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Harvey Mudd College Campus, Claremont, CA
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Applying to HMC

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Acceptance Rate 14.48%
Yield 39.39%
SAT Average 1,525
ACT Average 104
Applicants 4,101

Applying To HMC

For academic year 2018-19, the acceptance rate is 14.48% at Harvey Mudd College where total 4,101 students applied and 594 were accepted. Next table describes the general admission information for applying to Harvey Mudd College.

Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://www.hmc.edu/admission.html
Online Applicationhttps://www.hmc.edu/admission/apply/

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For academic year 2018-2019, total 4,101 students (2,734 men and 1,367 women) applied to HMC and 594 (270 men and 324 women) students were admitted to the school. Among them, 112 men and 122 women were enrolled into Harvey Mudd College. Following table shows the Harvey Mudd College Admission Statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate, where the acceptance rate is 14.48% and yield is 39.39%.

Admission Statistics at HMC
TotalMenWomen
Applicants4,1012,7341,367
Admitted594270324
Enrolled234112122
Acceptance Rate 14.48% 9.88% 23.70%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 39.39% 41.48% 37.65%
[Chart] Harvey Mudd College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

157 applicants (67% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 118 applicants (50%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,560 and 25th percentile score is 1,490. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 106 and 25th percentile score is 102. Next table shows detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Harvey Mudd College.

Average SAT and ACT Scores at HMC
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing720760
SAT Math770800
ACT Composite3435
ACT Math3435
ACT English3436
[Chart] SAT Scores at Harvey Mudd College
[Chart] ACT Scores at Harvey Mudd College

Admission Requirements

Harvey Mudd College requires 4 articles and recommends 1 articles to submit to their applicants. In addition, 2 items are considered but not required to submit. Next table summarizes the application requirements at Harvey Mudd College

Application Requirements for HMC
High School GPA△
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
TOEFL✓
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Harvey Mudd College is Semester. Next table describes credits that Harvey Mudd College accepts.

Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✗

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