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Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College is a private women's liberal arts college in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of historically women’s colleges in the Northeastern United States. 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.
Undergraduate admissions are restricted to female, transgender, and nonbinary students. 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. Graduate programs are open to applicants regardless of gender.
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.
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- Country: United States
- City: South Hadley
- Postal Code: 01075-1489
- http://www.mtholyoke.edu
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- Number of students: 2283
- Headquarters Location: South Hadley
- Global Ranking Score (Higher is Better): 224501
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Some Famous Alumni of Mount Holyoke College
Emily Dickinson
Connie Converse
Elaine Chao
Chloé Zhao
Nearby schools:
- Easthampton High School
- First Lutheran Church And School
- Hampshire College
- Holyoke High School
- Holyoke School Department
- Northampton High School
- Notre Dame Immaculate Conception School
- Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School
- Smith College
- Smith College Campus School
- South Hadley High School
- Williston Northampton School
