Mount Holyoke College
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Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States.[11] It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of historically female colleges in the Northeastern United States.[12] The college was founded in 1837 as the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary by Mary Lyon, a pioneer in education for women. Mount Holyoke is part of the Five College Consortium in Western Massachusetts.
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Former names | Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (1837–1888) Mount Holyoke Seminary and College (1888–1893) |
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Motto | That our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace — Psalms 144:12[1] |
Type | Private liberal arts women's college |
Established | Seminary, 1837 (seminary charter, 1836) Seminary and college, (collegiate charter) 1888 College, 1893 |
Founder | Mary Lyon |
Accreditation | NECHE |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $1.068 billion (2021)[3] |
President | Danielle Ren Holley[4] |
Dean | Marcella Runell Hall[5] |
Academic staff | 247 (fall 2021)[6] |
Administrative staff | 647 (fall 2021)[6] |
Total staff | 894 (fall 2021)[6] |
Students | 2,342 (fall 2021)[7] |
Undergraduates | 2,220 (fall 2021) |
Postgraduates | 122 (fall 2021) |
Location | , U.S. 42°15′20″N 72°34′28″W |
Campus | Rural, 2,000 acres (810 ha), academic campus: 1,000 acres (400 ha) |
Colors | Blue and white[8] |
Nickname | Lyons |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III NEWMAC, Liberty League (golf) |
Mascot | Paws the Lion (Official)[9] Jorge the Goose (Unofficial)[10] |
Website | www |
Undergraduate admissions are restricted to female, transgender, and nonbinary students.[13] In 2014, it became the first member of the Seven Sisters (not counting the coeducational Vassar College) to introduce an admissions policy that was inclusive of transgender students.[14] Graduate programs are open to applicants regardless of gender.[15]
The college's 800-acre (3.2 km2) campus includes the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, the John Payson Williston Observatory, and a botanic garden. The college awards the Glascock Prize annually.