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Harvey Mudd College ranked 418th in the United States, 1686th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 48 research topics. Harvey Mudd College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,792 academic publications and 87,603 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 20 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1686 of 14,131 In the World
#464 of 2,597 In North America
#418 of 2,496 In the United States
#41 of 249 In California
#3 of 10 In Claremont
#616 of 1,623 For Engineering Management
#1243 of 1,645 For Robotics
#1255 of 2,325 For Theoretical Physics
#2154 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#901 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 45 other topics

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Physics rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 390th for Physics in the United States and 2441st in the World with 2,103 publications made and 49,367 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#390 of 1,537 In the United States
#436 of 1,623 In North America
#2441 of 6,729 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 34 276
1994 20 231
1995 20 281
1996 33 289
1997 34 313
1998 31 357
1999 38 422
2000 28 497
2001 45 565
2002 53 810
2003 58 769
2004 51 803
2005 53 887
2006 53 1070
2007 67 1108
2008 53 1162
2009 44 1320
2010 47 1361
2011 74 1491
2012 90 1672
2013 74 1930
2014 54 2125
2015 47 2174
2016 47 2196
2017 60 2208
2018 60 2404
2019 80 2661
2020 116 3203
2021 59 3170
2022 73 2799
2023 61 2877
2024 58 2448
2025 32 1924

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 256 291 1255
Atomic and Molecular physics 256 290 1299
Acoustical Engineering 302 343 1666
Astrophysics and Astronomy 359 404 1794
Condensed Matter Physics 287 329 2012
Nuclear Physics 361 406 2144
Quantum and Particle physics 344 389 2194
Optical Engineering 342 387 2235
Nanotechnology 348 390 2580
Materials Science 375 422 2671

Engineering rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 398th for Engineering in the United States and 2596th in the World with 2,044 publications made and 47,077 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#398 of 1,568 In the United States
#449 of 1,655 In North America
#2596 of 6,795 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 34 265
1994 24 212
1995 22 256
1996 31 262
1997 31 301
1998 34 332
1999 38 411
2000 30 488
2001 44 548
2002 63 809
2003 57 773
2004 48 807
2005 67 926
2006 52 1111
2007 64 1114
2008 49 1170
2009 48 1347
2010 49 1364
2011 66 1492
2012 72 1625
2013 74 1748
2014 52 1907
2015 48 2003
2016 57 2034
2017 66 2056
2018 59 2266
2019 74 2457
2020 93 3102
2021 61 2861
2022 72 2644
2023 60 2626
2024 63 2468
2025 29 1854

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 202 226 616
Robotics 201 236 1243
Computer Engineering 229 263 1435
Human-Computer Interaction 279 316 1506
Biomedical Engineering 273 305 1579
Acoustical Engineering 302 343 1666
Electronic Engineering 260 299 1808
Structural Engineering 308 349 2007
Aerospace Engineering 372 416 2217
Computer Networking 374 422 2226
Optical Engineering 342 387 2235
Mechanical Engineering 383 430 2310
Electrical Engineering 337 383 2362
Civil Engineering 382 431 2368
Remote Sensing 356 404 2436
Telecommunications 371 420 2443
Systems Engineering 431 481 2515
Nanotechnology 348 390 2580
Materials Science 375 422 2671
Chemical Engineering 378 426 2939
Metallurgical Engineering 429 479 3056

Computer Science rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 474th for Computer Science in the United States and 2584th in the World with 1,619 publications made and 37,698 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#474 of 1,616 In the United States
#523 of 1,702 In North America
#2584 of 6,855 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 26 150
1994 15 150
1995 14 190
1996 14 185
1997 9 184
1998 15 197
1999 21 235
2000 21 279
2001 30 306
2002 45 568
2003 34 417
2004 33 440
2005 57 552
2006 43 748
2007 48 806
2008 38 840
2009 39 953
2010 43 1026
2011 51 1139
2012 53 1265
2013 69 1274
2014 60 1518
2015 44 1657
2016 50 1638
2017 57 1676
2018 64 1914
2019 74 2233
2020 118 2809
2021 61 2652
2022 64 2337
2023 60 2327
2024 49 2080
2025 36 1546

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 201 236 1243
Computer Graphics 251 284 1318
Multimedia 321 358 1338
Computer Engineering 229 263 1435
Human-Computer Interaction 279 316 1506
Software Engineering 330 372 1649
Blockchain and Cryptography 259 297 1692
Library and Information science 648 699 2050
Cyber Security 382 428 2152
Computer Networking 374 422 2226
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 428 468 2299
Data Science 451 504 2307
Computer Vision 367 413 2314
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 377 424 2317
Telecommunications 371 420 2443
Computational Linguistics 407 455 2510
Cognitive Science 599 657 2914
Machine Learning 481 534 3065
Neuroscience 804 865 3601

Chemistry rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 456th for Chemistry in the United States and 2952nd in the World with 1,564 publications made and 40,469 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#456 of 1,455 In the United States
#507 of 1,538 In North America
#2952 of 6,561 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 22 197
1994 14 166
1995 7 215
1996 29 220
1997 29 248
1998 19 284
1999 28 358
2000 24 390
2001 37 497
2002 37 650
2003 48 629
2004 40 677
2005 43 732
2006 37 895
2007 42 924
2008 36 929
2009 36 1097
2010 40 1098
2011 49 1248
2012 51 1396
2013 52 1548
2014 42 1705
2015 33 1754
2016 41 1828
2017 56 2019
2018 56 1942
2019 53 2238
2020 62 2544
2021 55 2737
2022 60 2469
2023 61 2497
2024 58 2305
2025 23 1722

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 1581
Pharmacy 338 374 1822
Nanotechnology 348 390 2580
Physical chemistry 357 406 2618
Materials Science 375 422 2671
Inorganic Chemistry 399 446 2772
Biochemistry 476 525 2893
Chemical Engineering 378 426 2939
Organic Chemistry 439 489 2978
Environmental Chemistry 453 506 3074

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 651st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 3151st in the World with 1,486 publications made and 36,585 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#651 of 1,763 In the United States
#716 of 1,854 In North America
#3151 of 7,088 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 22 156
1994 19 145
1995 13 186
1996 12 152
1997 12 152
1998 14 174
1999 12 168
2000 20 215
2001 23 212
2002 31 335
2003 32 310
2004 35 293
2005 37 370
2006 40 551
2007 52 650
2008 27 649
2009 30 805
2010 41 810
2011 42 966
2012 54 1130
2013 69 1295
2014 39 1501
2015 43 1552
2016 43 1636
2017 52 1556
2018 44 1835
2019 62 2093
2020 101 2753
2021 57 2619
2022 41 2202
2023 45 2291
2024 58 2017
2025 26 1586

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 489 538 1667
Art History 636 689 1744
Library and Information science 648 699 2050
Aesthetics 551 607 2351
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 728 787 2584
Anthropology 699 761 2614
History 589 646 2666
Law 661 722 2708
Demography 562 613 2720
Sociology 679 741 2777
Linguistics 556 611 2810
Philosophy 596 658 2983
Archaeology 590 649 3013
Political Science 679 743 3020

Biology rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 546th for Biology in the United States and 3242nd in the World with 1,442 publications made and 42,095 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#546 of 1,612 In the United States
#598 of 1,701 In North America
#3242 of 6,841 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 18 161
1994 11 133
1995 9 159
1996 26 167
1997 22 207
1998 17 237
1999 16 288
2000 22 335
2001 27 399
2002 32 485
2003 39 558
2004 32 546
2005 38 599
2006 38 830
2007 36 892
2008 31 886
2009 34 1015
2010 37 1127
2011 33 1223
2012 48 1422
2013 51 1610
2014 45 1697
2015 34 1826
2016 54 1937
2017 56 2072
2018 59 2140
2019 63 2525
2020 74 2999
2021 65 3204
2022 61 2933
2023 59 3009
2024 62 2741
2025 26 2178

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 1538
Zoology 380 427 1766
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 428 468 2299
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 483 534 2412
Nanotechnology 348 390 2580
Genetics 472 521 2705
Immunology 498 539 2825
Biochemistry 476 525 2893
Paleontology 549 601 3088
Botany 536 591 3223
Neuroscience 804 865 3601

Environmental Science rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 560th for Environmental Science in the United States and 3269th in the World with 1,297 publications made and 38,307 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#560 of 1,637 In the United States
#616 of 1,727 In North America
#3269 of 6,888 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 18 111
1994 11 105
1995 14 159
1996 24 140
1997 19 144
1998 17 188
1999 17 227
2000 13 278
2001 18 338
2002 26 423
2003 30 393
2004 24 379
2005 34 394
2006 28 532
2007 40 623
2008 30 607
2009 31 734
2010 33 788
2011 40 863
2012 52 1012
2013 41 1216
2014 45 1331
2015 29 1521
2016 42 1556
2017 45 1616
2018 56 1725
2019 52 1962
2020 93 2427
2021 56 2608
2022 42 2350
2023 49 2359
2024 54 2139
2025 25 1747

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 483 534 2412
Oceanography 421 475 2509
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 440 493 2841
Ecology 493 548 2982
Geology 515 568 3066
Environmental Chemistry 453 506 3074
Paleontology 549 601 3088
Geography and Cartography 567 624 3242
Earth science and Geophysics 564 622 3287
Environmental Management 644 709 4190

Mathematics rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 446th for Mathematics in the United States and 2407th in the World with 944 publications made and 21,290 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#446 of 1,413 In the United States
#492 of 1,494 In North America
#2407 of 6,434 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 14 81
1994 12 74
1995 6 99
1996 8 93
1997 5 99
1998 11 90
1999 5 113
2000 13 134
2001 10 138
2002 28 235
2003 13 199
2004 22 254
2005 33 274
2006 30 392
2007 37 449
2008 24 472
2009 16 489
2010 28 523
2011 30 627
2012 28 651
2013 42 688
2014 28 878
2015 24 923
2016 29 930
2017 32 865
2018 33 1016
2019 40 1256
2020 85 1592
2021 28 1454
2022 31 1220
2023 30 1249
2024 21 939
2025 16 730

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 347 380 1060
Applied Mathematics 231 265 1379
Blockchain and Cryptography 259 297 1692
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 482 531 2344
Statistics 501 550 2772

Business rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 607th for Business in the United States and 3031st in the World with 537 publications made and 14,367 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Engineering Management, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#607 of 1,388 In the United States
#666 of 1,472 In North America
#3031 of 6,366 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 7 50
1994 6 36
1995 4 70
1996 1 45
1997 3 61
1998 7 66
1999 2 59
2000 5 52
2001 7 89
2002 13 124
2003 10 104
2004 11 129
2005 15 166
2006 12 224
2007 18 258
2008 11 279
2009 15 336
2010 16 370
2011 15 382
2012 18 488
2013 18 504
2014 15 629
2015 20 609
2016 15 626
2017 16 594
2018 17 728
2019 44 838
2020 54 1247
2021 10 958
2022 11 836
2023 20 807
2024 22 715
2025 13 492

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 202 226 616
Management 518 571 2697
Advertising 629 682 2780
Marketing 574 631 2920
Finance 613 672 3146

Art & Design rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 475th for Art & Design in the United States and 2009th in the World with 484 publications made and 14,196 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Multimedia, Literature, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#475 of 1,369 In the United States
#525 of 1,454 In North America
#2009 of 6,010 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 7 23
1994 2 23
1995 4 19
1996 4 16
1997 3 40
1998 6 32
1999 4 49
2000 7 58
2001 7 49
2002 9 106
2003 11 73
2004 7 102
2005 20 103
2006 10 161
2007 20 175
2008 11 179
2009 11 228
2010 18 245
2011 18 276
2012 20 354
2013 17 331
2014 14 423
2015 9 391
2016 13 409
2017 17 413
2018 16 423
2019 25 629
2020 30 755
2021 29 873
2022 15 745
2023 16 745
2024 18 728
2025 11 504

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 251 284 1318
Multimedia 321 358 1338
Art History 636 689 1744
Fashion Design 380 424 1845
Aesthetics 551 607 2351
Literature 665 724 2685

Economics rankings

Harvey Mudd College ranked 635th for Economics in the United States and 2919th in the World with 385 publications made and 10,580 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#635 of 1,361 In the United States
#694 of 1,445 In North America
#2919 of 6,188 In the World

Harvey Mudd College
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 8 35
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 77
2005 11 103
2006 9 140
2007 9 144
2008 11 191
2009 11 205
2010 11 219
2011 10 237
2012 10 310
2013 13 296
2014 13 351
2015 15 359
2016 11 373
2017 18 370
2018 12 427
2019 25 505
2020 25 786
2021 9 562
2022 8 465
2023 13 472
2024 17 378
2025 5 294

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 482 531 2344
Development Studies 580 634 2497
Finance 613 672 3146

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Harvey Mudd College

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Orthodontics 266 291 1236
Dentistry 276 305 1408
Health Science 717 770 2500
Social Psychology 659 720 2568
Public Health 642 698 3053
Psychology 718 777 3138
Surgery 713 767 3444
Medicine 694 752 3473
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 687 745 3580
Anatomy and Physiology 743 797 3696
Psychiatry 876 942 3749
Pathology 860 928 4423