Claremont McKenna College Business Programs

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

Claremont McKenna College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Claremont McKenna.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#93	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Claremont McKenna has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Highest Paid Economics Graduates	College Factual
#1	Highest Paid Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Graduates	College Factual
#12	Best Economics Schools	College Factual
#12	Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Schools	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/ClaremontMcKennaCollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/cmcnews

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	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Claremont McKenna?

With an acceptance rate of 13%, 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 13%, and the acceptance rate for women is 13%.

Average Test Scores

About 62% 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 660 and 730. Math scores were between 670 and 770.

Claremont McKenna received ACT scores from 44% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 35. Math scores were between 28 and 33. Composite scores were between 31 and 34.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Claremont McKenna, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $5,560 a year. That adds up to $22,240 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Claremont McKenna is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Claremont McKenna College

In 2019-2020, 1,264 students took at least one online class at the school.

Claremont McKenna College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	116	0	116
Accounting	11	0	11
Finance	0	10	10
Organizational Behavior Studies	3	0	3
General Economics	0	0	0
TOTAL	130	10	140

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
• Image Credit: By Improve917 under License

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