Quad

Head-to-head

Harvey Mudd
Juilliard School

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Harvey Mudd grads earn $100.9K more ten years out than Juilliard School's ($138,687 vs. $37,827)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Juilliard School's yield is 28 pts higher than Harvey Mudd's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Juilliard School costs about $13.9K less per year on average than Harvey Mudd ($46,730 vs. $60,672, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Juilliard School's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Harvey Mudd

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Harvey Mudd has 2.0× as many undergrads as Juilliard School

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Harvey Mudd graduates 7 pts more of its students than Juilliard School (93% vs. 87%)

    Graduation 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

Juilliard School admits 9.2%, Harvey Mudd 12%; Juilliard School's yield is higher, at 63%.

Acceptance rate
Harvey Mudd12%
Juilliard School9.2%
Quad's selectivity
  • Harvey MuddHighly selective
  • Juilliard SchoolHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1400–1600
Harvey Mudd
1500–1560
Juilliard SchoolTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Harvey MuddRigor and GPA very important
  • Juilliard SchoolSchool record required

Who's on each campus

Harvey Mudd is twice Juilliard School's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Harvey Mudd921
Juilliard School468
Pell Grant share
Harvey Mudd15%
Juilliard School14%

Majors and faculty

Engineering leads at Harvey Mudd, and Stringed Instruments at Juilliard School; Juilliard School has 4 students per faculty member to Harvey Mudd's 8.

Students per faculty member
Harvey Mudd8 to 1
Juilliard School4 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Harvey MuddEngineering, General29%
  • Juilliard SchoolStringed Instruments33%

What each costs

Juilliard School costs about $13.9K less a year than Harvey Mudd on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Harvey Mudd$60.7K
Juilliard School$46.7K
Aid generosity
Harvey Mudd33%
Juilliard School44%

What each pays off

Harvey Mudd's former students earn more, a median $138.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Harvey Mudd$138.7K
Juilliard School$37.8K
Graduation rate
Harvey Mudd93%
Juilliard School87%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Harvey Mudd but fell at Juilliard School; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Harvey MuddGrowing+39%
  • Juilliard SchoolShrinking−13%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:Harvey Mudd College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Harvey Mudd College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Harvey Mudd College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;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