HARVEY MUDD

BASIC INFORMATION:

The college is located in Claremont, California.
The Harvey Mudd College motto is " Scientia et Humanitas, " which means " Knowledge and Humanity. "
The student population is about 900.
The student-faculty ratio is 8 :1.

The institution was founded in 1955 as part of the Claremont Colleges consortium.
The college is named after Harvey Seeley Mudd, a mining engineer and philanthropist.
Harvey Mudd College was founded with a focus on engineering, science, and mathematics;
The curriculum would focus on a broad-based education including the humanities and social sciences.

Majors in 9 areas, including Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, and Biology.
Many interdisciplinary majors that include Mathematical and Computational Biology and Joint Major in Chemistry and Biology.
Students can also minor in Computer Science, Economics, Literature, Environmental Analysis, and many more.

Smaller college, but has a very strong alumni network, especially in STEM fields.
Many have gone on to very notable careers in technology, engineering, academia, and research.
Among the notable alumni are George "Pinky" Nelson, who went on to become a NASA astronaut;
Jonathan Gay, one of the creators of Adobe Flash;
Elizabeth Churchill, the current Director of User Experience at Google;
Eric Bina, one of the developers of the Mosaic web browser.

Part of the Claremont Colleges, a consortium of seven independent institutions in Claremont, California.
The campus is fully equipped with modern facilities, including the Shanahan Center for Teaching and Learning and the Libra Complex for computational and mathematical sciences.
Harvey Mudd prides itself on the rigor of its academic programs and the collaborative student culture.
The Claremont Colleges share resources—libraries, dining halls, recreational facilities—to give students the feel of a small college with the resources of a large university.