The average composite SAT score for admitted Harvey Mudd College freshman is 1520 out of 1600. HMC students have the 21st highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1520 is in the 99th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1480 to 1560. The 75th percentile score is 1560 while the 25th percentile score is 1480.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by HMC but we estimate it to be around a 1440 total composite SAT score.
The average score for HMC students on the math portion of the SAT is 775 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 760 and the 75th percentile score 790.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 720 to 770 and the average score for Harvey Mudd College students is 745.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Harvey Mudd College based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 13.4%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.96.
An SAT score of 1560 or higher is very competitive at HMC and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. While having an above average chance of acceptance, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 22% or higher.
Scores between 1520 to 1550 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. While scores in this range are higher than many who apply, admission is extremely competitive. The estimated chance of being accepted is around 13% to 19%.
SAT scores between 1480 to 1510 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 7% to 11% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1440 to 1470 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 6% chance of admission to HMC. SAT scores below 1440 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 35% |
1590 | 31% |
1580 | 28% |
1570 | 25% |
1560 | 22% |
1550 | 19% |
1540 | 17% |
1530 | 15% |
1520 | 13% |
1510 | 11% |
1500 | 10% |
1490 | 8% |
1480 | 7% |
1470 | 6% |
1460 | 5% |
1450 | 5% |
1440 | 4% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=115409 IPEDS survey data for Harvey Mudd College.