Mount Holyoke is pleased to offer a limited number of merit-based aid to first-year candidates who have an outstanding record of scholarship and cocurricular achievement in high school and who demonstrate noteworthy leadership skills. Questions regarding the selection of scholarship recipients should be directed to the Office of Admission.
These are awarded at the time of admission. No extra application is required.
Academic excellence: We value it, we cultivate it, we reward it.
First-year applicants are considered automatically for these merit-based awards, without regard to financial need: No additional application is required.
A select group of our highest-achieving first-year students are chosen to receive this full tuition scholarship made possible through the generosity of the College's Board of Trustees.
Each year approximately 25 first-year students are recognized for their outstanding record of scholarship, cocurricular achievement and considerable leadership potential.
Named for the award’s benefactor, Joseph H. Chin P’10, these first-year students pair academic excellence with an impressive record of community service and engagement. The College names two Chin Scholars per year.
Each year, the Posse Foundation identifies and selects students with exceptional leadership potential from 10 cities. It sends them, usually in groups of 10 students, to the 53 elite Posse partner universities and colleges across the United States, including Mount Holyoke, where they attend tuition-free.
Through the College’s partnership with RaiseMe, prospective first-year students can begin earning micro-scholarships toward a Mount Holyoke education as early as ninth grade. Micro-scholarships earned will be reflected in, rather than added to, an admitted student’s award. RaiseMe is currently only applicable to domestic students.
| High school | |
|---|---|
| Public | 77.1% |
| Private | 18.07% |
| Parochial | 4.82% |
| Domestic | 87% |
| International | 13% |
| Average | |
|---|---|
| GPA | 4.08 |
| SAT Critical Reading | 758 |
| SAT Math | 726 |
| SAT Writing | 742 |
| ACT | 33 |
| RIC | Top 5% |
Mount Holyoke’s mission is “to prepare students for lives of thoughtful, effective and purposeful engagement in the world.” Two of our merit designations — our Global Perspectives and our Leadership Awards — are reserved for first-year applicants who have already begun to exemplify these values.
The Global Perspectives Award stems from the College’s commitment to cultivating global awareness, engaging across differences and fostering a greater sense of shared humanity. This award recognizes international first-year students whose academic excellence, personal qualities and cultural perspectives will enhance the Mount Holyoke community.
As an institution known for cultivating women leaders, Mount Holyoke is pleased to offer our Leadership Award. This award recognizes first-year students whose academic accomplishments are paired with demonstrated records of leadership engagement, which reflect promise for continued enterprise, innovation or influence on the local or global scale.
The Office of Student Financial Services administers financial aid and student billing.
