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Harvey Mudd College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Claremont, CA
Population 8,500,000
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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
Engineering, Computing & Math 86%
Life & Natural Sciences 12%
Humanities & Social Sciences 2%

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 #272
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #461
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #534

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 68%
SAT Range 1,500 – 1,570
ACT Range 34 – 36

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Harvey Mudd College 209 53% / 47% 7% $141,494
Computational Physics 4 50% / 50% 0%
Computer Science 37 41% / 59% 5% $194,871
Engineering 62 58% / 42% 3% $109,641
Mathematics 7 57% / 43% 14%
Mathematics and Computer Science 52 62% / 38% 4%
Physics 10 30% / 70% 20%
Theoretical Physics 7 +1 57% / 43% 14%
Biochemistry 7 43% / 57% 0%
Biology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Chemistry 9 44% / 56% 11%
Geological/Earth Sciences
Mathematical and Computational Biology 8 38% / 62% 25%
Independent Program of Study 5 100% / 0% 20%