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Campus Life

Campus Size

Small Campus
2,285
Total Undergrads
Including 47 Part-time
533
Degree-Seeking Freshmen
Gender Breakdown:
100% Women

Athletics

Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association

New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference

  • Basketball
  • Cross Country/Track

Total Varsity Sports

Athletics Details
Sport Varsity Men Varsity Women Club Intramural
Basketball - - Yes Yes
Cheerleading/Dance Team - - Yes -
Cycling - - Yes -
Equestrian - - Yes -
Fencing - - Yes -
Frisbee/Disc Sports - - - Yes
Ice Hockey - - Yes -
Martial Arts/Self Defense - - Yes -
Outdoor Fitness/Recreation - - Yes -
Rugby - - Yes -
Sailing - - Yes -
Skating - - Yes -
Soccer - - - Yes
Water Polo - - Yes -
Wrestling - - - Yes

Diversity

Student Total
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander 9.3%
Black/non-Hispanic 5.9%
Hispanic 5.6%
Non-resident alien 19.5%
Race/Ethnicity unknown 14.6%
Two or more races 0.0%
White/non-Hispanic 44.9%
Disabilities
Percent of students with disability 10%

Services & Housing

Services Offered
  • Academic/Career counseling
  • Employment services for current students to find part-time positions
  • Job placement for graduates to find full-time employment
  • Library on campus
Living
  • On-Campus Housing
  • Meal plan offered, maximum 21 meals per week.

Clubs & Organizations

Musical Groups
  • Choral Groups
  • Jazz Band
  • Music Ensemble
  • Symphony Orchestra
Performance Arts
  • Dance
  • Drama Theater
Journalism & Publications
  • Literary Magazine
  • Student Newspaper
  • Radio Station
Reserved Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
  • Army ROTC
  • Air Force ROTC
Other
  • International Student Organization
  • Model United Nations
  • Student Government
  • Campus Ministries

Safety Statistics

Arrests On Campus
Illegal Weapons Possession 0
Drug Law Violation 0
Liquor Law Violation 0
Criminal Offenses On Campus
Personal Crime 3
Property Crime 9
Reviews: Dorm Life
  • Mary
  • 4
  • “each dorm has 25% first years, 25% sophomores, etc. there is no such thing as first-year dorms. dorm life is probably considered quiet in comparison to coed schools, but the…”

  • Feb-19-2012 » Read More
  • Emily from Katy, TX
  • 3
  • “dorm life at mount holyoke is what you make of it. some of the halls are simply in a better location on campus than others, so if you are in…”

  • Feb-27-2012 » Read More
  • Miriam from Hillsboro, OR
  • 5
  • “i walk in through the kitchen and i grab an orange or cookie from last night's m&c's (milk and cookies are served every night!!) when i get back from classes,…”

  • Feb-28-2012 » Read More

Reviews

Student Responses to Review Topic: Food And Dining
  • 3
  • Lauren from Macon, GA
  • Feb-20-2013 I am a current student here

    Mount Holyoke has pretty good food compared to other institutions. About once a month a dining hall will have Gracious Dinner, which is a night when they dress up the dining room and feature a meal from another culture. You can look up the menus of the dining halls online and choose where you would like to go.

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  • 5
  • Maya from Essex Junction, VT
  • Feb-12-2013 I am a current student here

    We have upwards of seven dining halls; the food is well-crafted and sometimes delicious, but is definitely what you make of it. Avoid anything with tempeh or seitan.

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  • 4
  • Kennedy from Davis, CA
  • Jan-02-2013 I am a current student here

    Most dorms either have a kitchen where they have a continental breakfast or an actual dining hall with full meals three times a day. There is also a campus center open with food, snacks, and a coffee shop. There is a coffee shop in the library and a little shopping center across the street with a few restaurants,a frozen yogurt place, a deli, and a coffee shop. All in all, the meal plan is a necessity.

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  • 5
  • Student from MO
  • Dec-28-2012 I am a current student here

    The food is wonderful. There are multiple dining halls across campus attached to the dorms. Most of them have different menus from one another. There is also Blanchard Campus Center, with a grill, salad bar, sandwich station and more which is open until 2am for those who can't catch lunch or dinner at a dining hall. All of the food is like home cooking!

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  • 4
  • Meghan from Lexington, MA
  • Nov-29-2012 I am a current student here

    For a small college, there are a lot of dining options on campus! With seven places to eat including a nearly 24 hour student campus center, there are always plenty of choices. Menus are available online and offer a wide variety of comfort food and international dishes. There are numerous vegetarian and vegan options, and even a whole dining hall that is Kosher and Halal.

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  • 5
  • Megan from Shippensburg, PA
  • Nov-17-2012 I am a current student here

    The food on campus is fantastic! All of the dining halls serve different things for meals, and the menus for them are posted online a week in advance, complete with nutrition information and ingredients. There are plenty of vegetarian and vegan options available at every dining hall, and one of the halls is entirely Halal and Kosher. We also have gracious dinners occasionally, which is when they decorate the dining halls and serve special featured foods. There is also Blanchard cafe, which is open every night until midnight, Rao's cafe in the library, and plenty of restaurants in the Village Commons across the street.

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  • 5
  • Aubrey from Pomfret Center, CT
  • Nov-04-2012 I am a current student here

    There are 7 dining halls on campus, a cafeteria in the Student Center, and a Grab-and'Go lunch option in the science building. Mount Holyoke works to make food available to people with any needs. There is a kosher and hal'l dining hall to provide for religious students. All food is labeled with allergens that are present, and gluten free food is always available. It is very easy to be a vegetarian or a vegan as there is always a vegetarian option to the mail course in any dining hall.

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  • 4
  • Glori from South Hadley, MA
  • Oct-12-2012 I am a current student here

    There's a variety of food you can choose from. There are four dining halls in the four different dorms; Prospect, Ham, Wilder and north Rockies that serve meals throughout the week, however they do have timings, and there is an excellent variety of food in Blanchard( Centre of MH) that is open until 12 throughout the week.

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Student Responses to Review Topic: Greek Life
  • 0
  • Student from MO
  • Dec-28-2012 I am a current student here

    There is no Greek Life at Mount Holyoke. However, there is a club for it that goes and does activities together as a slightly toned down Greek Life option.

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  • 0
  • Emma from Saint Michaels, AZ
  • Jul-25-2012 I am a current student here

    There is no Greek life at Mount Holyoke but we could be considered the largest sorority on Earth. Saying that, sororities were banned in the early part of the 20th century to create a stronger community among all of the students. Thus far, this strategy seems to have worked.

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  • 0
  • Mayra from Houston, TX
  • Jul-16-2012 I am a current student here

    We do not have a Greek life and it is refreshing. We build bonds among each other and I think this is better than belonging to one specific house.

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  • 0
  • Kayla from CT
  • Jun-28-2012 I am a current student here

    We don't have any greek life, but if you are really interested, some sororities at UMass will let you join there.

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