Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at MHC

At Mount Holyoke College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 47.81%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 37.99%. MHC's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 29.91%, and the 2024 yield is 29.98%.

The number of MHC applicants increased by 2.78% (136 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 47.81%, and this year's acceptance rate is 37.99% at Mount Holyoke College.

The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Mount Holyoke College over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	46.81%	0.00%	46.81%
2014-15	54.70% 7.89%	0.00%	54.70% 7.89%
2015-16	50.08% -4.62%	0.00%	50.08% -4.62%
2016-17	52.19% 2.11%	0.00%	52.19% 2.11%
2017-18	50.84% -1.35%	0.00%	50.84% -1.35%
2018-19	50.91% 0.06%	0.00%	50.91% 0.06%
2019-20	38.15% -12.75%	0.00%	38.15% -12.75%
2020-21	52.47% 14.32%	0.00%	52.47% 14.32%
2021-22	52.00% -0.47%	0.00%	52.00% -0.47%
2022-23	39.76% -12.24%	0.00%	39.76% -12.24%
2023-24	37.99% -1.77%	0.00%	37.99% -1.77%
Average	47.81%	0.00%	47.81%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.91% where the current academic year yield is 29.98%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Mount Holyoke College from 2013 to 2024.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.17%	0.00%	30.17%
2014-15	31.24% 1.07%	0.00%	31.24% 1.07%
2015-16	27.07% -4.17%	0.00%	27.07% -4.17%
2016-17	31.80% 4.73%	0.00%	31.80% 4.73%
2017-18	30.19% -1.61%	0.00%	30.19% -1.61%
2018-19	33.35% 3.16%	0.00%	33.35% 3.16%
2019-20	33.27% -0.08%	0.00%	33.27% -0.08%
2020-21	24.97% -8.29%	0.00%	24.97% -8.29%
2021-22	29.01% 4.03%	0.00%	29.01% 4.03%
2022-23	27.95% -1.05%	0.00%	27.95% -1.05%
2023-24	29.98% 2.03%	0.00%	29.98% 2.03%
Average	29.91%	0.00%	29.91%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,887, the average number of admitted is 1,832, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 546.

The number of MHC applicants increased by 2.78% (136 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Mount Holyoke College from 2013 to 2024.

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,732	1,747	527
2014-15	3,201 -14.23%	1,751 0.23%	547 3.80%
2015-16	3,858 20.52%	1,932 10.34%	523 -4.39%
2016-17	3,543 -8.16%	1,849 -4.30%	588 12.43%
2017-18	3,446 -2.74%	1,752 -5.25%	529 -10.03%
2018-19	3,699 7.34%	1,883 7.48%	628 18.71%
2019-20	3,908 5.65%	1,491 -20.82%	496 -21.02%
2020-21	3,480 -10.95%	1,826 22.47%	456 -8.06%
2021-22	3,971 14.11%	2,065 13.09%	599 31.36%
2022-23	4,894 23.24%	1,946 -5.76%	544 -9.18%
2023-24	5,030 2.78%	1,911 -1.80%	573 5.33%
Average	3,887	1,832	546

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares acceptance rate changes from last year between Mount Holyoke College and similar schools.