Annual Report 2022–2023

Class of 2027

8% increase overall in applications.
Students represent 39 states and 28 countries; 41% from California.

  • 230First Years
  • 50%Female
  • 18%First-generation College Students
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After U.S. Supreme Court decision removes ability of schools to consider race and ethnicity in admission decisions, Harvey Mudd College re-commits to its mission of preparing students who understand the impact of their work on society and its rededication to working within the boundaries of the decision to maintain a diverse and thriving community of future leaders.
Harvey Mudd College Upward Bound program funded by the Department of Education for the next five years to continue helping first-generation, low-income high school students develop skills for college success.

President Harriet B. Nembhard hired as the sixth president of Harvey Mudd College.

Office of Civic and Community Engagement celebrates College’s recognition for ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting, promoting democratic engagement among students.
Harvey Mudd joins Code.org and over 500 U.S. industry, nonprofit and education leaders to issue a letter calling on state governments and education leaders to “update the K–12 curriculum in each state for every student in every school to have the opportunity to learn computer science.”

Harvey Mudd College adds faculty members in computer science (2), chemistry (1), engineering (3), humanities, social sciences, and the arts (1) and Hixon Center for Climate and the Environment (2).

Harvey Mudd joins other members of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities to launch The California Private College is Possible Initiative to advise California’s low-income families and first-generation prospective students.
Harvey Mudd College becomes a member of the STEMM Opportunity Alliance, an initiative to make equity in science fields a national priority and transform the American science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine ecosystem.

Alumni and Parents

The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations partners with the Alumni Association Board of Governors and the Parent Leadership Council to provide programs and resources that cultivate lasting, meaningful relationships with the College and among its alumni and parents.

  • 808alumni and parents attended at least one virtual program
  • 1,574alumni and parents attended at least one in-person event
  • 335alumni and parents engaged in volunteer support of the College

Harvey Mudd teams place first and second in Datathon Global Championship.

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Faculty approve new joint major in computer science and physics to offer study in complex physical systems enabled by high-performance computing and/or machine learning and quantum computing and quantum information science.
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Faculty members earn grants from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the Social Science Research Council’s Sloan Scholar Mentoring Network and the National Science Foundation for research related to signal processing and machine learning, bioimaging, autonomous underwater vehicle technology, cell communication, printing biomaterials, and biophotonics.
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The Research Experiences for Undergraduates site in the Department of Computer Science is renewed for the 19th year. Funding will support 10 students per summer studying Intelligent systems.
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Harvey Mudd students earn prestigious awards from Computing Research Association (Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher), Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (2 Scholars), Thomas J. Watson Foundation (1 Fellow), Hertz Foundation (1 Fellow), Goldwater Foundation (Barry Goldwater Scholar/ undergraduate STEM research) and Research Corporation for Science Advancement (Cottrell Postbac Award).

“We’ve had another productive and impressive year, and I’m pleased to present highlights from fiscal year 2022–2023.”

JIM BEAN ’77 CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Financial Review

Harvey Mudd continues to maintain positive operating results, which demonstrates the College’s strong budgetary measures to meet institutional goals. Endowment returns for the past fiscal year increased due to positive performance results from underlying investment asset classes. The College’s administration and trustees will continue to strengthen financial resources while monitoring the changing economic and political landscapes both domestically and globally. The past fiscal year has seen exciting new additions to Mudd’s leadership, faculty and staff, and with continued support from community members, positive financial outlooks are projected in the coming years.

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Advancement Review

Thanks to generous gifts to the Annual Fund, $4,586,846 was raised to provide scholarship assistance and operating support. The College’s strong fundraising results were achieved with loyal and generous support of our donor community.

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