Claremont McKenna College

Claremont McKenna College incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

Not reported

SAT composite middle score

1,5102025-26 CDS · Source

ACT composite middle score

342025-26 CDS · Source

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

2024-25 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

100%

Average undergraduate need met

100%

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee. The source’s detailed aid table reports 2024-25, although its general page note says 2025-26.

Claremont McKenna College net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at Claremont McKenna College?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Claremont McKenna College's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

89.9%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

98.1%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$127,5322011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$13,450Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 112260).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Claremont McKenna College

Claremont McKenna College accepts about 9% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA9% acceptance
• University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN9% acceptance
• New York University · New York, NY9% acceptance
• Amherst College · Amherst, MA9% acceptance
• The Juilliard School · New York, NY9% acceptance
• United States Naval Academy · Annapolis, MD9% acceptance
• Bard College · Annandale-On-Hudson, NY9% acceptance
• Barnard College · New York, NY10% acceptance
• Williams College · Williamstown, MA9% acceptance
• Emory University · Atlanta, GA10% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to Claremont McKenna College

Claremont McKenna College's average merit aid is not reported, so similar award amounts cannot be identified. Missing data does not mean the college offers no merit aid.