHC's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 14 male (0.62%) and 2,261 female (99.38%) students are attending Mount Holyoke College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 0.62.

By class level, 2,178 (95.74%) are undergraduate students and 97 (4.26%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 0.00% are male and 100.00% are female, while among graduate students, 14.43% are male and 85.57% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,197 White, 123 Black, and 146 Asian students out of a total of 2,275 are attending at Mount Holyoke College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Mount Holyoke College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, MHC has 27 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 2,156 students under 25 years old, and 119 students over 25 years old out of 2,275 total students.

MHC has 2,138 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 40 students aged 25 and over.

It has 18 graduate students aged under 25 and 79 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Mount Holyoke College, 96 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

63 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 33 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,178 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 15 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.69%.