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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Engineering, General (29% of graduates). 8 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 89% of colleges. 93% of faculty are full-time. Spends $36,100 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

228 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 84% of graduates; 15 programs in 8 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Engineering, General 14.010129% 66
    Graduates in this field earn $122,845 4 years out
  2. Computer Science 11.070124% 54
    Graduates in this field earn $198,257 4 years out
  3. Mathematics and Computer Science 30.080124% 54
  4. Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other 26.11993.9% 9
  5. Chemistry, General 40.05013.9% 9

Fastest-growing field: Interdisciplinary studies, 15% → 25% of graduates since 2014–15 (58 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$198,257 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $132,265

    4 years after completion$198,257
    National median: $107,009Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $183,759(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,949 · 104 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Mathematics and Computer Science$166,573 1 yr out

    1 year after completion: $166,573

    4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report

    Median federal debt: $23,000 · 99 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Engineering, General$122,845 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $92,491

    4 years after completion$122,845
    National median: $89,359Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $101,250 · Non-Pell: $107,126(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,240 · 104 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college8 to 1
8 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 89% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

60%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 6% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–97030%
10–197130%
20–294921%
30–392410%
40–4973%
50–9983%
100+52%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Cross-registration
  • Double major
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, physical education, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty93%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$138,166

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$36,100
$36,100
← Lessmore than 96% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$474,973
$474,973
← Lessmore than 95% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Harvey Mudd College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Harvey Mudd College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)