| The college, which operates on a semester system, has 12 academic departments, 10 research institutes and 32 majors, the most popular of which are economics, government, psychology, and international relations. The student to faculty ratio is 9:1 and 82% of the classes have fewer than 20 students. The four year graduation rate is 84%, and the freshman retention rate, which is an indicator of student satisfaction, is 96%. Ranking - In 2010, Forbes named CMC the 9th best college/ university nationwide and placing it second among all colleges and universities in California .
- The Wall Street Journal listed it as the eighth best liberal arts feeder school into elite graduate programs in law, business and medicine.
- Consumer's Digest ranked it fifth in "Top Value" among private liberal arts colleges. The rankings are based on attributes that validate or define the institutions' academic prowess, factored against annual cost of tuition, fees and room and board.
- Newsweek ranked it among the top 25 schools in America in several top 25 categories in 2011. It was ranked the 20th "Most Desirable School," 8th "Most Desirable Suburban School," 7th "Most Desirable Small Schools," 24th "Brainiac Schools", 17th "Stocked With Jocks," and 7th "Great Education, Great Tan."
- The Daily Beast ranked Claremont McKenna the "Happiest College" in the country in 2010 and 2011.
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| Colleges Pomona College
Established in 1887, Pomona is the founding member of The Claremont Colleges. Pomona offers a traditional liberal arts program, with majors in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, to approximately 1,520 men and women. Claremont Graduate University
With an enrollment of just over 2,000 students, the Claremont Graduate University was founded in 1925 and offers master's and doctoral degrees in the humanities and social sciences, government, economics, mathematics, botany, management and education. Claremont University Consortium
Claremont University Consortium (CUC) is the central coordinating and support organization for a highly regarded cluster of seven independent colleges known as The Claremont Colleges located in Southern California. Originally established in 1925 as part of Claremont University Center, in July 2000, CUC incorporated as a freestanding tax-exempt organization with a visionary Chief Executive Officer, committed Board of Overseers and 350 full-time employees. Scripps College
An undergraduate women's college with a current enrollment of nearly 900 was founded by Ellen Browning Scripps in 1926. Scripps is well known for its core curriculum in the humanities and its emphasis on interdisciplinary study. Scripps offers concentrations in the arts, language and literature, philosophy and religion, science and social studies. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College is a highly selective, co-educational, liberal arts college educating leaders in business and public affairs. CMC was founded in 1946 and has a current enrollment of approximately 1,200 students. Harvey Mudd College
A coeducational, 735-student college, Harvey Mudd joined the consortium in 1955 and offers undergraduate programs in engineering, science and mathematics, while also emphasizing the humanities and social sciences. The school produces highly competent scientists, mathematicians and engineers who understand the impact of their work on society. Pitzer College
With a curriculum that emphasizes the social and behavioral sciences, particularly psychology, sociology, anthropology and political studies, Pitzer was founded in 1963 and is a coeducational college that enrolls nearly 950 students. Keck Graduate Institute
The seventh and newest member of The Claremont Colleges was founded in 1997, KGI has a current enrollment of 85 students. The first American graduate school dedicated exclusively to the emerging fields of the applied life sciences, KGI offers professionally-oriented master's degrees. Its mission is to combine the vast power of ongoing developments in molecular biology, chemistry and related fields with creative, application-centered engineering. |
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