Harvey Mudd College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Harvey Mudd College, HMC is a liberal arts college in Claremont, California that was chartered in 1955 and opened its doors in 1957. Departmental programs of HMC include chemistry, biology, engineering, computer science, physics, physical education, mathematics, and humanities and social science. HMC’s campus is spread across more than 40 acres.

Harvey Mudd College is home to numerous clubs and organizations such as The Society for the Advancement of Latino Scientific Achievement (SALSA), Friday Night Movie Guys (FNMG), Harvey Wallbangers Climbing Club (HWCC), and the National Society of Black Engineers.

Many students of HMC have gone on to become famous including Eric B. Kim, Chief Marketing Officer of Intel; Michael G. Wilson, producer of the James Bond series of films; and Jonathan Gay, creator of Flash software. HMC has a diverse student body with representatives from 25 foreign countries and more than 45 states.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, science, engineering, and computer science and engineering.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Selective admissions.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 738 in 2009-2010 (742 full-time equivalent).

About 57% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 43% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 100% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Harvey Mudd provides on-campus housing for 731 of its 742 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 16 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southern California Intercoll Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (23 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Dance

ENGINEERING (59 awarded)

• Engineering

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (2 awarded)

• Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Economics
• History
• Political Science and Government

MATHEMATICS (20 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (58 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (1 awarded)

• Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
• Psychology