Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (29% of graduates). 8 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 89% of colleges. 90% of faculty are full-time. Spends $47,965 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
374 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 57% of graduates; 30 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.060329% 110Graduates in this field earn $146,524 4 years out
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 30.99998.0% 30
- International Relations and Affairs 45.09017.8% 29Graduates in this field earn $96,520 4 years out
- Political Science and Government, General 45.10016.1% 23Graduates in this field earn $73,826 4 years out
- Experimental Psychology 42.27045.6% 21
Fastest-growing field: Social sciences, 38% → 43% of graduates since 2014–15 (162 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Economics$146,524 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $89,505
4 years after completion$146,524National median: $82,686Above typicalMedian federal debt: $12,000 · 253 graduates, two most recent years combined
International Relations and National Security Studies$96,520 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$96,520National median: $66,596Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 58 graduates, two most recent years combined
Political Science and Government$73,826 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $42,552
4 years after completion$73,826National median: $63,293Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 80 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 8 to 1 in its Common Data Set.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Class sizes
85%
of classes have fewer than 20 students; 1% have 50 or more
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 33 | 10% |
| 10–19 | 255 | 76% |
| 20–29 | 45 | 13% |
| 30–39 | 0 | 0% |
| 40–49 | 0 | 0% |
| 50–99 | 4 | 1% |
| 100+ | 0 | 0% |
This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.
Programs & curriculum
- Cross-registration
- Double major
- Domestic exchange program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Student-designed major
- Study abroad
Requires coursework in English composition, a foreign language, history, physical education, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.
$150,310
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Claremont McKenna College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Claremont McKenna College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)