Harvey Mudd College

What are the graduation rates for students at Harvey Mudd College?

Harvey Mudd's reported four-year graduation rate is 81%, and its six-year rate is 92%. These measures follow an entering cohort of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students; they should not be read as completion rates for every transfer or part-time student.

The reported first-year retention rate is 96%, meaning that most students in the measured cohort returned for the following year. The difference between the four- and six-year graduation rates shows that some students completed their degrees after four years. These statistics describe what happened to prior cohorts; they do not establish why students stayed or graduated, or predict an individual student's outcome.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Harvey Mudd College?

College Scorecard figures for former Harvey Mudd students show different early earnings by field. The reported one-year-after-completion median is $123,339 for computer science, $118,973 for mathematics and computer science, and $81,948 for general engineering.

These are field-level measures of federally aided graduates with earnings records who met the Scorecard's reporting criteria, not salaries promised to every graduate or starting offers from a particular employer. "One year" also captures only an early point in a career. Graduate study, location, occupation, hours worked, and the composition of each measured group can affect the figures. Students weighing majors should consider the work they want to do as well as an earnings statistic.