- The Inkwell
- California
- Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CASuburb: largeZIP 91711Founded 1955
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1955
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1982
- Website
- www.hmc.edu
CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College is a private nonprofit college in Claremont, California, with 921 undergraduates. It admits 13% of applicants, graduates 93% within six years and costs $39,347 a year after aid.
93%graduate
Admission rate13%
Retention96%
4-year graduation81%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans33%
$39,347net price / year
13%admission rate
1545average SAT
93%graduate in 6 years
$164,248median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#2 of 1,704 for earnings#1,653 of 1,739 for lowest net price#38 of 1,738 for graduation rate#47 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $93,131tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $73,100
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $73,100
- Average net price
- $39,347national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$41,333
$30,001–48,000$11,487
$48,001–75,000$21,515
$75,001–110,000$16,864
$110,001+$58,366
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 13%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 730–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 770–800
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 34–36
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college13%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college96%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college93%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 93%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 81%
- First-year retention
- 96%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 94%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $132,493
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $164,248middle 50%: $113,054–$262,171
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$262,171
Median, Harvey Mudd College$164,248
Lower quarter$113,054
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 921
- Part-time
- 0.2%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 19.2
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 93%
- Average faculty salary
- $15,352 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $36,100
- Endowment, end of year
- $454,549,500
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White24%
Hispanic22%
Black5.2%
Asian20%
Two or more races12%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.8%
8 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering29%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies25%
Computer & information sciences24%
Physical sciences12%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.7%
Mathematics & statistics3.5%
Natural resources & conservation0.4%
English language & literature0.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 115409. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q12236173.