Harvey Mudd
Source: harvey_mudd.md
Harvey Mudd
Overview
- Location: Claremont, CA (Claremont Consortium member)
- Type: Private STEM-focused liberal arts college
- Category: Top LAC
- Total Enrollment: 951 undergraduates
- Conference: SCIAC via CMS (NCAA Division III)
- Consortium: Claremont Colleges (with Pomona, CMC, Scripps, Pitzer)
Admissions (Class of 2029)
- Total Applicants: 5,094-5,217 (sources vary slightly)
- Admitted: 643-645
- Acceptance Rate: 12.7%
- ED Acceptance Rate: ~16.2% (Class of 2028 data; Class of 2029 not yet released)
- Enrolled: 231
- Yield Rate: ~36%
Application Rounds
- ED I: November 15 (binding)
- ED II: January 5 (binding)
- RD: January 5
- No Early Action offered
Academic Profile
- SAT Middle 50%: 1510-1560
- ACT Middle 50%: 34-36
- Avg GPA (Unweighted): ~3.80
- Top 10% of HS Class: ~85% (estimated)
- Testing Policy: Test-optional (transitioning back to required for 2025-26 cycle)
Demographics (2024-2025)
- Asian: 23.1%
- Hispanic/Latino: 22.4%
- White: 22.3%
- Multiracial: 10.4%
- Black: 5.1%
- International: ~10%
- Women: 50.1%
Net Price by Income (IPEDS/College Factual)
| Income Bracket |
Avg Net Price |
| $0-$30,000 |
$16,494 |
| $30,001-$48,000 |
$23,234 |
| $48,001-$75,000 |
$14,210 |
| $75,001-$110,000 |
$24,798 |
| Over $110,000 |
$50,809 |
Note: The $48K-75K bracket being lower than $30K-48K is likely a data anomaly from small sample sizes (IPEDS data for a school of ~950 students).
Athletics
- Competes as CMS (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) in D3 SCIAC
- 21 intercollegiate sports via CMS program
- Athletes shared across 3 schools; HMC-specific count not published separately
- Estimated ~190 HMC athletes (~20% of enrollment), based on proportional share of CMS roster
Key Facts for Simulation
- Smallest school in Claremont Consortium (~950 students)
- STEM-only curriculum (all students take a common core in math, physics, CS, engineering, biology, chemistry)
- Students can cross-register at other Claremont Colleges for humanities/arts
- Highest median mid-career salary among all LACs
- 62% BIPOC students (unusually diverse for a STEM-focused school)
- Harvey Mudd net cost data shows higher prices than peer LACs due to smaller endowment relative to peers