Aug 02, 2010 - Claremont, CA -

For the 14th consecutive year, Harvey Mudd College (HMC) has been named by The Princeton Review as one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education. The New York-based education services company features HMC in the 2011 edition of its annual guidebook, "The Best 373 Colleges," which arrives in bookstores this week.

Harvey Mudd College’s two-page review. (pdf)

When compared to the other 373 colleges in this year’s guidebook, HMC was the only college of math, science and engineering to make the Top 20 lists in two of the key academic categories: "Professors Get High Marks" (ranking 10th), and "Most Accessible Professors" (ranking 14th).  Harvey Mudd College also made the Top 20 list in the category of "Students Study the Most" (ranking 3rd).

On a scale of 60-99, HMC received an overall academic rating of 99 – the highest possible score. Admissions received an overall rating of 98, with Financial Aid receiving an overall rating of 97. Other overall ratings were high in the categories of "Quality of Life" (88) and "Green" (80).

According to a current student quoted in the profile, HMC’s curriculum "teaches way more math and science than you knew existed, then adds one-third humanities on top of if it" and "prepares undergraduates for both industry and grad school." Another student reported that "Mudd is extremely good at offering research opportunities for undergraduates." Reflecting on the student body, yet another student noted that there has been a "strong effort to recruit talented under-represented groups." HMC has been extremely successful in recruiting more women, who make up 51% of the class of 2014."

Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and two Canadian colleges appear in The Princeton Review’s annual guidebook, which offers two-page profiles of each school and student survey-based ranking lists of top 20 colleges in more than 60 categories. "Each of our 373 best colleges offers great academics," says Robert Franek, author of the book and V.P. and Publisher of The Princeton Review. "However, we don't rank schools academically because our goal is to help students find and get into the best school for them. It’s all about the fit."

About the Princeton Review:

The Princeton Review (Nasdaq: REVU) is an education services company known for its test-prep courses, tutoring, books, and other resources for college and graduate school-bound students. The 2011 guidebook is available now at bookstores across the country or at The Princeton Review Website.

About Harvey Mudd College:

Harvey Mudd College is a national leader in undergraduate education in engineering, science and mathematics, with a strong emphasis on humanities and the social sciences. The college’s mission is to produce citizens sensitive to the impact of their work on society. HMC is a member of The Claremont Colleges Consortium, which also includes Claremont Graduate University, Claremont McKenna College, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Science, Pitzer College, Pomona College and Scripps College.