Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd will require SAT or ACT scores starting with the Fall 2028 application cycle.
Data sourced from IPEDS, Institutional Website, for the record as a whole — figures marked with a star are sourced separately, as noted at the bottom of the page. Testing policy checked against the college's own pages on Oct 18, 2026.
Preparation
This is helpful preparation, not a formal admission requirement.
Admissions
How admission works here
- Where you apply
- The Common App. Common App requirements grid
- Test scores
- Submitting SAT or ACT scores is optional. Harvey Mudd will require SAT or ACT scores starting with the Fall 2028 application cycle. Harvey Mudd admission
- Essays
- The Common App personal essay is required. Common App requirements grid
- Recommendations
- 2 teacher recommendations, a mid-year report. Common App requirements grid
- Application fee
- $70. The Common App fee waiver is accepted. Common App requirements grid
- Deadlines
- Early Decision (binding) November 15, Early Decision II (binding) January 5, Regular Decision January 5. Common App requirements grid
My Fit uses this overall rate to classify your chances here.
- 1Engineering
- 2Mathematics and Computer Science
- 3Computer Science
- 4Physics
- 5Chemistry
- 6Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)
- 7Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
- 8Biochemistry
- 9Mathematics
- 10Interdisciplinary Studies (other)
Ordered by how many students graduated in each, 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS Completions survey). Names are the federal categories, so Harvey Mudd College may call a major something slightly different.
Applying
Applying through the Common App
- Application fee
- $70
- Common App fee waiver
- Accepted
- Common App personal essay
- Required
- Recommendations
- 2 teacher recommendations, mid-year report
Source: Common App requirements grid, updated 2026-09-18. Anything not listed here wasn't stated in the grid, which is not the same as not required.
College-specific prompts can change each application cycle. Check the school's official application page for the latest requirements.
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Cost
This is the full yearly cost before any financial aid. What your family would actually pay is in the Financial Aid section. Cost figures are approximate, so confirm current numbers on the college's website.
Financial Aid
What families actually paid, by household income
Average for students who received federal aid. Your own figure depends on your family's finances and the aid this school offers you.
- Under $30,000
- $27,979
- $30,001 – $48,000
- $23,883
- $48,001 – $75,000
- $17,968
- $75,001 – $110,000
- $25,468
- Over $110,000
- $50,665
College Scorecard (latest.cost.net_price.private.by_income_level.*), 2024
Every school is required to publish a net price calculator. It asks about your family's finances and returns an estimate for you specifically, which is worth more than any average on this page. Your school counselor and the college's financial aid office can also help.
Scholarships and merit aid
HMC's aid is need-based rather than merit-based; the average reported net price (around $44,000 per IPEDS) reflects generous need-based packaging rather than merit discounting.
Campus
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*College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) · 2024
†Common App requirements grid · 2026-27
‡Harvey Mudd admission · 2026-27 · accessed Oct 18, 2026