{"id":1567,"date":"2013-05-03T18:03:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T18:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newwww.hmc.edu\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:20:52","slug":"facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast Facts: 91̽»¨"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Founded: 1955<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Degrees offered: Bachelor of science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Majors: biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, independent study program, off-campus major, and joint programs in chemistry and biology; computer science and mathematics; mathematical and computational biology; mathematics and physics; computer science and physics; chemistry and climate; biology and climate; computer science and climate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Students 2025\u20132026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Number of students: 913<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gender ratio: 51% female, 49% male<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faculty\">Faculty 2025\u20132026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faculty: 105 tenured or tenure track<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty gender ratio: 42% female, 58% male<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuition and Financial Aid 2025\u20132026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuition: $72,699<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Room and board: $23,434<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial Aid: About 70 percent of students receive financial aid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Placement Class of 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Graduate or professional school: 28.8%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workforce: 60.9%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Median starting salary for Class of 2025: $124,999.50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Endowment: $455 million as of June 30, 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rankings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wall Street Journal \/ College Pulse Rankings 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No. 4 \u2014 Best Salaries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 15 \u2014 Best Colleges in the U.S.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 23 \u2014 Student Experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>U.S. News &amp; World Report <\/em>Best Colleges 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No. 2 \u2014 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 10 \u2014 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges (tied)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 13 \u2014 Most Innovative (tied)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 14 \u2014 Undergraduate Research\/Creative Projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 18 \u2014 Best Senior Capstone Programs (tied)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 25 \u2014 Best Computer Science Programs (highest undergraduate-only institution) (tied)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 36 \u2014 Best Undergraduate Teaching (tied)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PayScale 2024 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No. 1 \u2014 <em>PayScale 2024 College ROI Report<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 1 for early career salaries (5 years out) \u2014 <em>PayScale 2024 College Salary Report<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 4 for mid-career salaries (10 years out) \u2014 <em>PayScale 2024 College Salary Report<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Princeton Review<\/em> 2025\u20132026 Rankings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <em>The Best Value Colleges 2025 edition<\/em> and <em>The Best 391 Colleges &#8211; 202<\/em>6 <em>edition<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No. 1 for \u201cMost Accessible Professors\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 2 for \u201cTop 20 Best Value Colleges w\/o Aid (Private Schools)\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 2 for \u201cTop 20 Best Career Placement (Private Schools)\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 3 for \u201cTop 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact (Private Schools)\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 4 for \u201cTop 50 Best Value Colleges (Private Schools)\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 7 for &#8220;Best Campus Food&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 15 for \u201cBest Quality of Life\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Washington Monthly <\/em>College Guide and Rankings 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No. 20 \u2014 Best Liberal Arts College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 20 \u2014 Best Bang for the Buck (West Coast)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Awards and Accolades<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>National Academy of Engineering&#8217;s 2012 Bernard M. 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