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Claremont McKenna College
500 East Ninth Street
Claremont, CA 91711

Official telephone: (909) 621-8000
Fax number: (909) 621-8790

Website: www.claremontmckenna.edu

Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

669 men, 548 women, 1,217 total

Full-time undergraduates:

668 men, 548 women, 1,216 total

Part-time undergraduates:

1 men

Total graduate students:

17 men, 3 women, 20 total

Full-time graduate students:

17 men, 3 women, 20 total

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

West

Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state:

55%

First-year student breakdown:


2.1%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
10.3%	Asian or Pacific Islander
4.3%	Hispanic
48.6%	White (non-Hispanic)
6.0%	total international (nonresident aliens)
28.4%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


3.2%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
11.6%	Asian or Pacific Islander
8.9%	Hispanic
48.6%	White (non-Hispanic)
6.0%	total international (nonresident aliens)
21.5%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

56 acres

City or town school is located in:

Claremont, CA

Population of city/town:

33,998

Nearest major city:

Los Angeles

Distance of nearest major city:

35 miles

Population of nearest major city:

3,694,820

Online campus map:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/
about/campusmaps/

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (87%)
single-student apartments (13%)
special housing for disabled students

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

99%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

98%

Percent of students who live off campus:

Students required to live on campus:

All first-year students must live on campus.

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

50%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

220

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Science library.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Athenaeum, art collection, theatre, auditorium, hall of music.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

writing

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, military, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, international students, learning disabled students counseling.

Career placement services:

internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, graduate school planning, community service programs, fellowships and scholarships, alumni support.

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, ; other services provided on an individual basis.

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station

School newspaper(s):

The Claremont Independent
The Forum
The Port Side
The Student Life

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

110

Campus-based religious organizations:

Hillel, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Muslim Students Association, Pathfinder Christian Fellowship

Minority student organizations:

Asian Pacific American Mentoring Program, Civitas, Office of Black Student Affairs, Chicano-Latino Student Affairs, Hawaiian Club

International student organizations:

International Club, Korean Student Association

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Amnesty International, Investment Club, Bike Shop, Democrats of the Claremont Colleges, James Madison Society, Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students' Union, Model UN, Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company, Shades, Society for the Preservation of Acoustic Music, Student Association for the Environment, Student Health Advisory Committee, Under the Lights, Without a Box, The Women's Forum, Accounting Association, College Republicans, Debate Union, Economics Association, Entrepreneurial Society

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Mike Sutton,
Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Jodie Burton,
Senior Woman Administrator

Athletics homepage:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/
construction/webca

School colors:

maroon and gold

School mascot:

Stags (men)/Athenas (women)

Athletic conference memberships:

Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III), Western Water Polo Association (Division III)

Sports offered

Scholarships?

Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

30%

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

40%

Athletic facilities:

baseball, football, lacrosse, soccer, softball, and track fields; basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts; gymnasium, swimming pool

Intramural/Recreational sports:

basketball, bocce, dodgeball, flag football, golf, homerun derby, inner-tube water polo, paintball, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball

Club sports for men:

crew, cycling, lacrosse, rugby, volleyball

Club sports for women:

ballroom dancing, crew, cycling, rugby

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Ontario, CA (10 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Los Angeles (35 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Claremont, CA (2 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Pomona, CA (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

40%

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

20% immediately, 40% within one year of graduation, 90% within 15 years of graduation

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

Arizona State University, Boston University, California Western School of Law, Columbia University, Cornell University, Creighton University, Duke University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania State University--University Park, Stanford University, Tufts University, University of California--Irvine, University of Illinois--Chicago, University of Oregon, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California.

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

50% within six months of graduation, 65% within one year of graduation, 70% within two years of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Accounting, business, consulting, education/nonprofit, financial services, investment banking, government/law (military), medicine/health, science and technology.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Henry Kravis, financier
David Dreier, U.S. Congressman
Thomas Leppert, mayor, Dallas, TX.

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