Harvey Mudd College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Harvey Mudd College

Harvey Mudd College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Claremont, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 921 students of which 1,016 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Harvey Mudd College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 12.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,545 and an ACT midpoint of 35. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $35,924, with published in-state tuition of $68,613 and a Pell grant recipient share of 15.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 92.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 96.4%. Graduates earn a median of $138,687 ten years after enrolling, compared with $115,107 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 21500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 85.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.