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Harvey Mudd College, established in 1955 and also known as HMC, is a liberal arts college offering engineering, mathematics and science. The college is located in Claremont, California, United States, and is spread across an area of 33 acres. U.S.News & World Report (2009 edition) in "America's Best Colleges” category, ranked Harvey Mudd College 14th among the liberal arts colleges in US. HMC offers undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D degrees in diverse areas of study.
Harvey Mudd College offers an active student life. HMC has academic organizations such as Society of Women Engineers and Association for Symbolic Logic. There are various other cultural clubs, spiritual organizations, recreational clubs, student media groups, community service groups and fine and performing arts groups at HMC. The college also offers financial aid to the needy students.
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Campus Location301 Platt Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711
USA
Main Tel: (909) 621-8000
Web Site The campus is in a large suburb. |
Harvey Mudd College HighlightsWhere Harvey Mudd College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - 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.
- Selective admissions.
- High male/female ratio.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 171 | 14 |
Harvey Mudd StudentsThe student enrollment at Harvey Mudd was 735 in 2007 (734 full-time equivalent). About 57% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 43% of the class. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. About 4% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 96% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 34,891 | | Room | $ 5,851 | | Board | $ 5,564 | | Books and supplies | $ 600 | | Other | $ 900 |
Financial Aid: Harvey Mudd participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 57 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 19 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 12 |
Housing and MealsHarvey Mudd provides on-campus housing for 732 of its 734 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus. Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 16 meals weekly.
Harvey Mudd AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Harvey Mudd is in the Southern California Intercoll Athletic Conference for major sports.
Harvey Mudd Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 21% | | Women | 47% | | All | 28% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 690-760 | | Math | 740-800 | | Writing | 680-760 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (18 awarded) ENGINEERING (74 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (2 awarded) - Economics
- English Language and Literature
- English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
MATHEMATICS (32 awarded) - Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mathematics
SCIENCE (45 awarded) - Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biomathematics and Bioinformatics
- Chemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Physics
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