Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Harvey Mudd grads earn $34K more ten years out than Claremont McKenna's ($138,687 vs. $104,736)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Harvey Mudd graduates 2 pts more of its students than Claremont McKenna (93% vs. 92%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Harvey Mudd$138.7K
Claremont McKenna$104.7K
Graduation rate
Harvey Mudd93%
Claremont McKenna92%
Retention rate
Harvey Mudd95%
Claremont McKenna98%

Borrowing

Median debt
Harvey Mudd$25K
Claremont McKenna$13.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Harvey Mudd33%
Claremont McKenna21%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Harvey Mudd$20.5K
Claremont McKenna$10.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Harvey Mudd88%
Claremont McKenna83%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Harvey Mudd93%
Claremont McKenna91%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Harvey Mudd6%
Claremont McKenna8%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Harvey Mudd87%
Claremont McKenna92%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Harvey Mudd94%
Claremont McKenna91%
Pell graduation gap
Harvey Mudd7 pts lower
Claremont McKenna1 pts higher

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupHarvey MuddClaremont McKenna
White91%93%
Asian97%95%
Hispanic/Latino90%88%
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 students92%

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

Finished withinHarvey MuddClaremont McKenna
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;Claremont McKenna College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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