Swarthmore College & Harvey Mudd College Research

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Swarthmore College & Harvey Mudd College Research

Swarthmore College

Overview

• Location: Swarthmore, PA (suburb of Philadelphia)
• Type: Private liberal arts college (Quaker heritage)
• Category: Top LAC
• Total Enrollment: 1,702 undergraduates
• Conference: Centennial Conference (NCAA Division III)
• Endowment: ~$2.4B ($1.4M per student, among highest nationally)

Admissions (Class of 2029)

• Total Applicants: 12,995
• Admitted: 965
• Acceptance Rate: 7.4%
• ED Acceptance Rate: 18% (more than 2x overall rate)
• RD Acceptance Rate: ~6%
• Expected Enrolled: ~425
• Yield Rate: ~44%

Application Rounds

• ED I: November 15 (binding)
• ED II: January 4 (binding)
• RD: January 4
• No Early Action offered

Academic Profile

• SAT Middle 50%: 1500-1550 (BigFuture/College Board)
• ACT Middle 50%: 33-35
• Avg GPA (Unweighted): ~3.93
• Top 10% of HS Class: 92% (of those with reported rank)
• Testing Policy: Test-optional (extended for 5+ more years as of Nov 2025)

Demographics (2024-2025)

• White: 30.2%
• Asian: 17.5%
• Hispanic/Latino: 15.1%
• Black: 9.4%
• Multiracial: 11.0%
• International: ~11%
• Women: 51%

Net Price by Income (IPEDS/College Factual)

Athletics

• 22 varsity sports (NCAA D3, Centennial Conference)
• 545 total athletes (284 men, 261 women)
• ~33.5% of student body participates in varsity athletics (typical for D3 LACs)

Key Facts for Simulation

• One of the "Little Three" (with Williams and Amherst)
• Offers engineering program (unusual for LACs)
• 27% first-generation college students in Class of 2029
• Meet 100% of demonstrated financial need

Harvey Mudd College

Overview

• Location: Claremont, CA (Claremont Consortium member)
• Type: Private STEM-focused liberal arts college
• Category: Top LAC
• Total Enrollment: 951 undergraduates
• Conference: SCIAC via CMS (NCAA Division III)
• Consortium: Claremont Colleges (with Pomona, CMC, Scripps, Pitzer)

Admissions (Class of 2029)

• Total Applicants: 5,094-5,217 (sources vary slightly)
• Admitted: 643-645
• Acceptance Rate: 12.7%
• ED Acceptance Rate: ~16.2% (Class of 2028 data; Class of 2029 not yet released)
• Enrolled: 231
• Yield Rate: ~36%

Application Rounds

• ED I: November 15 (binding)
• ED II: January 5 (binding)
• RD: January 5
• No Early Action offered

Academic Profile

• SAT Middle 50%: 1510-1560
• ACT Middle 50%: 34-36
• Avg GPA (Unweighted): ~3.80
• Top 10% of HS Class: ~85% (estimated)
• Testing Policy: Test-optional (transitioning back to required for 2025-26 cycle)

Demographics (2024-2025)

• Asian: 23.1%
• Hispanic/Latino: 22.4%
• White: 22.3%
• Multiracial: 10.4%
• Black: 5.1%
• International: ~10%
• Women: 50.1%

Net Price by Income (IPEDS/College Factual)

Note: The $48K-75K bracket being lower than $30K-48K is likely a data anomaly from small sample sizes (IPEDS data for a school of ~950 students).

Athletics

• Competes as CMS (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) in D3 SCIAC
• 21 intercollegiate sports via CMS program
• Athletes shared across 3 schools; HMC-specific count not published separately
• Estimated ~190 HMC athletes (~20% of enrollment), based on proportional share of CMS roster

Key Facts for Simulation

• Smallest school in Claremont Consortium (~950 students)
• STEM-only curriculum (all students take a common core in math, physics, CS, engineering, biology, chemistry)
• Students can cross-register at other Claremont Colleges for humanities/arts
• Highest median mid-career salary among all LACs
• 62% BIPOC students (unusually diverse for a STEM-focused school)
• Harvey Mudd net cost data shows higher prices than peer LACs due to smaller endowment relative to peers

Sources

• Swarthmore CDS 2024-2025 (PDF)
• BigFuture (College Board) — Swarthmore, Harvey Mudd admissions pages
• College Factual — net price by income
• Swarthmore official news releases (Class of 2029)
• Harvey Mudd Admission Office (hmc.edu/admission/apply)
• IPEDS/College Scorecard
• NCAA / Centennial Conference / SCIAC