🏠 Harvey Mudd College — Parent Guide

🏠 How housing selection works at Harvey Mudd College

requires all students to live on campus for all four years and guarantees housing. With only about 900 undergraduates, Mudd is one of the smallest engineering-focused colleges in the country, and its is exceptionally tight-knit. The at Mudd is famous for its collaborative, creative, and often irreverent atmosphere.

First-Year Housing:All incoming students are assigned to one of Mudd's residence halls before arriving. Freshmen are typically placed in or — the "classic" Mudd halls — and are grouped by floor with other first-year students to build community quickly. makes placements based on a lifestyle questionnaire.

and Self-Governance:Each of Mudd's dorms has a strong culture and high degree of student autonomy. Dorms run their own social activities, traditions, and internal governance. is a real phenomenon at Mudd — students often identify closely with their all four years.

Room Draw:After first year, students participate in a spring room draw. Students receive a random draw number; seniors pick first, then juniors, then sophomores. Most students stay in the same all four years by choice, as returning residents often have priority. Students may form pull groups to select rooms together.

Claremont Consortium Access:Harvey Mudd students can take classes and use facilities at all seven Claremont Colleges (Pomona, Scripps, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, CMC, CGU, KGI). The campuses are adjacent and walkable. Mudd students may also live in housing at a 5C partner college under certain circumstances (subject to availability).