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Harvey Mudd College is a private liberal arts college located in Claremont, California. Harvey Mudd College is extremely selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Harvey Mudd College is in the top 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $108,988 10 years after enrolling, 3rd in California, and in the top 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Harvey Mudd College bachelor students earn 57% more than the national average. Harvey Mudd College is ranked 6th in California.
Harvey Mudd College’s median net annual cost of $33,467 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 3 programs at Harvey Mudd College sorted by number of graduates - Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science. - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$33,467
Average years to graduate
4.2
The average student at Harvey Mudd College takes 4.2 years to graduate, with 92% graduating within 8 years. The graduation rate at Harvey Mudd College is 25% more than the state average and 24% more than the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Harvey Mudd College, Pell Grant recipients represent 12% of the measured graduating class, 23% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Harvey Mudd College graduates within 4.1 years.
Harvey Mudd College is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Harvey Mudd College’s economic mobility score of 11.69 is calculated by adjusting the 0.37 economic score of lower-income students by the 12% pell grant recipients within the student body. Harvey Mudd College’s EMS of 11.69 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Harvey Mudd College pays $33,467 a year, $46,072 less than the $79,539 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $33,467
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Harvey Mudd College, 63% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $33,467 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 38% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,816. This is 16% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,821
Pell grants
$4,877
State grants
$8,845
Institutional grants
$28,193
Harvey Mudd College's extremely selective admissions are indicated by their 10% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,737 applicants, of which 473 were admitted and 225 enrolled. Harvey Mudd College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
44%
59%
First time
100%
59%
In-state
43%
68%
1st generation
N/A
35%
White
28%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
20%
15%
Asian
23%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
24%
12%