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Is Mount Holyoke College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Mount Holyoke, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
Mount Holyoke lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $22,902 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $58,418, but the margin is not huge. For context, Mount Holyoke's net price runs about 57% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$35,782
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $12,945 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $52,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data is workable, but not so strong that it erases financing risk.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$26,441
Median earnings 10 years out
$58,418
Median debt at graduation
$22,902
Graduation rate
85%
At Mount Holyoke, a typical graduate carries about $22,902 in student debt and earns roughly $58,418 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $260 per month, or 5% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Mount Holyoke is a private nonprofit four year school in South Hadley, MA. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Common questions about Mount Holyoke
The median net price at Mount Holyoke is $26,441 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →