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Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA · CDS 20252026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
9.4%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
51.1%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$12,709

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,378
Total all graduate2
Grand total all students1,380

Admissions

Total applicants6,939
Total admitted655
Total enrolled335
Overall admit rate9.4%
Admit rate — women10.2%
Admit rate — men8.7%
Yield rate51.1%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan216
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT34.0%
% submitting ACT14.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile730
SAT EBRW 75th %ile760
SAT Math 25th %ile740
SAT Math 75th %ile790
ACT Comp 25th %ile33
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class64.0%
% in top 25% of HS class94.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$63,485
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$17,427
Avg loan debt at graduation$12,709

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist711
# admitted from waitlist61
Waitlist admit rate13.0%
Transfer applicants (total)307
Transfer admit rate8.1%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio8:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)9.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$28,849Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)92.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)94.5%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate97.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$110,798Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant18.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan20.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full23.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress45.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white35.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino14.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian17.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races8.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international14.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women36.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men63.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white63.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian15.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences43.3%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies13.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.0%
Psychology5.6%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services5.6%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs3.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services3.2%
Natural Resources And Conservation2.9%