Claremont McKenna College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Claremont McKenna College

Claremont McKenna College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Claremont, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,388 students of which 1,416 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Claremont McKenna College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 9.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,527 and an ACT midpoint of 34. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,849, with published in-state tuition of $67,980 and a Pell grant recipient share of 18.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $13,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 93.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 98.1%. Graduates earn a median of $104,736 ten years after enrolling, compared with $87,603 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 9100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 80.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.