Academic Comparison between HMC and Musicians Institute

Harvey Mudd College and Musicians Institute are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. HMC is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Claremont, CA and Musicians Institute is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Hollywood, CA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

HMC is a private (not-for-profit) and Musicians Institute is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
HMC has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,613) than Musicians Institute ($32,414).
It is harder to admit to HMC than Musicians Institute.
HMC has more students with 951 students while Musicians Institute has 824 students.
Musicians Institute has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while HMC's ratio is 8 to 1.
HMC has more full-time faculties with 109 faculties while Musicians Institute has 41 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Harvey Mudd College	vs.	Musicians Institute
Claremont, California	Location	Hollywood, California
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$68,613	2025 Tuition & Fees	$32,414
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	43%
$44,232	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,895

12.66 %	Acceptance Rates	77.95 %
35.81 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	40.62 %
1,540	SAT Score	-
35	ACT Score	-
92 %	Graduation Rate	53 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
96 %	Retention Rate	80 %
951	Student Population	824
109	Number of Faculties	41
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services