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Economics at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College graduates about 26 economics majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 105th of 683 schools we score for economics, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 41 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 74% of the schools we've counted.

78/100Strong#105 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year265% of the class
Courses in the catalog41more than 74% of schools
Admit rate36%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1540whole school

Around Mount Holyoke College

Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley Massachusetts
Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source
A remaining pier of a former footbridge on the Mount Holyoke College campus, see
Former bridge pier on Mount Holyoke campus, April 2019Photo: Charles Fulton · CC BY 2.0 · source
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley Massachusetts
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source
Isabelia pulchella
Isabelia pulchella (6408060743)Photo: chipmunk_1 from Boston, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where economics happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 16 · Academic 11 · Arts 4 · Offices 2 · Library 2 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. University of Florida 78
  2. University of Georgia 78
  3. Virginia Tech 78
  4. Macalester College 78
  5. Pitzer College 78
  6. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 77
  7. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 77
  8. Fordham University 77

Other strong majors at Mount Holyoke College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mount Holyoke College with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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