{"id":2942,"date":"2014-08-05T10:57:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T17:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about-hmc\/?p=2942"},"modified":"2014-08-05T10:59:39","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T17:59:39","slug":"harvey-mudd-in-princeton-reviews-379-best-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2014\/08\/05\/harvey-mudd-in-princeton-reviews-379-best-colleges\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Mudd in Princeton Review\u2019s 379 Best Colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harvey Mudd College was named one of the country\u2019s top undergraduate institutions in The Princeton Review\u2019s 2015 college guide, \u201cThe Best 379 Colleges.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

The Princeton Review does not rank the colleges academically or from 1 to 379 in any category. Instead it reports 62 ranking lists of top 20 colleges in various categories. The lists are entirely based on The Princeton Review\u2019s survey of 130,000 students (about 343 per campus on average) attending the colleges.<\/p>\n

Harvey Mudd ranked No. 1 in the category \u201cStudents Study the Most,\u201d No. 8 for \u201cBest Science Lab Facilities,\u201d No. 13 for \u201cProfessors Get High Marks,\u201d No. 13 for \u201cEasiest Campus to Get Around\u201d and No. 17 for \u201cLots Of Race\/Class Interaction.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the Princeton Review profile, students surveyed praised Harvey Mudd professors for being both brilliant and accessible. \u201cMost of them know my name and will stop to talk any time,\u201d a student reported. \u201cLectures and office hours are amazing! Professors really want you to understand the material.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students described themselves as \u201coutgoing, quirky and fun but very studious,\u201d with a \u201cbrimming passion for science and a love of knowledge for its own sake.\u201d Students stated that while the academics at Harvey Mudd were rigorous, they felt strong support from professors and the student body in a collaborative atmosphere. A survey respondent wrote, \u201cThe academic experience is heightened by the students\u2026who act cooperatively rather than competitively to conquer the material rather than each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students also wrote that they valued the student-led Honor Code, which calls for integrity both inside and outside the classroom. \u201cThe trust the faculty has for the students gives us a sense of responsibility, and thus everyone lives up to expectations,\u201d a survey respondent wrote.<\/p>\n

The profile described Harvey Mudd as an excellent program in the sciences and engineering with strong undergraduate research opportunities and a very high percentage of students who go to graduate school. Among the student comments were that Harvey Mudd offers \u201ca personalized education that you can\u2019t get at a larger technical university.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery college in our book offers outstanding academics,\u201d noted Robert Franek, the guide\u2019s author and Princeton Review senior vice president\/publisher. \u201cThese colleges differ significantly in their program offerings, campus culture, locales and cost. Our purpose is not to crown one college \u2018best\u2019 overall or to rank these distinctive schools 1 to 379 on any single topic. We present our 62 ranking lists to give applicants the broader base of campus feedback to choose the college that\u2019s best for them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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