Claremont McKenna College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 8,500,000

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 534 (38.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Claremont McKenna College 374 49% 35% 16% 5% 17% 17% $105,946 97 +1.27 91 95%
Engineering 11 — 73% 27% 36% 9% 9% 18% $110,762 91 +0.93 93 — — — — —
Computer Science 12 — 67% 42% 17% 0% 25% 8% $150,826 80 +0.76 100 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,423 73 +0.27 50 — — — — —
Geology — — — — — — — — $68,279 66 +0.29 34 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +4 67% 17% 17% 0% 17% 50% $125,476 92 +1.51 98 — — — — —
Physics 6 — 50% 17% 0% 17% 17% 33% $101,615 89 +1.30 88 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $69,355 41 -0.19 37 — — — — —
Biology 13 — 46% 46% 0% 15% 23% 0% $68,069 59 +0.19 33 — — — — —
Biophysics — — — — — — — — $71,041 49 -0.04 41 — — — — —
Human Biology — — — — — — — — $78,179 84 +0.78 59 — — — — —
Neuroscience 9 — 44% 22% 56% 11% 0% 11% $67,309 45 +0.03 31 — — — — —
Environmental Science 4 +2 25% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $66,495 86 +0.99 29 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 7 — 71% 57% 0% 0% 14% 29% $66,154 86 +0.94 28 — — — — —
Accounting 20 +1 50% 40% 10% 5% 30% 0% $129,524 99 +2.75 98 — — — — —
Economics 110 +26 62% 29% 18% 2% 13% 26% $150,696 94 +1.98 100 96% — — — —
Management Engineering 17 +8 59% 47% 18% 12% 6% 6% $141,485 99 +3.32 99 — — — — —
Organizational Behavior 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $107,538 96 +2.27 92 — — — — —
Chicanx/Latinx Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $67,061 73 +0.62 30 — — — — —
Chinese 4 — 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% 50% $67,409 82 +0.84 31 — — — — —
English 4 +5 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $63,940 94 +1.41 22 — — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,474 82 +0.84 32 — — — — —
German Studies — — — — — — — — $68,079 76 +0.70 33 — — — — —
History 4 +12 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $69,798 91 +1.26 38 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 30 +2 40% 50% 20% 3% 10% 3% $67,245 91 +0.95 31 — — — — —
Italian Studies — — — — — — — — $68,019 76 +0.70 33 — — — — —
Middle Eastern Studies — — — — — — — — $68,184 76 +0.71 33 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 +11 75% 38% 25% 12% 0% 25% $68,877 77 +0.56 35 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $65,742 96 +1.84 27 — — — — —
Russian and Slavic Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,815 76 +0.68 32 — — — — —
Spanish — +6 — — — — — — $67,591 83 +0.85 32 — — — — —
Anthropology — — — — — — — — $77,103 97 +1.83 57 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,076 70 -0.19 59 — — — — —
International Relations 29 +10 34% 28% 14% 7% 28% 14% $86,210 92 +0.70 74 94% — — — —
Media Studies 12 — 17% 8% 17% 8% 25% 25% $73,574 88 +1.09 48 — — — — —
Political Science 23 +16 30% 35% 9% 9% 30% 0% $65,939 34 -0.46 27 95% — — — —
Psychology 21 +12 24% 24% 24% 0% 14% 33% $67,611 79 +0.69 32 — — — — —
Public Policy 9 +7 44% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $79,131 78 +0.51 62 — — — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $76,598 97 +1.79 56 — — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $51,061 57 -0.06 4 — — — — —
Film/Cinema Studies — +8 — — — — — — $59,491 95 +1.52 13 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $50,994 68 +0.46 4 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $53,480 82 +0.71 6 — — — — —
Theater 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $49,025 86 +0.80 3 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $78,235
ROI Percentile 91th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 39.6% 148 59% 32% 17% 3% 14% 20% $146,485 99 +2.24 99 96% —
Social Sciences 25.7% 96 30% 32% 14% 5% 24% 15% $74,872 93 +0.43 52 95% —
Humanities 14.4% 54 41% 43% 17% 6% 11% 11% $67,451 92 +0.92 31 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 26 46% 42% 19% 12% 15% 4% $68,004 51 +0.07 33 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.5% 13 62% 23% 8% 8% 15% 38% $110,536 92 +1.32 93 — —
Computer Science 3.2% 12 67% 42% 17% 0% 25% 8% $150,826 88 +0.76 100 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 11 55% 45% 9% 0% 18% 18% $66,278 75 +0.96 28 — —
Engineering 2.9% 11 73% 27% 36% 9% 9% 18% $110,762 82 +0.93 93 — —
Arts 0.8% 3 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $50,510 45 +0.77 4 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 83 $817K $817K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 52 $28K $28K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 52 $112K $112K $0
Baseball 44 $261K $261K $0
Swimming & Diving 35 $182K $182K $0
Soccer 32 $326K $326K $0
Cross Country 24 $94K $94K $0
Water Polo 22 $113K $113K $0
Basketball 18 $295K $295K $0
Tennis 11 $293K $293K $0
Golf 8 $171K $171K $0
Total 294 $2.7M $2.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 51 $31K $31K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 51 $127K $127K $0
Lacrosse 35 $201K $201K $0
Swimming & Diving 35 $185K $185K $0
Soccer 26 $253K $253K $0
Cross Country 25 $90K $90K $0
Softball 23 $168K $168K $0
Volleyball 20 $223K $223K $0
Water Polo 20 $131K $131K $0
Basketball 13 $235K $235K $0
Golf 13 $178K $178K $0
Tennis 12 $257K $257K $0
Total 240 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 103 $59K $59K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 103 $239K $239K $0
Football 83 $817K $817K $0
Swimming & Diving 70 $368K $368K $0
Soccer 58 $579K $579K $0
Cross Country 49 $185K $185K $0
Baseball 44 $261K $261K $0
Water Polo 42 $244K $244K $0
Lacrosse 35 $201K $201K $0
Basketball 31 $530K $530K $0
Softball 23 $168K $168K $0
Tennis 23 $550K $550K $0
Golf 21 $350K $350K $0
Volleyball 20 $223K $223K $0
Total 534 $4.9M $4.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 9.4%
Yield (non-ED) 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%
Unhooked Early Decision 18% 24% —

Hooked: recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

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