Washington Monthly Ranks Harvey Mudd Second in Nation for Public Service

Harvey Mudd College ranked No. 2 among liberal arts colleges in Washington Monthly’s 2024 College Guide and Rankings issue, a rating of U.S. colleges and universities based on contributions to the public good.

Harvey Mudd has ranked in the top five since 2016 and held the No. 1 spot for the previous three years. This year Berea College in Kentucky took the top place.

Two other Claremont colleges ranked in the top 10 of national liberal arts colleges this year, the strongest showing yet in Washington Monthly’s rankings. In addition to Harvey Mudd at No. 2, Claremont McKenna College came in at No. 9 and Pomona College at No. 10.

“We rate schools based on what they do for the country,” wrote Washington Monthly editors in the guide’s introduction. “We rank four-year schools (national universities, liberal arts colleges, baccalaureate colleges, and master’s universities) based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research and providing opportunities for public service.”

Harvey Mudd continually rates highly in these and many other survey factors with its emphasis on community engagement, integration of community service into the curriculum, support of student service organizations, collaborative programs in local schools, efforts to build a more diverse community and mission to educate socially responsible leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Harvey Mudd consistently ranks high among colleges and universities for the percentage of alumni who go on to earn a PhD in science and engineering.