Claremont, CA
Harvey Mudd College was chartered in December 1955, funded by friends and family of mining executive Harvey Seeley Mudd, and opened in September 1957, becoming the fifth of what grew into the seven-institution Claremont Colleges consortium. It describes itself as the nation's top liberal arts college of engineering, science, and mathematics, with 921 undergraduates and an 8-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. Harvey Mudd states its mission is to educate engineers, scientists, and mathematicians who understand the societal impact of their work, not just its technical side.
Admissions
Test scores for the Fall 2025 entering class come from Harvey Mudd College's own 2025-26 Common Data Set: 55% submitted SAT scores, 21% submitted ACT scores.
Application deadlines for Fall 2027 entry
- Early Decision I: Nov 15, 2026
- Early Decision II: Jan 5, 2027
- Regular Decision: Jan 5, 2027
Confirm on Harvey Mudd College's own admissions site before you apply.
Cost & outcomes
From the US Dept of Education College Scorecard, most recent year reported. Not every school reports every field. Tuition & fees are the sticker price for a full-time first-year undergrad, before financial aid, and don't include room and board.
Where do you stand against Harvey Mudd College's numbers?
Check your chances hereHow Harvey Mudd College weighs your application
From Harvey Mudd College's own Common Data Set, 2025-26, Section C7 -- not a generic admissions checklist. What is a Common Data Set?
What applicants who posted their results listed
22 self-reported applicant profiles from public posts, 2024–25 and 2025–26 admissions cycles: 10 admitted, 12 rejected or waitlisted. Figures read admitted vs. rejected or waitlisted.
Most common activities
Most common awards among admits
Who posted
How this compares across selective liberal arts colleges: Liberal Arts College Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants →
These are people who chose to post their results publicly, mostly on Reddit -- a group that skews toward high scores and STEM. They describe posters, not Harvey Mudd College's admitted class, and recruited athletes are left out. For official numbers, use the admissions figures above.
See full profile -- financial aid, campus life, and what Harvey Mudd College weighs in your application
Paying it back
"Still growing" means a borrower's payments aren't yet covering interest 3 years into repayment -- not a default rate. A high number here can mean real repayment difficulty, or just a lot of grads who deferred for graduate school, so read it alongside the school's typical outcomes above.
Majors & earnings
Median earnings 4 years after graduation, by major, from the US Dept of Education. Only shown where the school reports a real figure for that major -- most schools don't report every major they offer, especially smaller programs.
Campus life
Room and board are shown separately from the cost of attendance above -- that total already includes them alongside tuition and fees, this just breaks out the living-cost portion.
What matters in your application
From this school's own reporting to the US Dept of Education on what it formally requires, considers, or doesn't use when reviewing applications.
Frequently asked questions
What does Harvey Mudd College look for in applicants?
Per Harvey Mudd College's own Common Data Set (Section C7), it rates rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA, recommendations as "very important" in admissions decisions -- its own stated top factors, not a generic guess.
What is Harvey Mudd College's acceptance rate?
Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA admits approximately 13% of applicants, based on the US Dept of Education's most recently reported figures.
What SAT score do I need for Harvey Mudd College?
Per Harvey Mudd College's own 2025-26 Common Data Set, the middle 50% of enrolled first-years scored 1500–1560 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile, among students who submitted scores).
What ACT score do I need for Harvey Mudd College?
Per Harvey Mudd College's own 2025-26 Common Data Set, the middle 50% of enrolled first-years scored 35–36 on the ACT (25th–75th percentile, among students who submitted scores).
How much does Harvey Mudd College cost?
Harvey Mudd College's total cost of attendance is reported at $90,165 per year, including tuition, fees, and room and board.
When is the application deadline for Harvey Mudd College?
Harvey Mudd College's deadlines are Early Decision I Nov 15, 2026; Early Decision II Jan 5, 2027; Regular Decision Jan 5, 2027, per its own published admissions calendar.
Does Harvey Mudd College require students to live on campus?
No -- Harvey Mudd College doesn't require students to live in on-campus housing.
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