Harvey Mudd in Princeton Review鈥檚 379 Best Colleges
August 5, 2014Share story
无忧视频 was named one of the country鈥檚 top undergraduate institutions in The Princeton Review鈥檚 2015 college guide,
The Princeton Review does not rank the colleges academically or from 1 to 379 in any category. Instead it reports 62 ranking lists of top 20 colleges in various categories. The lists are entirely based on The Princeton Review鈥檚 survey of 130,000 students (about 343 per campus on average) attending the colleges.
Harvey Mudd ranked No. 1 in the category 鈥淪tudents Study the Most,鈥 No. 8 for 鈥淏est Science Lab Facilities,鈥 No. 13 for 鈥淧rofessors Get High Marks,鈥 No. 13 for 鈥淓asiest Campus to Get Around鈥 and No. 17 for 鈥淟ots Of Race/Class Interaction.鈥
In the Princeton Review profile, students surveyed praised Harvey Mudd professors for being both brilliant and accessible. 鈥淢ost of them know my name and will stop to talk any time,鈥 a student reported. 鈥淟ectures and office hours are amazing! Professors really want you to understand the material.鈥
Students described themselves as 鈥渙utgoing, quirky and fun but very studious,鈥 with a 鈥渂rimming passion for science and a love of knowledge for its own sake.鈥 Students stated that while the academics at Harvey Mudd were rigorous, they felt strong support from professors and the student body in a collaborative atmosphere. A survey respondent wrote, 鈥淭he academic experience is heightened by the students鈥ho act cooperatively rather than competitively to conquer the material rather than each other.鈥
Students also wrote that they valued the student-led Honor Code, which calls for integrity both inside and outside the classroom. 鈥淭he trust the faculty has for the students gives us a sense of responsibility, and thus everyone lives up to expectations,鈥 a survey respondent wrote.
The profile described Harvey Mudd as an excellent program in the sciences and engineering with strong undergraduate research opportunities and a very high percentage of students who go to graduate school. Among the student comments were that Harvey Mudd offers 鈥渁 personalized education that you can鈥檛 get at a larger technical university.鈥
鈥淓very college in our book offers outstanding academics,鈥 noted Robert Franek, the guide鈥檚 author and Princeton Review senior vice president/publisher. 鈥淭hese colleges differ significantly in their program offerings, campus culture, locales and cost. Our purpose is not to crown one college 鈥榖est鈥 overall or to rank these distinctive schools 1 to 379 on any single topic. We present our 62 ranking lists to give applicants the broader base of campus feedback to choose the college that鈥檚 best for them.鈥