Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA · Private four-year · Suburb: Large
949undergraduates
13%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$42,720average net price per year
94%graduate in 6 years
97%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 4,792
- Admitted
- 626
- Admit rate
- 13%
- Admit rate, women
- 21%
- Admit rate, men
- 9%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 36%
- First-year students
- 224
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 50%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 720-770
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 760-790
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 17%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 34-36
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
12 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Engineering (1)
- Engineering, General Bachelor's (62 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's (52 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (37 awarded)
Physical sciences (4)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Physics, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Theoretical and Mathematical Physics Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $66,255
- Housing and food on campus
- $21,710
- Books and supplies
- $800
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,400
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $90,165
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $90,165
- Total cost living at home
- $71,118
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $17,340 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $6,818 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $18,937 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $18,551 |
| Over $110,000 | $52,642 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 75%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 68%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $42,070
- Got a grant from the college
- 68%
- Average grant from the college
- $38,600
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 14%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 34%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,112
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 78%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 92%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 94%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 94%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 94%
- Transferred to another college
- 5%
- Came back for year two
- 97%
| Pell grant students | 97% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 90% |
| Neither | 94% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 117 | 92% |
| Men | 107 | 95% |
| Asian | 32 | 100% |
| Black | 12 | 92% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 43 | 98% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| White | 71 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 91% |
| Race unknown | 14 | 100% (small group) |
| International | 19 | 79% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 214 | 94% | 5% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 4 | 75% (small group) | 25% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 949
- Undergraduates
- 949
- Full-time undergraduates
- 911
- Part-time undergraduates
- 38
- Students per faculty member
- 8 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 20%
| Women | 49% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 23% |
| Black | 5% |
| Hispanic | 22% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 22% |
| Two or more races | 10% |
| Race unknown | 6% |
| International | 10% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 301 Platt Blvd., Claremont, CA, 91711
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.