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