Mount Holyoke College vs University of the Pacific

South Hadley, MA · Stockton, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MA:CA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of the Pacific: average net price fell -14.5% from $30,318 (2013) to $25,926 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Mount Holyoke College: net price ranged $16,731–$31,444 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Mount Holyoke College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.28).
  • University of the Pacific: acceptance rate eased +30.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Mount Holyoke College vs University of the Pacific

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Mount Holyoke College leads on acceptance rate (36.0% vs 71.3% at University of the Pacific)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of the Pacific leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($78,445 vs $58,418 at Mount Holyoke College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of the Pacific leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($62,672 vs $48,590 at Mount Holyoke College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Mount Holyoke College and University of the Pacific?
Mount Holyoke College leads on acceptance rate at 36.0% versus 71.3% at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Mount Holyoke College and University of the Pacific?
University of the Pacific leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $78,445 versus $58,418 at Mount Holyoke College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Mount Holyoke College and University of the Pacific?
University of the Pacific leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $62,672 versus $48,590 at Mount Holyoke College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025