Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, California
About
Harvey Mudd College (HMC) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California, focused on science and engineering. It is part of the Claremont Colleges, which share adjoining campus grounds and resources. The college enrolled 913 undergraduate students as of 2025 and awards the Bachelor of Science degree. The college was funded by the friends and family of Harvey Seeley Mudd, one of the initial investors in the Cyprus Mines Corporation. Although involved in the planning of the new institution, Mudd died before it opened in 1955. The campus was designed by Edward Durell Stone in a New Formalist style.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$73,100
- Estimated total for international students
- US$93,131
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 921
- International undergraduates
- 11%
- Students per teacher
- 8 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 13%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 730–770 · Maths 770–800
- ACT
- 34–36
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 93%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$164,248
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (30)
Bachelor's degrees30 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.