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Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA · Private · Large suburb · CMC

Private institution in Claremont, CA · 1,379 undergraduates · 11% acceptance rate · $104,736 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$27,3841,614th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$64,1501,987th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$64,1501,987th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$82,1271,939th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$13,500243rd lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$104,73624th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$87,60334th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
95.2%37th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
96.3%102nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
11.1%39th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
151425th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
349th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,3791,167th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
19.5%1,741st highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 41 mi (LAX)

On 10 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$70
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$90,856$87,754
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$65,387—
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682$41,025
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors——
Cognitive ScienceMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.