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Claremont McKenna College

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Acceptance Rate

9.6%

Total Profiles

8

SAT Range

1470–1560

User Accept Rate

50.0%

Tuition

$64,150

Undergrad Enrollment

1,379

Applicants

5,799

Yield Rate

49.8%

Student:Faculty

8:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.54
SAT
1340
ACT
29
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.52
SAT
1280
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.25
SAT
ACT
35
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.07
SAT
ACT
31
Round: EA
Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
3.40
SAT
1300
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.99
SAT
1560
ACT
35
Round: ED
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
3.84
SAT
1400
ACT
33
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1490
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$28,849/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $115,396 over four years.

What grads earn

$96,520/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$87,175 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.2 years of pay.

87% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

68%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Claremont McKenna College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$15,308
$30–48k$7,360
$48–75k$16,389
$75–110k$19,325
Over $110k$52,295

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

93%

Completion · all

92%

Completion · Pell

88%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

Median debt

$13,500

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
5,799
Admitted
64511.1%
Enrolled
32150% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling2
Motor Vehicle Theft131
Rape4

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation54% / 46%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball44Basketball18Football83Golf8Soccer32Swimming35Tennis11Track & Field128Water Polo22

Women's

Basketball13Golf13Lacrosse35Soccer26Softball23Swimming35Tennis12Track & Field127Volleyball20Water Polo20
Research Activity
FY 2024
$8Mtotal R&D expenditure#405 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics99 grads
Political Science and Government, General30 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other28 grads
Systems Science and Theory22 grads
International Relations and Affairs20 grads
Experimental Psychology20 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General14 grads
Neuroscience14 grads
Environmental Studies12 grads
Accounting10 grads

4yr Grad Rate

80%

6yr Grad Rate

93%

Retention Rate

98%

Median Earnings

$104,736