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Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Harvey Mudd College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Claremont, California. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 951 students in fall 2024.

Harvey Mudd College offers bachelor's degrees across 21 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Engineering, General, Computer Science, and Mathematics and Computer Science. It awarded 228 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

96% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Mission

Harvey Mudd College seeks to educate engineers, scientists, and mathematicians well versed in all of these areas and in the humanities, social sciences and the arts so that they may assume leadership in their fields with a clear understanding of the impact of their work on society.

Mission statement as reported by Harvey Mudd College

Key figures

951
Students enrolled
96%
First-year retention
228
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
21
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 21

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Engineering 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Physical Sciences 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Communication and Journalism 1
English Language and Literature 1
Social Sciences 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
96%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
228

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
951
Undergraduates, fall 2024
951
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,002
Full-time, 2024-25
93%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
50%
Men
50%
White
23%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
21%
Two or more races
11%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
President
Harriet B. Nembhard
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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