Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Harvey Mudd grads earn $10.1K more ten years out than California Institute of Technology's ($138,687 vs. $128,566)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    California Institute of Technology graduates 2 pts more of its students than Harvey Mudd (95% vs. 93%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Harvey Mudd$138.7K
California Institute of Technology$128.6K
Graduation rate
Harvey Mudd93%
California Institute of Technology95%
Retention rate
Harvey Mudd95%
California Institute of Technology97%

Borrowing

Median debt
Harvey Mudd$25K
California Institute of TechnologyNot reported
Undergrads with a federal loan
Harvey Mudd33%
California Institute of Technology4%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Harvey Mudd$20.5K
California Institute of TechnologyNot reported

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Harvey Mudd88%
California Institute of Technology82%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Harvey Mudd93%
California Institute of Technology95%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Harvey Mudd6%
California Institute of Technology4%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Harvey Mudd87%
California Institute of TechnologyNot shown: under 30 students
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Harvey Mudd94%
California Institute of Technology94%
Pell graduation gap
Harvey Mudd7 pts lower
California Institute of TechnologyNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupHarvey MuddCalifornia Institute of Technology
White91%94%
Asian97%98%
Hispanic/Latino90%90%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinHarvey MuddCalifornia Institute of Technology
4 years: Pell recipients77%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan83%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time83%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients87%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan92%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time92%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Harvey Mudd College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Harvey Mudd College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why