Mount Holyoke vs Vassar
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
ACompass Score: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MACompass Score: Exceptional · Top 7%ACompass Score: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYCompass Score: Exceptional · Top 4%
At a glance
- Vassar has the higher graduation rate: 91% against 84% at Mount Holyoke.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Mount Holyoke has the lower price after aid: $10,882 a year, against $15,953 at Vassar.
- Mount Holyoke has the lower average price after aid: $26,441 a year, against $39,343 at Vassar.
Scores
Compass Score
ACompass Score: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 7%
ACompass Score: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 4%
Academic Excellence
AAcademic Excellence: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 4%
A+Academic Excellence: Exceptional (grade A+): the top 3% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 1%
Value
B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
The college
Category
Liberal arts colleges
Liberal arts colleges
Location
South Hadley, MA
Poughkeepsie, NY
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
2,330
2,456
Sports
NCAA Division III · New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA Division III · Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association
Admission
Admission rate
36%
19%
Average SAT
1463
1494
ACT middle 50%
32–35
33–35
Outcomes
Graduation rate
84%
91%
First-year retention
89%
95%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$58,418
$71,366
Median debt
$22,902
$18,625
Cost
Average price after aid
$26,441
$39,343
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$10,882
$15,953
$30,001–$48,000
$9,526
$14,548
$48,001–$75,000
$17,394
$14,126
$75,001–$110,000
$24,247
$25,773
Over $110,000
$38,561
$56,615
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Computer science $120,021
- Sociology $62,313
- Political science $62,045
- Ethnic and gender studies $59,843
- Other education $57,051
- Computing and information science $124,469
- Economics $102,584
- Political science $69,942
- Experimental psychology $65,095
- International relations $63,591
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.