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Statement · Claremont, CA

Claremont McKenna College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $15,308 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $86,500.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $104,736 ten years after entering, the 98th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 91% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
1,413

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $86,500 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $7,360 and $52,295 a year depending on income at Claremont McKenna College.

Statement of cost · Claremont McKenna College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$86,500
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$15,308
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$28,849
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$67,980

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $15,308; $30–48k: $7,360; $48–75k: $16,389; $75–110k: $19,325; over $110k: $52,295. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$15,308
$30k–$48k$7,360
$48k–$75k$16,389
$75k–$110k$19,325
Over $110k$52,295

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $104,736; the median graduate who borrowed owes $13,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$87,603
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$105,942
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
98th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$104,736
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
7th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$13,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$11,948

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $87,603; 8 yrs after entry: $105,942; 10 yrs after entry: $104,736. Median graduate debt: $13,500. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $13,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$87,603
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$105,942
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$104,736
Median graduate debt$13,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Claremont McKenna College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
EconomicsBachelor's Degree124$151,744$12,000
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree35not reportednot reported
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree34not reportednot reported
Systems Science and TheoryBachelor's Degree32not reportednot reported
International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree28not reportednot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree25not reportednot reported
PhilosophyBachelor's Degree20not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree18not reportednot reported
HistoryBachelor's Degree16not reportednot reported
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree14not reportednot reported
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree14not reportednot reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree13not reportednot reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree12not reportednot reported
Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's Degree12not reportednot reported
MathematicsBachelor's Degree11not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree10not reportednot reported
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree9not reportednot reported
Area StudiesBachelor's Degree7not reportednot reported
Engineering, OtherBachelor's Degree6not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree5not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Claremont McKenna College: 1,388 undergraduates; 18% of students receive Pell grants; 10% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

10%

3rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

1,388

63rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

18%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

17th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

91%

finish within 150% of normal time

95th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

not reported

Median family income

$71,150

82nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

not reported

Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30knot reported
$30k–$48knot reported
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.