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Claremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Claremont, California. It was established in 1946 as Claremont Men's College. It was renamed Claremont McKenna College in honor of Donald McKenna, a founding trustee, in 1981. The campus is spread across an area of 50 acres. CMC offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.
CMC has an active student life. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations, such as the Asian Pacific American Mentoring Program, the Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company, Claremont Colleges Debate Union and Claremont Colleges Fencing Club.
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Campus Location500 E 9th St
Claremont, CA 91711-6400
USA
Main Tel: (909) 621-8000
Web Site The campus is in a large suburb. |
HighlightsWhere the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in liberal arts and mathematics.
- Selective admissions.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- High faculty salary.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Large number of students.
- High male/female ratio.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- ROTC
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 281 | 40 |
StudentsStudent enrollment was 1,135 in 2007-2008 (1,131 full-time equivalent). About 54% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 46% of the class. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. About 7% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 93% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 37,060 | | Room | $ 6,110 | | Board | $ 5,820 | | Books and supplies | $ 900 | | Other | $ 1,100 |
Financial Aid: Claremont McKenna participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2008-2009): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 71 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 33 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 36 |
Housing and MealsClaremont McKenna provides on-campus housing for 1,098 of its 1,131 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).
AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southern California Intercoll Athletic Conference for major sports.
Admissions (2008-2009)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 19% | | Women | 19% | | All | 19% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 650-750 | | Math | 650-750 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (35 awarded) - Accounting
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded) CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
ENGINEERING (8 awarded) - Engineering/Industrial Management
FINE ARTS (1 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LAW (0 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (167 awarded) - Anthropology
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Russian Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (5 awarded) MEDIA (3 awarded) - Communication and Media Studies
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
MEDICINE (5 awarded) MUSIC (2 awarded) PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (7 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (13 awarded) - Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physics
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