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, and mathematics and physics
Students 2019-2020
- Number of students: 893
- Gender ratio: 50 percent female, 50 percent male
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
Faculty 2019–2020
- Faculty: 101 tenured or tenure track; 98 percent hold PhD or highest degree in field
- Faculty gender ratio: 37 percent female, 63 percent male
Tuition and Financial Aid 2019-2020
- Tuition: $58,359
- Room and board: $18,679
- Financial Aid: About 73 percent of students receive financial aid
Graduate Placement 2020
- Graduate or professional school: 23 percent
- Workforce: 68 percent
- Median starting salary for Class of 2020: $112,500
Alumni
- 6,968 alumni and counting
Finances
- Endowment: $320 million as of June 30, 2020
- Budget for fiscal year 2019–2020: about $72 million
Rankings
U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2021
- No. 2 – Best Undergraduate Engineering Program
- No. 6 – Most Innovative Schools (3-way tie)
- No. 13 — Best Undergraduate Research
- No. 20 — Best Computer Science Programs (highest undergraduate-only institution)
- No. 23 — Best Senior Capstone Programs
- No. 25 – Best National Liberal Arts Colleges, (2-way tie)
- No. 57 — Best Undergraduate Teaching, (7-way tie)
- No. 83 — Best Value Schools
- Selected – Ethnic Diversity unranked list
PayScale 2020-21
- No. 1 – Highest Mid-Career Salaries, PayScale’s 2020-21 College Salary Report
- No. 1 – Best Schools for Return on Investment, PayScale’s 2020 College ROI Report.
Princeton Review 2019-20
From The Best 385 Colleges, 2020 Edition:
- No. 8 – “Students Study the Most”
- No. 8 – “Most Accessible Professors”
- No. 10 – “Best Science Lab Facilities”
From The Best Value Colleges 2020
- No. 3 – Top 75 Best Value Colleges
- No. 1 – Best Career Placement
- No. 1 – Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need
Kiplinger’s 2019
- No. 27 – Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges
Forbes 2019
- No. 3 – Top Liberal Arts Colleges
- No. 23 – America’s Top Colleges
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
- Five Mathematical Association of America Alder Awards for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning Faculty Member
- Two Mathematical Association of America Haimo Awards for Distinguished Teaching of Mathematics
- Three NSF Career Awards recognizing extraordinary faculty in early stages of their careers, for faculty in the Biology, Chemistry and Computer Science departments
- American Physical Society’s Prize to a Faculty Member for Research in 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