Enrollment Trends at HMC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 892 where 951 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 951 students in 2025 and was lowest at 825 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 825 to 951 students, a net gain of 126 (15.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Harvey Mudd College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	825	443	382
2016-17	842 17	457 14	385 3
2017-18	861 19	451 -6	410 25
2018-19	902 41	465 14	437 27
2019-20	904 2	458 -7	446 9
2020-21	854 -50	434 -24	420 -26
2021-22	905 51	455 21	450 30
2022-23	922 17	470 15	452 2
2023-24	949 27	487 17	462 10
2024-25	951 2	475 -12	476 14
Average	892	460	432

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 23.87% and the percentage of black students is 5.15% at Harvey Mudd College. 21.24% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 21.45% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 38.18% to 23.87%. Asian enrollment grew from 20.12% to 21.24%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.18% to 5.15%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.73% to 21.45%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8356 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7906 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Harvey Mudd College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	4	166	18	105	1	315	66
2016-17	3	163	25	132	4	299	80
2017-18	4	150	32	150	4	286	92
2018-19	2	168	31	176	4	278	94
2019-20	2	176	36	176	5	274	95
2020-21	2	203	34	171	3	231	85
2021-22	4	215	41	191	2	234	89
2022-23	4	206	54	190	2	230	97
2023-24	2	219	48	213	1	212	99
2024-25	3	202	49	204	1	227	111
Average	3	187	37	171	3	259	91

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Harvey Mudd College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.