{"id":1566,"date":"2013-04-17T19:45:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T19:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newwww.hmc.edu\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T18:10:29","slug":"about-hmc-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Harvey Mudd College"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd2021-info-box info-box\" data-box-style=\"1\"><div class=\"info-box-heading-copy-wrapper\"><div class=\"info-box-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"heading h2\">We are Harvey Mudd<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"info-box-copy-wrapper\">\n<p>We\u2019re one of the premier engineering, science and mathematics colleges in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re also unique because we are a liberal arts college. Aren\u2019t engineering, science and mathematics mutually exclusive of the liberal arts? Maybe at some places, but not at Harvey Mudd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We educate engineers, scientists and mathematicians who become leaders in their fields and have a clear understanding of the impact their work has on society. That\u2019s the big picture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"primary-page-card-container wp-block-mudd-latest-posts\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-heading-wrapper\">\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-heading\">Latest News<\/h2>\n\t      <a aria-label=\"More News\" class=\"mudd-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/news\/\"><span>More<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t    \n        \n    \n    <ul class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-content-wrapper\">\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/04\/17\/three-harvey-mudd-juniors-receive-prestigious-barry-goldwater-scholarship\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/goldwater-logo.png');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">Three Harvey Mudd Juniors Receive Prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/04\/15\/two-harvey-mudd-seniors-win-watson-fellowships\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Watson-winners.jpg');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">Two Harvey Mudd Seniors Win Watson Fellowships<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/04\/14\/harvey-mudd-junior-wins-national-prize-for-research-on-ai-and-introductory-computing\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/yuan-headshot.jpg');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">Harvey Mudd Junior Wins National Prize for Research on AI and Introductory Computing<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"page-primary primary-page-card-container wp-block-mudd-events-listing\">\n\t<div class=\"events-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"mudd-more-button\"  target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/\"><span>Events Calendar<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t<div class=\"events-content-wrapper\" data-event-count=\"4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/04\/HSA-book-talk-spring26_768x450b.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details-wrapper\">\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-date-time\">April 22<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-heading\"><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/events\/book-talk-moving-mountains-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-feminisms-and-the-1977-national-womens-conferece\/\">Book Talk\u2013 &#8220;Moving Mountains: Asian American and Pacific Islander Feminisms and the 1977 National Women&#8217;s Conference&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Early-music-image.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details-wrapper\">\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-date-time\">April 26<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-heading\"><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/events\/concert-series-hmc-early-music-ensemble\/\">Concert Series: HMC Early Music Ensemble<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/03\/Presentation-Days-768w.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details-wrapper\">\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-date-time\">May 4<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-heading\"><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/events\/presentation-day-2\/\">Presentation Day<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/03\/Clinic-image-fr-Clinic-pg.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details-wrapper\">\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-date-time\">May 5<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-heading\"><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/events\/projects-day-clinic-presentations\/\">Projects Day, Clinic presentations<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-facts-box\"><div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-facts-copy-wrapper no-copy\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-facts-copy-wrapper-heading\">Mudd Facts<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-fact-count=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-mudd-facts-wrapper\"><ul>\n<li class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact\"><span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-stat\">No. 1<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-desc\">Best College ROI<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact\"><span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-stat\">No. 2<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-desc\">Student Experience<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact\"><span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-stat\">No. 2<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-desc\">Best Career Placement<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact\"><span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-stat\">921<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-desc\">Undergraduates<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact\"><span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-stat\">51:49<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-desc\">Female:Male<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact\"><span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-stat\">8:1<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-mudd-fact-desc\">Student:Faculty<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-facts-cta-wrapper\">\n<span class=\"wp-block-mudd-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/facts\/\"><span>More Mudd 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