Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  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

    Claremont McKenna's yield is 15 pts higher than Harvey Mudd's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Harvey Mudd's grants cover 33% of its full price on average, vs. 26% at Claremont McKenna

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Claremont McKenna has 1.5× as many undergrads as Harvey Mudd

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Harvey Mudd costs about $3.2K less per year on average than Claremont McKenna ($60,672 vs. $63,885, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Claremont McKenna admits 9.4% vs. 12% at Harvey Mudd

    Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Claremont McKenna admits 9.4%, Harvey Mudd 12%; Claremont McKenna's yield is higher, at 51%.

Acceptance rate
Harvey Mudd12%
Claremont McKenna9.4%
Quad's selectivity
  • Harvey MuddHighly selective
  • Claremont McKennaHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1400–1600
Harvey Mudd
1500–1560
Claremont McKenna
1480–1540
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Harvey MuddRigor and GPA very important
  • Claremont McKennaRigor and GPA very important

Who's on each campus

Claremont McKenna has 1.5× as many undergrads as Harvey Mudd and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Harvey Mudd921
Claremont McKenna1.4K
Pell Grant share
Harvey Mudd15%
Claremont McKenna18%

Majors and faculty

Engineering leads at Harvey Mudd, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Claremont McKenna; both have 8 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Harvey Mudd8 to 1
Claremont McKenna8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Harvey MuddEngineering, General29%
  • Claremont McKennaEconometrics and Quantitative Economics29%

What each costs

Harvey Mudd costs about $3.2K less a year than Claremont McKenna on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Harvey Mudd$60.7K
Claremont McKenna$63.9K
Aid generosity
Harvey Mudd33%
Claremont McKenna26%

What each pays off

Harvey Mudd's former students earn more, a median $138.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 90% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Harvey Mudd$138.7K
Claremont McKenna$104.7K
Graduation rate
Harvey Mudd93%
Claremont McKenna92%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Harvey Mudd but held steady at Claremont McKenna; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Harvey MuddGrowing+39%
  • Claremont McKennaSteady+8%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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