How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Harvey Mudd College admits about 12.7% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,500 and 1,570 on the SAT or between 34 and 36 on the ACT (interquartile range). 15.2% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and transfer enrollment is limited, at 1.7%. The institution's highly selective admissions profile reflects a focused academic mission centered on science, engineering, and mathematics within the Claremont Colleges consortium. Azimuth ranks Harvey Mudd College #977 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the structural reality of a small, highly selective institution: the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students Harvey Mudd College enrolls is limited relative to institutions that admit larger shares of their applicant pools. The graduation rate — what it doesn't count matters here — Harvey Mudd College posts a 91.9% six-year graduation rate and a 96.4% freshman retention rate, meaning that students who gain admission complete at strong rates. Azimuth ranks Harvey Mudd College #456 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern that emerges from the access vs mobility in the Illinois data framework applies here: low-income students who gain admission to Harvey Mudd College complete at high rates and enter careers in engineering, computing, and the sciences that carry strong long-run earnings — but the institution's narrow admission funnel limits how many students benefit from that pathway. The gap between what outcomes show Harvey Mudd College could deliver for economic mobility and what admission volume does deliver remains the defining structural constraint on its access and mobility profile.
Harvey Mudd College admits about 12.7% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,500 and 1,570 on the SAT or between 34 and 36 on the ACT (interquartile range). 15.2% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and transfer enrollment is limited, at 1.7%. The institution's highly selective admissions profile reflects a focused academic mission centered on science, engineering, and mathematics within the Claremont Colleges consortium. Azimuth ranks Harvey Mudd College #977 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the structural reality of a small, highly selective institution: the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students Harvey Mudd College enrolls is limited relative to institutions that admit larger shares of their applicant pools. The graduation rate — what it doesn't count matters here — Harvey Mudd College posts a 91.9% six-year graduation rate and a 96.4% freshman retention rate, meaning that students who gain admission complete at strong rates. Azimuth ranks Harvey Mudd College #456 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern that emerges from the access vs mobility in the Illinois data framework applies here: low-income students who gain admission to Harvey Mudd College complete at high rates and enter careers in engineering, computing, and the sciences that carry strong long-run earnings — but the institution's narrow admission funnel limits how many students benefit from that pathway. The gap between what outcomes show Harvey Mudd College could deliver for economic mobility and what admission volume does deliver remains the defining structural constraint on its access and mobility profile.
Harvey Mudd College admits about 12.7% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,500 and 1,570 on the SAT or between 34 and 36 on the ACT (interquartile range). 15.2% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and transfer enrollment is limited, at 1.7%. The institution's highly selective admissions profile reflects a focused academic mission centered on science, engineering, and mathematics within the Claremont Colleges consortium. Azimuth ranks Harvey Mudd College #977 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the structural reality of a small, highly selective institution: the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students Harvey Mudd College enrolls is limited relative to institutions that admit larger shares of their applicant pools. The graduation rate — what it doesn't count matters here — Harvey Mudd College posts a 91.9% six-year graduation rate and a 96.4% freshman retention rate, meaning that students who gain admission complete at strong rates. Azimuth ranks Harvey Mudd College #456 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern that emerges from the access vs mobility in the Illinois data framework applies here: low-income students who gain admission to Harvey Mudd College complete at high rates and enter careers in engineering, computing, and the sciences that carry strong long-run earnings — but the institution's narrow admission funnel limits how many students benefit from that pathway. The gap between what outcomes show Harvey Mudd College could deliver for economic mobility and what admission volume does deliver remains the defining structural constraint on its access and mobility profile.
