Harvey Mudd College Overview

Located in Claremont, California, Harvey Mudd College is a private not-for-profit institution. Harvey Mudd College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Harvey Mudd College Known For?

• Harvey Mudd College has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 8 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Harvey Mudd College.
• In a recent academic period93% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Harvey Mudd College bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $138,687 a year. That's about 240% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Harvey Mudd College student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Harvey Mudd College?

Contact details for Harvey Mudd College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	301 Platt Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711
Phone:	909-621-8000
Website:	www.hmc.edu

Request Information

How Do I Get Into Harvey Mudd College?

You can apply to Harvey Mudd College online at: https://www.hmc.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Harvey Mudd College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Harvey Mudd College?

With an acceptance rate of 13%, Harvey Mudd College is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 9%, and the acceptance rate for women is 21%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to Harvey Mudd College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 720 and 770. Math scores were between 760 and 790.

Harvey Mudd College received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 34 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 and 36.

Can I Afford Harvey Mudd College?

The overall average net price of Harvey Mudd College is $54,758. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Harvey Mudd College, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $7,481 a year. That adds up to $29,924 over four years for those students.

Explore Best Ranked Schools for You

Harvey Mudd College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 854 undergraduate students at Harvey Mudd College, with 821 being full-time and 33 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 821 full-time undergraduates at Harvey Mudd College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Harvey Mudd College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	188
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	168
White	227
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	143

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Harvey Mudd College. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Harvey Mudd College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Harvey Mudd College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	55	55
General Engineering	53	53
Mathematics & Computer Science	44	44
Physics	18	18
Mathematics	16	16
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	10	10
Chemistry	8	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	6	6
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	3	3
General Biology	2	2
Communication & Media Studies	2	2
Accounting	1	1
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	1	1
History	1	1
Science, Technology & Society	1	1
Philosophy	1	1
Geological & Earth Sciences	1	1
Public Policy	1	1
Dance	1	1
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0
Economics	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0
Music	0	0
TOTAL	225	225

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Imagine under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.