Claremont McKenna College Overview

Claremont McKenna College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. Claremont is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Claremont McKenna College Known For?

• Claremont McKenna has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 8 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Claremont McKenna is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period92% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Claremont McKenna with a bachelor's degree make about $104,736 a year. That's 157% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Claremont McKenna to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Claremont McKenna College?

Contact details for Claremont McKenna are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	500 E 9Th St, Claremont, CA 91711-6400
Phone:	909-621-8000
Website:	www.cmc.edu

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How Do I Get Into Claremont McKenna?

You can apply to Claremont McKenna online at: www.cmc.edu/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for Claremont McKenna

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Claremont McKenna?

With an acceptance rate of 10%, Claremont McKenna is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 10%, and the acceptance rate for women is 10%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Claremont McKenna submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 710 and 760. Math scores were between 730 and 790.

Claremont McKenna received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 36. Math scores were between 31 and 0. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

Can I Afford Claremont McKenna College?

The overall average net price of Claremont McKenna is $56,205. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Claremont McKenna, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $7,631 a year. That adds up to $30,524 over four years for those students.

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Claremont McKenna College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,262 undergraduate students at Claremont McKenna, with 1,240 being full-time and 22 being part-time.

There are also 2 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,240 full-time undergraduates at Claremont McKenna, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Claremont McKenna College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	166
Black or African American	63
Hispanic or Latino	215
White	467
International Students	175
Other Races/Ethnicities	154

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Claremont McKenna College. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at Claremont McKenna. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Claremont McKenna College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Economics	124	0	124
Child Development & Psychology	35	0	35
Political Science & Government	34	0	34
Systems Theory	32	0	32
International Relations & National Security	28	0	28
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	25	0	25
Philosophy	20	0	20
General Biology	18	0	18
History	16	0	16
Communication & Media Studies	14	0	14
Natural Resources Conservation	14	0	14
Finance & Financial Management	0	13	13
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	12	0	12
Public Policy	12	0	12
Mathematics	11	0	11
Accounting	10	0	10
General English Literature	9	0	9
Area Studies	7	0	7
Other Engineering	6	0	6
Computer Science	5	0	5
Physics	5	0	5
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	4	0	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	3	0	3
Human Biology	3	0	3
Religious Studies	3	0	3
Romance Languages	2	0	2
Cognitive Science	2	0	2
Chemistry	2	0	2
Anthropology	2	0	2
Fine & Studio Arts	2	0	2
Ethnic Studies	1	0	1
Classical Languages & Literature	1	0	1
East Asian Languages	1	0	1
Human Resource Management	0	0	0
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0
Medieval Studies	0	0	0
Science, Technology & Society	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0
Dance	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0
TOTAL	463	13	476

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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