Harvey Mudd College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place, then where its culture sits on each two-sided scale from 1 to 100, as rated by CollegesRef reviewers.
Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
921 students
Smaller than 65% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 20%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassLiberal arts college
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- La Verne3.6 mi
- San Dimas6.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Harvey Mudd College, the largest reported group is White (24.4%), followed by Hispanic (22%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0% |
| Asian | 20.2% | 18.3% |
| Black | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| Hispanic | 22% | 6.1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 24.4% | 60% |
| Two or more races | 11.9% | 1.7% |
| Non-resident | 11% | 0% |
| Unknown | 4.8% | 7.8% |
Campus culture
- Political leaning
- 30–60
- LiberalConservative
- Balanced between the two ends
- Campus activism
- 50–80
- ProgressiveTraditional
- Balanced between the two ends
- Party scene
- 50–70
- ActiveReserved
- Balanced between the two ends
- Athletics
- 80–90
- ProminentLow-key
- Leans low-key
- Greek life
- 95–100
- DominantMinimal
- Leans minimal
- On-campus living
- 95–100
- CommuterResidential
- Leans residential
- Academic intensity
- 75–95
- 1100
- Career focus
- 80–100
- 1100
- Arts & quirky culture
- 45–80
- 1100
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Did you know? Harvey Mudd College
- 12.7%Harvey Mudd College admitted 473 of 4,737 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 47.6%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 225 of 473.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $39,347average net price after grants for aided students, against $73,100 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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