Harvey Mudd College
Basic Information
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
915
Men / Women
49% / 51%
Asian
34%
White
34%
Hispanic
14%
International
11%
Mixed
8%
Black
4%
Native American
0%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Computer Science & Math
46%
Engineering
30%
Life & Natural Sciences
22%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$68,613
Est. Cost of Attendance
$90,165
10-Year ROI
$476,000
ROI Percentile
100th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
96%
4-Year Graduation Rate
81%
6-Year Graduation Rate
92%
Transfer-Out Rate
6%
Weather
Comfortable Days
125 (91th pctl)
Sunshine Hours
3,338 (97th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation
324 (96th pctl)
Muggyness
Nice
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
9%
Yield (Unbound)
23%
Early Decision
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 3
Early Decision 2
Jan 15
Research
Research Level
R3
Expenditure
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $2M | #268 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $1M | #452 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $0M | #527 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
test_optional
Submitted Test Scores
68%
SAT Range
1510
–
1550
SAT Math Range
770
–
800
SAT RW Range
730
–
770
ACT Range
34
–
36
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Mudd College | 209 | 53% / 47% | 7% | $141,494 | |
| Engineering | 62 — | 58% / 42% | 3% | $109,641 | |
| Computer Science | 37 — | 41% / 59% | 5% | $194,871 | |
| Mathematics | 7 — | 57% / 43% | 14% | — | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 52 — | 62% / 38% | 4% | — | |
| Biochemistry | 7 — | 43% / 57% | 0% | — | |
| Biology | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Chemistry | 9 — | 44% / 56% | 11% | — | |
| Computational Physics | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | — | |
| Geological/Earth Sciences | |||||
| Mathematical and Computational Biology | 8 — | 38% / 62% | 25% | — | |
| Physics | 10 — | 30% / 70% | 20% | — | |
| Theoretical Physics | 7 +1 | 57% / 43% | 14% | — | |
| Independent Program of Study | 5 — | 100% / 0% | 20% | — |
Rankings
Academics
Crying in the Library at 3 AM
Toughest Schools
Library Lockdown
Future Adjunct Professors
Top PhD Feeders
Skipped Recess to Study Calculus
College Costs
We Marked It Up Just to Put It on Sale
Highest List Price
Premium Price Tag
My Tribe
Tiger Mom Heaven
Most Asian-Americans
Significant Presence
Engineering
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Soldering Iron Burn Victims
I Have Always Loved Legos
General Engineering
I Build Robots While Reading Plato, Kneel Before My Megamind
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Boutique Pressure Cookers
Computer Science & Math
The Equation Whisperers
Applied Mathematics
Solid Modelers
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science
Chalkboard Masochists