Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Claremont, CA
Population 8,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (96% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,394
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 42%
From Region 6%
Athletes 51.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 36%
Asian 17%
Hispanic 15%
International 15%
Mixed 9%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Claremont McKenna College 374 49% / 51% 17% $99,405 92 91%
Engineering 11 73% / 27% 18% $99,921 92
Computer Science 12 67% / 33% 8% $152,972 100
Chemistry 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $66,836 48
Geology $65,932 46
Mathematics 6 +4 67% / 33% 50% $125,871 99
Physics 6 50% / 50% 33% $89,035 85
Biochemistry 4 50% / 50% 0% $68,277 52
Biology 13 46% / 54% 0% $62,055 34
Biophysics $69,913 56
Human Biology $78,484 73
Neuroscience 9 44% / 56% 11% $62,169 34
Environmental Science 4 +2 25% / 75% 0% $62,848 36
Environmental Studies 7 71% / 29% 29% $62,565 35
Accounting 20 +1 50% / 50% 0% $103,849 94
Economics 110 +26 62% / 38% 26% $138,300 99 88%
Management Engineering 17 +8 59% / 41% 6% $100,092 93
Organizational Behavior 1 0% / 100% 0% $95,894 90
Anthropology $76,080 69
Chicanx/Latinx Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $65,322 44
Chinese 4 50% / 50% 50% $65,388 44
Cognitive Science 2 50% / 50% 0% $85,340 82
English 4 +5 0% / 100% 25% $64,001 40
Foreign Languages 1 0% / 100% 0%
German Studies $65,415 44
History 4 +12 25% / 75% 0% $83,691 80
Interdisciplinary Studies 30 +2 40% / 60% 3% $78,380 73
International Relations 29 +10 34% / 66% 14% $86,210 83 94%
Italian Studies $65,859 45
Media Studies 12 17% / 83% 25% $71,440 60
Middle Eastern Studies $65,812 45
Philosophy 8 +11 75% / 25% 25% $69,199 55
Political Science 23 +16 30% / 70% 0% $65,939 46 95%
Psychology 21 +12 24% / 76% 33% $65,531 44
Public Policy 9 +7 44% / 56% 0% $82,541 79
Religious Studies $63,290 38
Russian and Slavic Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $66,281 46
Sociology $76,147 69
Spanish +6 $64,903 42
Art History $55,479 16
Film/Cinema Studies +8 $55,831 17
Music $54,104 14
Studio Art 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,318 14
Theater 2 50% / 50% 50%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $78,235
ROI Percentile 92th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 91%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 40.1% 150 34% / 66% 13% $74,617 66 95%
Business & Economics 39.6% 148 59% / 41% 20% $128,969 99 88%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 26 46% / 54% 4% $63,052 37
Physical Sciences & Math 3.5% 13 62% / 38% 38% $104,329 95
Computer Science 3.2% 12 67% / 33% 8% $152,972 100
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 11 55% / 45% 18% $62,668 36
Engineering 2.9% 11 73% / 27% 18% $99,921 92
Arts 0.8% 3 33% / 67% 33% $54,318 14

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $5.4M #190 9% $0
Business & Economics $1.1M #205 0% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #360 42% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #468 87% $0
Computer Science $0.1M #375 100% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $7.7M #336 16% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 9%
Yield (Unbound) 27%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 8% 11% 4%
Early Decision 24% 32% 12%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 48%
SAT Range 1480 – 1540
SAT Math Range 740 – 790
SAT RW Range 730 – 740