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Claremont McKenna College

The Claremont McKenna College Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 15 reports on file, 2012–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

In its 2025-26 report, Claremont McKenna College says 6,939 first-year students applied and 655 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 9.4%. 335 admitted students enrolled (51% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 1480–1540 and ACT of 33–35. Early decision: 216 of 978 applicants admitted (22%). Waitlist: 711 offered a spot, 469 accepted one, and 61 admitted from it. Compared with 2024-25, applications rose 6.3% (6,529 to 6,939), the acceptance rate went from 9.6% to 9.4%, and the early decision admit rate went from 23% to 22%.

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CLAREMONT, CAIPEDS 112260CARNEGIE CLASS 21
§15 reports2012–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
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2024-25
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2023-24
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,480
Median1,510
75th1,540
§ 34% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th33
Median34
75th35
§ 14% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 9%SAT SUBMIT 34%ACT SUBMIT 14%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offeredNo Early Action reportedSecond binding round indicated; ED rate is blended.
Likely ED share of class64%216 ED admits / 335 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple3.0x22% ED vs 7% all other rounds
Seats left after ED119of 335 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate7%439 admitted from 5,961 applicants
§ Adjusted admission flow

Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

Early Decision
Applicants978reported count
Admits21622%
Class seats216assumes ED admits enroll
All other rounds
Applicants5,961reported count
Admits4397%
Class seats11927% estimated yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
Early Decision97821622%216Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds5,9614397%119All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision.
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 51%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
§ Wait list attrition

66% joined after being offered a spot. 13% of students who joined were admitted. 10% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot711
Accepted a wait-list spot469
Admitted from wait list61
Joined after being offered66%
Admitted after joining13%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $70. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Partial merit profileAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients247% of first-year full-time students
Avg net price$28,849Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $3,613,633.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio8EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
626ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate10%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
6529ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
337ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
337ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate54%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile33ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile34ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile35ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate13%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile720ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile750ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile770ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile750ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile780ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile790ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate26%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded343DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded13DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$350COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$67,630COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$350COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$67,630COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$91,510DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$91,510DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Endowment

Endowment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Endowment net assets, beginning of fiscal year$1,206,468,000F2324_F2.F2H01
Endowment net assets, end of fiscal year$1,319,992,000F2324_F2.F2H02
Endowment net investment return$159,669,000F2324_F2.F2H03B
Endowment new gifts and additions$6,490,000F2324_F2.F2H03A
Endowment spending distribution for current use$-59,013,000F2324_F2.F2H03C
Other changes in endowment net assets$6,378,000F2324_F2.F2H03D

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment1383DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment3DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment7DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment1393DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment1390DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate50%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,582SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$8,411SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,868SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate13%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate28%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate13%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityClaremontHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringMaster's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameClaremont McKenna CollegeHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category1,000 - 4,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleSuburb: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateCaliforniaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years75%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years90%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years91%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate98%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time91%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate100%EF2021D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate5%DRVGR2020.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$104,736
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
91%
6-year completion
Average net price
$28,849
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$13,500
federal loans only
Nonpayment
5%
FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$66,067$66k
MEDIAN
$104,736$105k
P75
$182,223$182k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$15,308
$30,001 – $48,000
$7,360
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$16,389
$75,001 – $110,000
$19,325
$110,001 and up
$52,295
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
75%
6-yr grad
91%
8-yr grad
91%
Retention
98%
Pell grad
92%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

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