MHC Admission Requirements

How hard is it to get into MHC and can I get accepted? The school has a 51% acceptance rate ranking it #22 in Massachusetts for lowest rate of acceptance. Last year, 1,752 out of 3,446 applicants were admitted making MHC a more competitive school to get into with a good chance of acceptance for qualifying applicants.  Academically, it has extremely high requirements for admission test scores, generally admitting students who score in the top 10 percent. Mount Holyoke College typically accepts and attracts "A-" average high school students. Only 30% of those admitted chose to enroll in the school. Most incoming freshmen graduated in the top ten percent of their high school class.

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SAT Scores you need to get in

What are the SAT requirements for students to be admitted to Mount Holyoke College?

Mount Holyoke College typically requires applicants to be in the top 10 percent of SAT test takers. The school consistently takes SAT composite scores down to 1330 on a 1600 scale, below which admission should be considered a reach. We estimate some students could be accepted with SAT's as low as 1240. The estimated average SAT composite for admitted freshman is 1420 out of 1600. The school ranks #12 in Massachusetts for highest average SAT composite score. 48 percent of applicants submit SAT scores to the school. Note: SAT scores presented on this page have been adjusted upwards per the College Board's concordance tables for test takers after March 2016.

ACT Scores needed to get accepted

What are the ACT requirements for prospective students to get into MHC?

Admission data indicates that MHC regularly accepts students with ACT's of 29 and above. Successful applicants typically send ACT scores in the top 9 percent nationally. We estimate the school accepting minimum ACT composite scores around 27 in some instances. Prospective students submitting an ACT composite of 31 or higher should be in the upper half of applicants - and students with a 33 and above have very competitive chances. The school ranks #10 in Massachusetts for highest average ACT composite score. 34 percent of applicants submit ACT scores to Mount Holyoke College.

You will need very good grades in high school to get into Mount Holyoke College. The average high school GPA of the admitted freshman class at Mount Holyoke College was 3.74 on the 4.0 scale indicating that primarily A- students are accepted and ultimately attend. The school ranks #14 in Massachusetts for highest average GPA. If your high school GPA meets these requirements, there is a good chance you will be accepted as MHC accepts 51% of students who apply.

 What do these ratings mean?

56% of Mount Holyoke College freshman were in the top ten percent of their high school graduating class.

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