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