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Harvey Mudd College ranked 407th in the United States, 1680th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 49 research topics. Harvey Mudd College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,718 academic publications and 84,065 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 22 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1680 of 14,131 In the World
#453 of 2,597 In North America
#407 of 2,496 In the United States
#40 of 249 In California
#3 of 10 In Claremont
#588 of 1,577 For Engineering Management
#1194 of 1,602 For Robotics
#1222 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#2130 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#794 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 46 other topics

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Physics rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 385th for Physics in the United States and 2390th in the World with 2,073 publications made and 47,635 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#385 of 1,531 In the United States
#431 of 1,617 In North America
#2390 of 6,713 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 33 279
1993 34 273
1994 20 231
1995 20 280
1996 33 286
1997 34 313
1998 31 357
1999 38 422
2000 28 491
2001 45 565
2002 53 810
2003 58 769
2004 51 802
2005 53 887
2006 53 1067
2007 67 1109
2008 53 1161
2009 44 1319
2010 47 1359
2011 74 1490
2012 90 1672
2013 74 1927
2014 54 2121
2015 47 2173
2016 47 2200
2017 60 2214
2018 61 2404
2019 81 2657
2020 115 3197
2021 59 3177
2022 72 2806
2023 61 2841
2024 55 2425

The following table provides academic rankings for Harvey Mudd College in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 254 289 1222
Atomic and Molecular physics 254 287 1273
Acoustical Engineering 302 342 1618
Astrophysics and Astronomy 357 402 1746
Condensed Matter Physics 288 330 1976
Nuclear Physics 359 404 2097
Quantum and Particle physics 344 389 2138
Optical Engineering 339 383 2187
Nanotechnology 347 389 2533
Materials Science 370 417 2631

Engineering rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 399th for Engineering in the United States and 2536th in the World with 2,018 publications made and 45,613 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#399 of 1,565 In the United States
#448 of 1,651 In North America
#2536 of 6,782 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 30 246
1993 34 262
1994 24 212
1995 22 255
1996 31 260
1997 31 301
1998 34 332
1999 38 411
2000 30 486
2001 44 548
2002 63 809
2003 57 773
2004 48 806
2005 67 926
2006 52 1109
2007 64 1116
2008 49 1171
2009 48 1346
2010 49 1364
2011 66 1492
2012 72 1626
2013 74 1745
2014 52 1905
2015 48 2004
2016 57 2037
2017 66 2063
2018 59 2270
2019 75 2465
2020 92 3105
2021 62 2864
2022 71 2657
2023 61 2631
2024 61 2444

The following table provides academic rankings for Harvey Mudd College in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 199 223 588
Robotics 195 230 1194
Computer Engineering 229 263 1418
Human-Computer Interaction 277 313 1458
Biomedical Engineering 270 300 1513
Acoustical Engineering 302 342 1618
Electronic Engineering 260 298 1777
Structural Engineering 307 347 1961
Aerospace Engineering 369 413 2180
Computer Networking 369 416 2181
Optical Engineering 339 383 2187
Mechanical Engineering 379 426 2264
Electrical Engineering 333 378 2313
Civil Engineering 379 428 2329
Remote Sensing 353 399 2390
Telecommunications 370 419 2404
Systems Engineering 427 477 2443
Nanotechnology 347 389 2533
Materials Science 370 417 2631
Chemical Engineering 378 425 2893
Metallurgical Engineering 430 480 2998

Computer Science rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 472nd for Computer Science in the United States and 2533rd in the World with 1,585 publications made and 36,374 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#472 of 1,612 In the United States
#521 of 1,698 In North America
#2533 of 6,845 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 13 138
1993 26 149
1994 15 146
1995 14 189
1996 14 184
1997 9 184
1998 15 197
1999 21 235
2000 21 278
2001 30 306
2002 45 568
2003 34 417
2004 33 442
2005 57 552
2006 43 745
2007 48 808
2008 38 841
2009 39 953
2010 43 1028
2011 50 1138
2012 53 1267
2013 69 1274
2014 60 1518
2015 44 1659
2016 49 1641
2017 57 1677
2018 63 1918
2019 73 2236
2020 118 2815
2021 61 2657
2022 65 2349
2023 60 2331
2024 47 2046

The following table provides academic rankings for Harvey Mudd College in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Robotics 195 230 1194
Computer Graphics 248 281 1287
Multimedia 320 356 1297
Computer Engineering 229 263 1418
Human-Computer Interaction 277 313 1458
Software Engineering 326 367 1611
Blockchain and Cryptography 259 297 1655
Library and Information science 647 698 2029
Cyber Security 372 416 2064
Computer Networking 369 416 2181
Data Science 443 496 2239
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 424 464 2260
Computer Vision 367 413 2267
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 376 423 2280
Telecommunications 370 419 2404
Computational Linguistics 408 456 2482
Cognitive Science 595 652 2853
Machine Learning 479 532 3021
Neuroscience 807 866 3549

Chemistry rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 451st for Chemistry in the United States and 2897th in the World with 1,537 publications made and 38,922 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#451 of 1,447 In the United States
#501 of 1,530 In North America
#2897 of 6,545 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 23 187
1993 22 196
1994 14 166
1995 7 215
1996 29 218
1997 29 249
1998 19 284
1999 28 358
2000 24 390
2001 37 497
2002 37 650
2003 48 629
2004 40 678
2005 43 732
2006 37 894
2007 42 924
2008 36 928
2009 36 1096
2010 40 1098
2011 49 1248
2012 50 1398
2013 52 1549
2014 42 1697
2015 33 1757
2016 40 1829
2017 56 2028
2018 55 1947
2019 53 2237
2020 61 2555
2021 55 2754
2022 59 2463
2023 61 2504
2024 56 2288

The following table provides academic rankings for Harvey Mudd College in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 275 311 1566
Pharmacy 334 368 1783
Nanotechnology 347 389 2533
Physical chemistry 355 404 2577
Materials Science 370 417 2631
Inorganic Chemistry 399 446 2755
Biochemistry 475 524 2852
Chemical Engineering 378 425 2893
Organic Chemistry 436 486 2926
Environmental Chemistry 451 503 3008

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 650th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 3100th in the World with 1,459 publications made and 34,913 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#650 of 1,761 In the United States
#713 of 1,852 In North America
#3100 of 7,081 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 14 142
1993 22 155
1994 19 141
1995 13 186
1996 12 151
1997 12 151
1998 14 175
1999 12 168
2000 20 215
2001 23 212
2002 31 335
2003 32 309
2004 35 292
2005 37 370
2006 40 550
2007 52 652
2008 27 649
2009 30 805
2010 41 809
2011 41 967
2012 54 1133
2013 69 1293
2014 39 1500
2015 42 1557
2016 43 1642
2017 50 1565
2018 44 1834
2019 61 2091
2020 101 2757
2021 57 2629
2022 42 2213
2023 45 2301
2024 55 1988

The following table provides academic rankings for Harvey Mudd College in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Education Majors 486 535 1613
Art History 634 687 1719
Library and Information science 647 698 2029
Aesthetics 549 605 2308
Anthropology 698 760 2567
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 736 795 2568
History 585 640 2588
Law 659 719 2651
Demography 559 610 2664
Sociology 672 734 2700
Linguistics 553 608 2746
Philosophy 594 656 2948
Political Science 679 743 2959
Archaeology 586 645 2962

Biology rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 545th for Biology in the United States and 3195th in the World with 1,423 publications made and 40,427 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#545 of 1,609 In the United States
#597 of 1,698 In North America
#3195 of 6,833 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 9 155
1993 18 161
1994 11 133
1995 9 159
1996 26 165
1997 22 207
1998 17 237
1999 16 288
2000 22 332
2001 27 399
2002 32 485
2003 39 558
2004 32 544
2005 38 599
2006 38 829
2007 36 893
2008 31 886
2009 34 1013
2010 37 1127
2011 33 1225
2012 48 1424
2013 51 1612
2014 45 1695
2015 34 1835
2016 54 1934
2017 55 2075
2018 59 2148
2019 64 2524
2020 74 3010
2021 65 3205
2022 61 2934
2023 60 3017
2024 62 2723

The following table provides academic rankings for Harvey Mudd College in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 360 401 1514
Zoology 381 428 1743
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 424 464 2260
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 486 537 2401
Nanotechnology 347 389 2533
Genetics 471 520 2640
Immunology 497 538 2753
Biochemistry 475 524 2852
Paleontology 543 595 3022
Botany 537 592 3175
Neuroscience 807 866 3549

Environmental Science rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 556th for Environmental Science in the United States and 3213th in the World with 1,279 publications made and 36,567 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#556 of 1,631 In the United States
#612 of 1,721 In North America
#3213 of 6,876 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 13 108
1993 18 111
1994 11 105
1995 14 159
1996 24 140
1997 19 144
1998 17 188
1999 17 227
2000 13 274
2001 18 338
2002 26 422
2003 30 393
2004 24 379
2005 34 394
2006 28 532
2007 40 624
2008 30 607
2009 31 734
2010 33 787
2011 40 864
2012 52 1016
2013 41 1213
2014 45 1334
2015 29 1528
2016 41 1555
2017 44 1628
2018 56 1733
2019 51 1961
2020 93 2436
2021 57 2621
2022 43 2359
2023 50 2364
2024 54 2121

The following table provides academic rankings for Harvey Mudd College in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 486 537 2401
Oceanography 423 477 2492
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 440 493 2795
Ecology 489 544 2920
Environmental Chemistry 451 503 3008
Geology 515 567 3010
Paleontology 543 595 3022
Geography and Cartography 565 621 3156
Earth science and Geophysics 561 618 3226

Mathematics rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 445th for Mathematics in the United States and 2361st in the World with 928 publications made and 20,530 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#445 of 1,410 In the United States
#491 of 1,491 In North America
#2361 of 6,418 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 18 96
1993 14 79
1994 12 70
1995 6 98
1996 8 93
1997 5 100
1998 11 90
1999 5 113
2000 13 134
2001 10 138
2002 28 235
2003 13 199
2004 22 253
2005 33 274
2006 30 391
2007 37 450
2008 24 473
2009 16 488
2010 28 521
2011 30 628
2012 28 651
2013 42 687
2014 28 881
2015 24 923
2016 29 933
2017 31 867
2018 33 1019
2019 40 1249
2020 86 1599
2021 27 1456
2022 31 1221
2023 30 1254
2024 18 922

The following table provides academic rankings for Harvey Mudd College in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 343 375 1031
Applied Mathematics 230 264 1353
Blockchain and Cryptography 259 297 1655
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 482 530 2315
Statistics 500 549 2733

Business rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 603rd for Business in the United States and 2967th in the World with 527 publications made and 13,870 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Engineering Management, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#603 of 1,377 In the United States
#661 of 1,460 In North America
#2967 of 6,339 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 10 49
1993 7 49
1994 6 36
1995 4 69
1996 1 45
1997 3 61
1998 7 66
1999 2 59
2000 5 51
2001 7 89
2002 13 124
2003 10 104
2004 11 128
2005 15 166
2006 12 224
2007 18 260
2008 11 280
2009 15 335
2010 16 368
2011 15 383
2012 18 488
2013 18 504
2014 15 634
2015 19 610
2016 15 625
2017 16 591
2018 17 731
2019 43 838
2020 54 1252
2021 10 958
2022 11 843
2023 21 811
2024 22 706

The following table provides academic rankings for Harvey Mudd College in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 199 223 588
Management 516 569 2659
Advertising 627 680 2724
Marketing 572 628 2858
Finance 612 671 3097

Art & Design rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 472nd for Art & Design in the United States and 1961st in the World with 477 publications made and 13,644 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Multimedia, Literature, Art History, Aesthetics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#472 of 1,361 In the United States
#521 of 1,444 In North America
#1961 of 5,966 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 17
1993 7 23
1994 2 23
1995 4 19
1996 4 16
1997 3 41
1998 6 32
1999 4 49
2000 7 53
2001 7 49
2002 9 106
2003 11 73
2004 7 102
2005 20 103
2006 10 158
2007 20 175
2008 11 179
2009 11 228
2010 18 245
2011 18 277
2012 20 354
2013 17 330
2014 14 425
2015 9 392
2016 13 410
2017 17 423
2018 16 422
2019 25 632
2020 30 764
2021 30 870
2022 15 747
2023 16 751
2024 18 721

The following table provides academic rankings for Harvey Mudd College in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 248 281 1287
Multimedia 320 356 1297
Art History 634 687 1719
Fashion Design 382 426 1810
Aesthetics 549 605 2308
Literature 666 725 2648

Economics rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 631st for Economics in the United States and 2857th in the World with 379 publications made and 10,226 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#631 of 1,355 In the United States
#690 of 1,438 In North America
#2857 of 6,167 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 7 46
1993 8 34
1994 4 20
1995 3 49
1996 3 30
1997 3 41
1998 6 48
1999 2 43
2000 5 60
2001 7 68
2002 7 80
2003 8 60
2004 6 76
2005 11 103
2006 9 139
2007 9 146
2008 11 193
2009 11 204
2010 11 219
2011 10 237
2012 10 310
2013 13 294
2014 13 354
2015 14 359
2016 11 372
2017 18 366
2018 12 427
2019 24 495
2020 25 788
2021 9 559
2022 8 464
2023 14 479
2024 16 377

The following table provides academic rankings for Harvey Mudd College in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 482 530 2315
Development Studies 569 621 2381
Finance 612 671 3097

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Harvey Mudd College

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Orthodontics 263 288 1213
Dentistry 279 308 1392
Health Science 711 764 2415
Social Psychology 661 722 2528
Public Health 636 691 2954
Psychology 713 772 3069
Surgery 710 763 3382
Medicine 692 750 3415
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 680 738 3524
Anatomy and Physiology 739 793 3641
Psychiatry 880 946 3718
Pathology 859 926 4381