Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Claremont, CA
Population 8,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (96% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 927
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 43%
From Region 5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 25%
Hispanic 22%
Asian 20%
Mixed 12%
International 11%
Black 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Harvey Mudd College 228 50% / 50% 12% $155,128 100 93%
Engineering 66 44% / 56% 12% $112,917 97 91%
Computer Science 54 52% / 48% 4% $200,694 100 93%
Computer Science & Mathematics 54 59% / 41% 26% $220,132 100 98%
Chemistry 9 67% / 33% 0% $82,671 79
Chemistry & Climate $69,719 55
Computer Science & Physics 4 25% / 75% 0% $99,111 92
Mathematics 8 75% / 25% 0% $131,242 99
Physics 5 80% / 20% 20% $98,489 91
Physics 9 44% / 56% 0% $97,536 91
Systems Science and Theory 1 0% / 100% 100%
Biochemistry 3 0% / 100% 0% $69,045 53
Biology 1 100% / 0% 0% $68,235 51
Mathematical & Computational Biology 9 33% / 67% 11% $67,743 50
Environmental Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
English 1 0% / 100% 0%
Independent Program of Study 3 33% / 67% 0% $93,684 88

Financial

Tuition & Fees $75,501
ROI Percentile 100th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%
4-Year Graduation Rate 81%
6-Year Graduation Rate 92%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 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. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Computer Science 47.4% 108 56% / 44% 15% $210,413 100 95%
Engineering 28.9% 66 44% / 56% 12% $112,917 97 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 15.8% 36 58% / 42% 6% $101,734 93
Life & Natural Sciences 5.7% 13 31% / 69% 8% $68,081 51
Humanities & Social Sciences 1.8% 4 25% / 75% 0% $93,684 88
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 1 0% / 100% 0%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $1.3M #266 62% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $1.3M #329 27% $0
Computer Science $0.6M #259 66% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #428 86% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #503 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $3.7M #422 51% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 12%
Yield (Unbound) 24%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 3
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 12% 17% 5%
Early Decision 18% 27% 8%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 76%
SAT Range 1500 – 1560
SAT Math Range 760 – 800
SAT RW Range 740 – 770