Academic Comparison between HMC and USV

Harvey Mudd College and University of Silicon Valley 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 USV is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in San Jose, 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 USV is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
HMC has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,613) than USV ($22,480).
It is harder to admit to HMC than USV.
HMC has more students with 951 students while USV has 477 students.
HMC has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while USV's ratio is 13 to 1.
HMC has more full-time faculties with 109 faculties while USV has 9 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Harvey Mudd College	vs.	University of Silicon Valley
Claremont, California	Location	San Jose, 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	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$68,613	2025 Tuition & Fees	$22,480
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$44,232	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,846

12.66 %	Acceptance Rates	51.18 %
35.81 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	41.95 %
1,540	SAT Score	-
35	ACT Score	-
92 %	Graduation Rate	29 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
96 %	Retention Rate	69 %
951	Student Population	477
109	Number of Faculties	9
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services