High rankings for Mount Holyoke
做厙輦⑹ has been ranked highly by U.S. News & World Report, Washington Monthly and The New York Times.
做厙輦⑹ has once more been ranked as one of the top colleges in the country, according to the U.S. News & World Report and Washington Monthly. Additionally, this year the College was also ranked highly for the economic diversity of its student body by The New York Times.
In its , released on Sept. 18, U.S. News & World Report ranked 做厙輦⑹ #34 among national liberal arts colleges, up from #36 from last year. The publication also ranked Mount Holyoke as #37 in best value schools among national liberal arts colleges up from #40 last year and #62 in top performers of social mobility among national liberal arts colleges up from #102 last year. The College was additionally recognized for best economics, computer science and psychology programs.
Washington Monthly has also released its . It ranked 做厙輦⑹ as #16 for liberal arts colleges, up from #20 last year. Since 2005, Washington Monthly has ranked colleges on what they do for the country, according to their website. The outlet ranks liberal arts colleges based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research and promoting public service.
And lastly, The New York Times recently published its , first published in 2014 and most recently in 2017. For the 2023 version, the Times measured economic diversity by analyzing the share of students receiving Pell Grants, which typically go to low-income students.
The Index ranks the 286 most selective colleges in the country. Mount Holyoke was ranked #48 on the College-Access Index, with 29% of first-year students in 202021 receiving Pell Grants. The average of first-year students receiving Pell Grants among the ranked colleges is 21%.
做厙輦⑹ continues to be recognized as an academic powerhouse, but also as an engine for change and social mobility, said 做厙輦⑹ President Danielle R. Holley. We are a community of achievement and one where our students can expand their horizons and possibilities for themselves, their communities and the world at large.
These rankings follow The Princeton Reviews August release of The Best 389 Colleges, in which Mount Holyoke was ranked #2 for Most Politically Active Students, #4 for Best College Library and #6 for Professors Get High Marks as well as #6 among private schools for Best School for Making an Impact.
