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Claremont McKenna College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts

Geographical Reach National

Location Claremont, CA

Population 8,500,000

Website http://www.cmc.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,379

Men / Women 50% / 50%

White 38%

International 15%

Asian 14%

Hispanic 13%

Black 9%

Mixed 5%

Native American 0%

From State 42%

From Region 6%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 40%

Business & Economics 38%

Life & Natural Sciences 14%

Computer Science 3%

Engineering 2%

Physical Sciences & Math 2%

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 (91% 😎)

Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)

Days Without Precipitation 324 (96% 🏖️)

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

Research

Research Level R3

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$6M	#158
Engineering, Computing & Math	$0M	#426
Life & Natural Sciences	$1M	#489

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 48%

SAT Range 1490 – 1530

SAT Math Range 740 – 790

SAT RW Range 730 – 760

ACT Range 33 – 35

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Claremont McKenna College	343	52% / 48%	13%	$103,562		91%
Engineering	7 —	100% / 0%	57%	$109,063	97	—
Computer Science	9 —	78% / 22%	22%	$171,799	100	—
Chemistry	— +1	—	—	$69,064	56	—
Geology	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$64,093	43	—
Mathematics	2 +6	0% / 100%	0%	$120,853	98	—
Physics	4 +2	75% / 25%	0%	$93,489	89	—
Biochemistry	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$72,486	64	—
Biology	14 +1	21% / 79%	7%	$66,923	51	—
Biophysics	— —	—	—	$73,072	65	—
Environmental Science	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$61,730	36	—
Environmental Studies	12 —	42% / 58%	0%	$61,214	34	—
Human Biology	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$77,185	72	—
Neuroscience	14 +1	43% / 57%	7%	$65,383	46	—
Accounting	10 —	50% / 50%	0%	$108,415	96	—
Economics	99 +21	65% / 35%	20%	$151,744	100	88%
Management Engineering	22 +2	59% / 41%	14%	$116,073	98	—
Organizational Behavior	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$112,940	98	—
Anthropology	— —	—	—	$78,403	74	—
Chicanx/Latinx Studies	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$68,157	54	—
Chinese	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$67,656	53	—
Cognitive Science	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$75,359	69	—
English	7 +5	14% / 86%	14%	$65,866	48	—
German Studies	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$70,512	60	—
History	2 +12	50% / 50%	50%	$78,994	75	—
Interdisciplinary Studies	28 +1	54% / 46%	18%	$79,528	76	—
International Relations	20 +10	35% / 65%	15%	$94,590	90	94%
Italian Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$69,824	58	—
Media Studies	5 —	40% / 60%	0%	$74,558	68	—
Middle Eastern Studies	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$69,680	58	—
Philosophy	7 +8	43% / 57%	0%	$69,795	58	—
Political Science	30 +12	47% / 53%	7%	$72,349	64	95%
Psychology	20 +12	45% / 55%	10%	$68,442	55	—
Public Policy	5 +6	20% / 80%	0%	$81,369	79	—
Religious Studies	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$65,605	47	—
Russian and Slavic Studies	— —	—	—	$70,030	59	—
Sociology	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$78,544	75	—
Spanish	1 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$67,768	53	—
Art History	— —	—	—	$52,944	13	—
Film/Cinema Studies	— +7	—	—	$52,915	13	—
Music	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$48,157	7	—
Studio Art	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$52,835	13	—