Agnes Scott is well respected by employers in the Atlanta area, with strong connections to Coca-Cola, CDC, and Turner Broadcasting to name a few.
Agnes Scott is a very diverse student body compared to Mount Holyoke, and given that most minority groups statistically do worse on standardized tests, this may explain some of the test score difference. In terms of incoming GPA the students are much closer, 3.59 vs. 3.66 average GPA. Agnes Scott weights academic rigor and grades much more than standardized test scores.
Agnes Scott has a good relationship and connection with Decatur, but Decatur is not really a “college town” in the usual sense. It’s a modest-sized city.