Claremont, CA · Private · 921 undergraduates · suburban
Harvey Mudd College
Highly selective
Harvey Mudd makes every student cross disciplinary boundaries before specializing, then applies that breadth through sponsored technical projects.
Institutional profile
Top tier Exceptional in career outcomes, and exceptional in academic standing.- Admission
- 13.1% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 93.3%
4,792 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$138,687 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Harvey Mudd apart
Academic design
The Common Core spans mathematics, science, engineering, writing, and the societal impacts of technical work.
Campus pattern
Academic, dining, club, and social opportunities extend across the adjoining Claremont Colleges.
A signature opportunity
Clinic Program
Can I get in?
13.1% admitted
The strongest case shows why this structure fits a student who wants intensive stem breadth, team-based problem solving, and a small home college inside a larger consortium.
Recent applicant pool
4,792About 13 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 50% submitted an SAT, and 17% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Harvey Mudd, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Harvey Mudd weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
The Common Core spans mathematics, science, engineering, writing, and the societal impacts of technical work.
Make institutional fit specific
A student who wants intensive STEM breadth, team-based problem solving, and a small home college inside a larger consortium.
Use the application route carefully
Keep the academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
Give commitments a clear through-line
Activities and recommendations should show sustained contribution, not a collection of disconnected credentials.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Use the application to show a clear academic direction and a specific reason this institutional structure fits.
Fee waiver: accepted
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
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Average annual cost by household income at Harvey Mudd
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read the outcomes panel as a whole: completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together matter more than one headline number.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Computer Science
Engineering, General
Mathematics and Computer Science
Physics
Mathematics
What is campus life like?
Harvey Mudd beyond the classroom
Academic, dining, club, and social opportunities extend across the adjoining Claremont Colleges. Varsity athletics run with Claremont McKenna and Scripps.
The academic structure
The Common Core spans mathematics, science, engineering, writing, and the societal impacts of technical work.
How the community is organized
Academic, dining, club, and social opportunities extend across the adjoining Claremont Colleges.
Daily campus life
Varsity athletics run with Claremont McKenna and Scripps.
What shapes an ordinary week
Academic, dining, club, and social opportunities extend across the adjoining Claremont Colleges. Varsity athletics run with Claremont McKenna and Scripps.
Use the campus beyond class
A student who wants intensive STEM breadth, team-based problem solving, and a small home college inside a larger consortium.
Fit the community in practice
The required STEM core front-loads substantial coursework, leaving less early elective freedom than an open curriculum.