Jessica Irvine

Harvey Mudd received a $1 million grant from the Los Angeles-based Rose Hills Foundation for Undergraduate Science and Engineering Scholarships. “The purpose of this program is to support science, mathematics and engineering education in California by providing scholarships for undergraduate students studying in those fields at selected colleges and universities

Following a national trend, Pomona College’s applicant pool this year was significantly larger than last year’s. The number of applicants went from 6,149 for the Class of 2013 to 6,765 this year—a 10 percent increase—but the college is aiming for its usual class size of about 390 freshmen. Consequently, the