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.
Harvey Mudd College is a highly selective, private college of science, engineering, and mathematics, located in Claremont, California. It is one of the institutions of the contiguous Claremont Colleges. The school is known informally as Harvey Mudd (and to some as simply Mudd).
The college is named after Harvey Seeley Mudd, one of the initial investors in the Cyprus Mines Corporation. Although involved in the planning of the new institution, Mudd died before it opened. Harvey Mudd College was funded by Mudd's friends and family, and named in his honor.
As one of the Claremont Colleges, which includes other small undergraduate colleges such as Pitzer College, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, and Pomona College, which adjoin the Harvey Mudd campus, university resources (libraries, dining halls, etc.) are shared and students from Harvey Mudd College are encouraged to take classes, especially classes outside their major of study, at the other 4 Claremont Colleges as well as at Harvey Mudd. Likewise, students from the other Claremont Colleges are allowed to take classes at Harvey Mudd. Together the Claremont Colleges provide the resources and opportunities of a large university while enabling the specialization and personal attention afforded by the individual colleges.
Harvey Mudd College's mission is to educate scientists, engineers, and mathematicians well-versed in the social sciences and humanities so that they better understand the impact of their work on society. The college offers four-year degrees in chemistry, mathematics, physics, computer science, biology, and engineering, as well as interdisciplinary degrees in mathematical biology, and a joint major in either computer science and mathematics, or biology and chemistry. Students may also elect to complete an Independent Program of Study (IPS) made up of courses of their own choosing. Usually between two and five students graduate with an IPS degree each year. Finally, one may choose an off-campus major offered by any of the other Claremont Colleges, provided one also completes a minor in one of the technical fields that Harvey Mudd offers as a major.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 96% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf) Basketball (Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf) Baseball (Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf) Track (Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 31,738 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 31,536 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 202 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 4,691 | 12% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 5,890 | 18% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 12,937 | 65% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,727 | 47% | |
Any Aid: |
84% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 36% (Highly Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 100% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 670, Math: 710 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 760, Math: 800 |
| Application Fee: | $ 50.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Recommended |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Recommended |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Question:
Harvey Mudd or Rose-Hulman?
Hi, I recently got accepted to Harvey Mudd College and the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. I'm in the process of deciding between which one to attend. SAT scores wise, Mudd kills Rose and yet they're still considered to be #1 for Bachelors in Engineering according to the US News and World Report.
Which one offers the best research opportunities, is the better college, has a better social life, etc, and which one will give me a better chance at grad schools like Cornell, Princeton, MIT, or CalTech?
18 months ago
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There may not be too much functional difference. However, I'd still go with Mudd. The emphasis on humanities education will serve you in very good stead, trust me--as an information architect, I can tell you that cultural context is where tech is going. Systems do not operate outside of people, and efficient systems are tools designed for (and by!) actual users.
California is much more with-it than Indiana. You'll be exposed to the Claremont-McKenna consortium, and be close to America's most important locus of tech development and knowledge. You'll probably have an edge for grad school too. MIT and CalTech faculty will probably know your Mudd professors personally. They might know your Rose faculty too, of course, but only if you go into engineering. The same is true for Cornell, Princeton, and the like.
Finally, the recent presidential ouster at Rose is a potential warning sign...not a deal-breaker, but be advised. All things considered, I'd definitely go to Mudd.
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What college should I go to?
I can choose from Harvey Mudd College or Carnegie Mellon University. I got waitlisted at Dartmouth. I can pursue Dartmouth, but if they accept me, I have no choice. I would have to go. So,
Choice 1: Go for Dartmouth. Get in and go. Or, don't get in and revert to option 2 or 3.
Choice 2: Harvey Mudd C.
Choice 3: Carnegie Mellon U.
Keep in mind I live in SF, so the distance from home counts for something.
Ahhhh! I totally forgot to mention. I am going to study Engineering, but I'd like to be able to take goo courses in the Humanities.
18 months ago
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My understanding is that Harvey Mudd is a fabulous little school surrounded by several other fabulous schools--Pomona, Scripps, Claremont-Mckenna, Pitzer.
If it was my choice, I'd choose Harvey Mudd. It's science-specific, but has all the resources of the other colleges to draw from. And the weather is much better than CM or Dartmouth.
But you have to do what is best for you. It sounds like you don't want to go far away. . . Harvey Mudd is not exactly close to SF, so it's sort of like leaving the state.
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is harvey mudd college a great school?
20 months ago
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YES! It is a very competitive engineering and science-oriented school. It's also part of the Claremont Consortium that includes Claremont-McKenna, Pitzer, Pomona, and Scripps. . . if you go to one, you get to use the resources, such as libraries, at the others.
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30 months ago
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Harvey Mudd College should not really be compared to those other two as it is quite significantly a differnt institution. For one thing the school is very small, and really geared to science. Cornell is a closer fit to Mudd than UCB, but it is still a whole differnt beast.
Mudd tends to attact and hold onto the same type of students who are looking at the high-power small colleges out there.
On a side note Mudd also is one of only three instututions left in the US that has had no grade inflation since the 1950's, and grad schools know it.
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