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Harvey Mudd College

Overview of Harvey Mudd College

Harvey Mudd is in Claremont, CA. Claremont is a large suburb. The school is a private, not-for-profit institution. Harvey Mudd issues awards (degrees) up to the level of Bachelor's degree.

Areas of Study

Fields of study in vogue at the school include engineering, science, mathematics, and computer science and engineering.

Harvey Mudd Selectivity

Not all applicants to Harvey Mudd are accepted. Just 28% of applicants in 2007 were accepted at the school. The top quarter of students at Harvey Mudd scored at least 760 on the verbal SAT test. Students' math SAT scores were most often in the range 740 to 800 in 2007.

Faculty

The schools' faculty/student ratio of superior to most. The most successful professors at Harvey Mudd are given tenure, encouraging them to stay with the school for a long time. The the school teaching staff is well compensated compared to other schools.

Student Body

Approximately 735 students study at Harvey Mudd (in 2007). The school is essentially a male school.

Student Life

Harvey Mudd offers a real campus feel. The school makes housing available to a large share of its students. Students at Harvey Mudd can take advantage of the school's meal plans. Students participate in Southern California Intercoll Athletic Conference athletics.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"Harvey Mudd College seeks to educate engineers, scientists and mathematicians well versed in all of these areas and in the humanities and social sciences so that they may assume leadership in their fields with a clear understanding of the impact of their work on society."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Harvey Mudd

Harvey Mudd College
301 Platt Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711
General Phone: (909) 621-8000
http://www.hmc.edu

Harvey Mudd Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Engineering74engineering
Science45physics, biology, biomathematics, chemistry, biochem/biophysics courses, geology
Mathematics32mathematics, mathematics and computer science
Computer Science And Engineering18computer science
Liberal Arts2English literature, interdisciplinary studies, English, economics

Number of programs and degrees for Harvey Mudd in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree17114

Harvey Mudd Student Body

In 2007, Harvey Mudd had a total enrollment of 735 students (734 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class:

GroupPercent
Men57%
Women43%
Full-Time100%
Part-Time0%

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White48%
Black1%
Hispanic8%
Asian19%
American Indian1%
Unknown19%
(Foreign Students)4%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
Under 184%
18-1947%
20-2145%
22-244%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence:
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
California37%
Washington9%
Colorado6%
Texas5%
Oregon5%
(International Students)4%
Minnesota3%
Virginia3%
New Jersey3%
New York3%
Illinois2%
Massachusetts2%
Arizona2%
Maryland2%
New Mexico2%
Ohio2%
Florida2%
Tennessee2%
Wisconsin1%
Pennsylvania1%
Georgia1%
Hawaii1%
Nevada1%
Alaska1%
Alabama1%
Idaho1%
Mississippi1%
Kansas1%
Missouri1%
South Carolina1%
North Carolina1%
West Virginia1%

Harvey Mudd Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2007):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time96 %

Harvey Mudd Room and Board (2007)

Harvey Mudd offers campus housing for 732 of its 734 (full-time) students. Freshmen are required to live on campus.

(Please refer to our profile of Claremont, California for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other California Colleges).

The school offers students a meal plan with 16 meals per week.

Harvey Mudd Admissions and Selectivity (2007)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total2,49370028%19628%
Men1,80437921%11230%
Women68932147%8426%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal690760
SAT Math740800
SAT Writing680760

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArecommended
Class Rankrecommended
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrequired
Recommendationsrequired
Formal Demonstration of Competencenot required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT100%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)recommended

Harvey Mudd Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 34,891
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 34,891
Room and board$ 11,415
Room charge$ 5,851
Board (meal plan) charge$ 5,564
Books and supplies$ 600
Other expenses$ 900

Financial Aid:
Harvey Mudd participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 117100)

Harvey Mudd Faculty

Harvey Mudd has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured4215
Non-tenured, but on tenure track811
Non-tenured and not on tenure track93

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year34$132,3637$108,429
Associate professoracademic year10$94,5908$93,350
Assistant professoracademic year14$66,21413$73,567
Instructoracademic year1*1*
All faculty totalacademic year59$108,69929$86,089

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Harvey Mudd Athletics

Athletic Conferences:

SportConference
FootballSouthern California Intercoll Athletic Conference
BasketballSouthern California Intercoll Athletic Conference
BaseballSouthern California Intercoll Athletic Conference
TrackSouthern California Intercoll Athletic Conference

Harvey Mudd Degree Programs (2007)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Science

ENGINEERING
Engineering, General

LIBERAL ARTS
Economics, General
English Language and Literature, General
English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics and Computer Science
Mathematics, General

SCIENCE
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Other
Chemistry, General
Geology/Earth Science, General
Physics, General

Harvey Mudd Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Harvey Mudd Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in mathematics
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Harvey Mudd % of degrees in mathematics
Student SAT scores
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Harvey Mudd Student SAT scores
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Harvey Mudd Salaries of full-time faculty
% of degrees in science
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Harvey Mudd % of degrees in science
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Harvey Mudd Dorm rooms per full-time student
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%Harvey Mudd Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
% of degrees in engineering
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%Harvey Mudd % of degrees in engineering
Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Harvey Mudd Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%Harvey Mudd Male % of student body
% of degrees in computer science and engineering
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Harvey Mudd % of degrees in computer science and engineering
Number of degree programs
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 17%Harvey Mudd Number of degree programs
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Career counseling
Career services
Student employment services
Option to study abroad
Offers part-time study
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has ROTC (army, air force)
NCAA athletic conference member

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