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Claremont McKenna College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Claremont, CA
Population 8,500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,379
Men / Women 50% / 50%
White 38%
International 15%
Asian 14%
Hispanic 13%
Black 9%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 40%
Business & Economics 38%
Life & Natural Sciences 15%
Engineering, Computing & Math 6%
Arts 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,980
Est. Cost of Attendance $86,500
10-Year ROI $389,000
ROI Percentile 100th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (96th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 9%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $6M #159
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #433
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #499

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 39%
SAT Range 1,470 – 1,560
ACT Range 33 – 35

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Claremont McKenna College 343 52% / 48% 13% $134,287
Computer Science 9 78% / 22% 22%
Engineering 7 100% / 0% 57%
Mathematics 2 +6 0% / 100% 0%
Physics 4 +2 75% / 25% 0%
Biochemistry 3 33% / 67% 0%
Biology 14 +1 21% / 79% 7%
Biophysics
Chemistry
Environmental Science 4 25% / 75% 0%
Environmental Studies 12 42% / 58% 0%
Geology 1 100% / 0% 0%
Human Biology 2 0% / 100% 0%
Neuroscience 14 +1 43% / 57% 7%
Accounting 10 50% / 50% 0%
Economics 99 +21 65% / 35% 20% $134,287
Management Engineering 22 +2 59% / 41% 14%
Organizational Behavior 1 100% / 0% 0%
Anthropology
Chicanx/Latinx Studies 3 67% / 33% 0%
Chinese 2 100% / 0% 0%
Cognitive Science 1 0% / 100% 0%
English 7 +5 14% / 86% 14%
German Studies 2 100% / 0% 0%
History 2 +12 50% / 50% 50%
Interdisciplinary Studies 28 +1 54% / 46% 18%
International Relations 20 +10 35% / 65% 15%
Italian Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Media Studies 5 40% / 60% 0%
Middle Eastern Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Philosophy 7 +8 43% / 57% 0%
Political Science 30 +12 47% / 53% 7%
Psychology 20 +12 45% / 55% 10%
Public Policy 5 +6 20% / 80% 0%
Religious Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Russian and Slavic Studies
Sociology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Spanish 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Art History
Film/Cinema Studies
Music 1 100% / 0% 0%
Studio Art 1 0% / 100% 0%