Mount Holyoke College: Crime & Safety

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Mount Holyoke College LogoC+ Mount Holyoke College is a private not-for-profit school in South Hadley, Massachusetts with about 2,390 students and 910 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

Based on our analysis of the government data, Mount Holyoke College is a relatively safe place. American School Search gives this school grade "C+" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences no significant crime problems.

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Criminal Offenses at Mount Holyoke College in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
1
0
0.2%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
1
0
0.2%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
2
0
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

Liquor Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Mount Holyoke College based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of Mount Holyoke College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Mount Holyoke College, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

Safety in Competing Colleges

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Roughly 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: D-. ACT 31 to enroll.

Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY
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Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston, MA
Over 36,800 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D. SAT 1400, ACT 33 to enroll.

SUNY at AlbanySUNY at AlbanyAlbany, NY
About 16,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. ACT 27 to enroll.

Boston CollegeBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
Around 15,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1460, ACT 34 to enroll.

Brown UniversityBrown UniversityProvidence, RI
Approximately 11,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

Tufts UniversityTufts UniversityMedford, MA
Roughly 13,500 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D+. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.

Southern New Hampshire UniversitySouthern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH
Around 164,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our grade for campus security: B. SAT 990 to enroll.

University of ConnecticutUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, CT
Approximately 27,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.

Yale UniversityYale UniversityNew Haven, CT
More than 14,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1540, ACT 34 to enroll.

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Roughly 600 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F.

Smith CollegeSmith CollegeNorthampton, MA
Around 2,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D. ACT 33 to enroll.

Conway School of Landscape DesignConway School of Landscape DesignNorthampton, MA
Around 100 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, MA
About 3,600 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security is B.

College of Our Lady of the ElmsCollege of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA
Roughly 1,300 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security: B-. SAT 1120, ACT 23 to enroll.

Amherst CollegeAmherst CollegeAmherst, MA
Approximately 1,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1480, ACT 34 to enroll.

American International CollegeAmerican International CollegeSpringfield, MA
Roughly 2,100 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D+. SAT 960, ACT 26 to enroll.

Western New England UniversityWestern New England UniversitySpringfield, MA
About 3,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D-. ACT 27 to enroll.

Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, MA
Around 4,000 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is B+.

Springfield CollegeSpringfield CollegeSpringfield, MA
About 3,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. ACT 29 to enroll.

Springfield College Regional Online and Continuing EducationSpringfield College Regional Online and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA
More than 500 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A-.

Bay Path UniversityBay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA
More than 2,500 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A. SAT 1050, ACT 27 to enroll.

Westfield State UniversityWestfield State UniversityWestfield, MA
More than 4,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 1030, ACT 22 to enroll.

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Over 1,300 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

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About 1,000 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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