Fast Facts: Harvey Mudd College

History

  • Founded: 1955
  • Degrees offered: Bachelor of science
  • Majors: biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, independent study program, off-campus major, and joint programs in chemistry and biology; computer science and mathematics; mathematical and computational biology; mathematics and physics; computer science and physics; chemistry and climate; biology and climate; computer science and climate

Students 2025–2026

  • Number of students: 913
  • Gender ratio: 51% female, 49% male
  • Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1

Faculty 2025–2026

  • Faculty: 105 tenured or tenure track
  • Faculty gender ratio: 42% female, 58% male

Tuition and Financial Aid 2025–2026

  • Tuition: $72,699
  • Room and board: $23,434
  • Financial Aid: About 70 percent of students receive financial aid

Graduate Placement Class of 2025

  • Graduate or professional school: 28.8%
  • Workforce: 60.9%
  • Median starting salary for Class of 2025: $124,999.50

Finances

  • Endowment: $455 million as of June 30, 2024

Rankings

Wall Street Journal / College Pulse Rankings 2026

  • No. 4 — Best Salaries
  • No. 15 — Best Colleges in the U.S.
  • No. 23 — Student Experience

U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2025

  • No. 2 — Best Undergraduate Engineering Program
  • No. 10 — Best National Liberal Arts Colleges (tied)
  • No. 13 — Most Innovative (tied)
  • No. 14 — Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects
  • No. 18 — Best Senior Capstone Programs (tied)
  • No. 25 — Best Computer Science Programs (highest undergraduate-only institution) (tied)
  • No. 36 — Best Undergraduate Teaching (tied)

PayScale 2024

  • No. 1 — PayScale 2024 College ROI Report
  • No. 4 — PayScale 2024 College Salary Report

Princeton Review 2025–2026 Rankings

From The Best Value Colleges 2025 edition and The Best 391 Colleges – 2026 edition

  • No. 1 for “Most Accessible Professors”
  • No. 2 for “Top 20 Best Value Colleges w/o Aid (Private Schools)”
  • No. 2 for “Top 20 Best Career Placement (Private Schools)”
  • No. 3 for “Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact (Private Schools)”
  • No. 4 for “Top 50 Best Value Colleges (Private Schools)”
  • No. 7 for “Best Campus Food”
  • No. 15 for “Best Quality of Life”

Washington Monthly College Guide and Rankings 2025

  • No. 20 — Best Liberal Arts College
  • No. 20 — Best Bang for the Buck (West Coast)

Faculty Awards and Accolades

  • National Academy of Engineering’s 2012 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education
  • Inaugural American Mathematical Society Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department, 2005
  • Seven Mathematical Association of America Alder Awards for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning Faculty Member
  • Three Mathematical Association of America Haimo Awards for Distinguished Teaching of Mathematics
  • Eleven NSF Career Awards recognizing extraordinary faculty in early stages of their careers, for faculty in the Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering and Physics departments
  • American Physical Society’s Prize to a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution
  • Three American Chemical Society Awards for Research at an Undergraduate Institution
  • Council of Undergraduate Research Fellow, Chemistry Department
  • Four Henry Dreyfus Teacher–Scholars in Chemistry, based on accomplishment in scholarly research with undergraduates and a compelling commitment to teaching