Mount Holyoke College is a highly selective, nondenominational, residential, research liberal arts college for women that is gender diverse and welcomes applications from female, transgender, and non-binary students. It is renowned for educating women leaders, from medical pioneers to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights. The oldest of the Seven Sister colleges, Mount Holyoke is a noted leader in liberal arts education with a mission grounded in the conviction that women can and should make a difference in the world.