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Philosophy & religion at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College graduates about 36 philosophy & religion majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 34th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 88 out of 100.

88/100Standout#34 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year366% of the class
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
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Isabelia pulchella (6408060743)Photo: chipmunk_1 from Boston, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Williston Memorial Library, Abbey Chapel.

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 philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Smith College 89
  2. Wellesley College 89
  3. Swarthmore College 89
  4. New York University 88
  5. Hamilton College 88
  6. Bates College 88
  7. Davidson College 88
  8. University of California, Los Angeles 87

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 philosophy & religion. 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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