Mount Holyoke vs Vassar
Side by side: Mass and confession times, faith grades, academics, cost after aid and outcomes.
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MACatholic life on campusVassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYCatholic life on campus
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.
- The average price after aid is lower at Mount Holyoke: $26,441 a year, against $39,343 at Vassar.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Vassar: $71,366, against $58,418 at Mount Holyoke.
Catholic life
Campus ministry
2 listed
The college
Control
Private nonprofit
Private nonprofit
Location
South Hadley, MA
Poughkeepsie, NY
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
2,330
2,456
Academics
Academic Excellence grade
AAcademic Excellence: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
AAcademic Excellence: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Admission rate
36%
19%
Average SAT
1463
1494
ACT middle 50%
32–35
33–35
Graduation rate
84%
91%
First-year retention
89%
95%
Cost and outcomes
Average net price a year
$26,441
$39,343
Net price, up to $30,000 income
$10,882
$15,953
Net price, $30,001–$48,000 income
$9,526
$14,548
Net price, $48,001–$75,000 income
$17,394
$14,126
Net price, $75,001–$110,000 income
$24,247
$25,773
Net price, over $110,000 income
$38,561
$56,615
Median debt
$22,902
$18,625
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$58,418
$71,366
The grades and the Compass Score are Catholic School Compass ratings from documented sources; each college’s page lists its sources. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This page does not rank the two colleges.