Harvey Mudd College
Common Data Set 2025-26
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Acceptance Rate
12.3%
Applications
5,217
Admitted
643
Enrolled
236
SAT Composite
1500-1560
SAT Math
760-800
SAT Reading
740-770
ACT Composite
35-36
How the class gets assembled.
Early Decision offeredSecond binding round indicated; ED rate is blended.
Likely ED share of class46%109 ED admits / 236 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple1.6x18% ED vs 12% all other rounds
Seats left after ED127of 236 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate12%534 admitted from 4,623 applicants
Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Applicants594reported count
Admits10918%
Class seats109assumes ED admits enroll
Applicants4,623reported count
Admits53412%
Class seats12724% estimated yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Decision | 594 | 109 | 18% | 109 | Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll. |
| All other rounds | 4,623 | 534 | 12% | 127 | All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision. |
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 37%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
Offered a spot685
Accepted a spot439
Admitted from wait list0
64% joined after being offered a spot. 0% of students who joined were admitted. 13% of applicants were offered the wait list.
Zero students were reported as admitted from the wait list.
Exact wait-list data
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Offered a wait-list spot | 685 |
| Accepted a wait-list spot | 439 |
| Admitted from wait list | 0 |
| Joined after being offered | 64% |
| Admitted after joining | 0% |
Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.
Application fee: $70. Fee waivers are reported as available.
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$138,687
10 yrs after enrollment
92%
6-year completion
$35,924
sticker minus grants
$25,000
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
558fields parsed from this CDS.
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Month2
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Day5
If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students due to differences by academic program, student academic background, or if other examinations may be considered in lieu of the SAT and ACT):Starting FA 21 and until FA 26, HMC is ACT/SAT optional. We will consider ACT/SAT scores if submitted; students will not be at a disadvantage if they choose not to or cannot submit ACT/SAT scores.
Institutional ExamYes
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
SAT or ACT/ADMS_CONSIDER
Total first-time, first-year who applied2,291
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted283
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled107
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,631
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted291
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled97
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,295
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted69
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled32
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:685
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:439
Number of wait-listed students admitted:0
Is your waiting list ranked?No
High school completion requirementNone
English4
Mathematics4
Science4
Of these, units that must be lab2
Foreign language2
Social studies2
History2
Academic electives2
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?Required
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:Same fee as paper
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80095
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-6995
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80098
SAT Math: 600-6992
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-160098
SAT Composite: 1200-13992
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: 30-3698
ACT Composite: 24-292
ACT English: 30-3698
ACT English: 24-292
ACT Math: 30-36100
ACT Reading: 30-36100
ACT Science: 30-3696
ACT Science: 24-294
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class95
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class100
Percent in top half of high school graduating class100
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:18
Total0
Total0
Total0
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:70
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day5
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?No
Yes, by:Yes
Date: Month4
Date: Day1
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified afterYes
Weeks1
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month5
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day1
Amount of housing deposit:150
Refundable if student does not enroll?Partial refund
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
First or only early decision plan closing date: Month11
First or only early decision plan closing date: Day15
First or only early decision plan notification date: Month12
First or only early decision plan notification date: Day15
Other early decision plan closing date: Month1
Other early decision plan closing date: Day5
Other early decision plan notification date: Month2
Other early decision plan notification date: Day15
Number of early decision applications received by your institution594
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan109
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallYes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No
High school transcriptRequired
College transcript(s)Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required
Fall Closing Date: Month3
Fall Notification Date: Month5
Fall Reply Date: Month6
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:2
Fall Closing Date:Day15
Fall Notification Date: Day15
Fall Reply Date: Day1
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:64
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:S
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:64
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:S
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:64
American Council on Education (ACE)No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESCross-registrationYes
Double majorYes
Independent studyYes
InternshipsYes
Study abroadYes
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:Clinic Program: innovative client-sponsored research/design projects
Arts/fine artsYes
English (including composition)Yes
Physical EducationYes
HumanitiesYes
Intensive writingYes
MathematicsYes
Sciences (biological or physical)Yes
Social scienceYes
Student Life
5 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)52%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing99%
Percent who live off campus or commute1%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)50%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing97%
Percent who live off campus or commute3%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Campus MinistriesYes
Choral groupsYes
Concert bandYes
DanceYes
Drama/theaterYes
International Student OrganizationYes
Jazz bandYes
Literary magazineYes
Music ensemblesYes
Radio stationYes
Student governmentYes
Student newspaperYes
Symphony orchestraYes
YearbookYes
Army ROTC is offered:At cooperating institution
Name of Cooperating InstitutionCMC
Air Force ROTC is offered:At cooperating institution
Name of Cooperating InstitutionUSC
Coed residence hallsYes
Apartments for single studentsYes
Special housing for international studentsYes
Annual Expenses
7 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.hmc.edu/admission/afford/cost-of-attendance/
Minimum10
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:$2,272
Financial Aid
16 TABLESAcademic Year2023
Institutional methodology (IM)Yes
Federal$1,340,113
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,115,121
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$20,814,589
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$809,092
Total Scholarships/Grants$24,078,915
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$2,084,206
Federal Work-Study$116,696
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$102,740
Total Self-Help$2,303,642
Parent Loans$1,452,694
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,799,370
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,629,119
Total Scholarships/Grants$3,428,489
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$689,865
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$157,850
Total Self-Help$847,715
Parent Loans$586,273
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.223
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:38
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$32,564
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$1,237,421
Institution’s own financial aid formYes
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:Certification of Finances
FAFSAYes
CSS ProfileYes
State aid formYes
Noncustodial ProfileYes
Business/Farm SupplementYes
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:Yes
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):2
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1
a) Students notified on or about (date):Yes
a) Students notified on or about (date): Month4
a) Students notified on or about (date): Day1
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Nursing LoansYes
College/university loans from institutional fundsYes
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:Private alternative loans
Federal Pell GrantsYes
Federal SEOGYes
State scholarships/grantsYes
Private scholarshipsYes
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsYes
AcademicsYes
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio8
based on ____ students911.67
and ____ faculty106.98