HMC Admission Requirements

How hard is it to get into HMC and can I get accepted? The school has a 15% acceptance rate ranking it #0 in California for lowest rate of acceptance. Last year, 629 out of 4,078 applicants were admitted making HMC a very highly competitive school to get into with a low chance of acceptance for typical applicants.  Academically, it has exceptionally high requirements for admission test scores, generally admitting students who score in the top 2 percent. Harvey Mudd College typically accepts and attracts "A-" average high school students. Only 36% of those admitted chose to enroll in the school. Most incoming freshmen graduated in the top ten percent of their high school class.

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SAT Scores you need to get in

What are the SAT requirements for students to be admitted to Harvey Mudd College?

Harvey Mudd College typically requires applicants to be in the top 1 percent of SAT test takers. The school consistently takes SAT composite scores down to 1510 on a 1600 scale, below which admission should be considered a reach. We estimate some students could be accepted with SAT's as low as 1470. The estimated average SAT composite for admitted freshman is 1550 out of 1600. The school ranks #2 in California for highest average SAT composite score. A competitive SAT score is critical as 66 percent of applicants submit SAT scores to the school. Note: SAT scores presented on this page have been adjusted upwards per the College Board's concordance tables for test takers after March 2016.

ACT Scores needed to get accepted

What are the ACT requirements for prospective students to get into HMC?

Admission data indicates that HMC regularly accepts students with ACT's of 33 and above. Successful applicants typically send ACT scores in the top 2 percent nationally. We estimate the school accepting minimum ACT composite scores around 32 in some instances. Prospective students submitting an ACT composite of 34 or higher should be in the upper half of applicants - and students with a 35 and above have very competitive chances. The school ranks #0 in California for highest average ACT composite score. 59 percent of applicants submit ACT scores to Harvey Mudd College.

You will need exceptionally good grades to get into Harvey Mudd College. The average high school GPA of the admitted freshman class at Harvey Mudd College was 3.96 on the 4.0 scale indicating that primarily A- students are accepted and ultimately attend. The school ranks #0 in California for highest average GPA. Meeting these GPA requirements alone is not enough to gain admission as HMC is a very selective school.

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96% of Harvey Mudd College freshman were in the top ten percent of their high school graduating class.

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