Claremont McKenna College Common Data Set 2025-26

CATest policy: Test-optional: SAT or ACT considered if submitted, not required; highest superscore used; international applicants with non-English instruction need an approved English test and writing assessmentCompare with other schools AP credit policy

Acceptance rate

9.4%

655 of 6,939

Early decision rate

22.1%

Non-ED pool: 7.4%

SAT middle 50%

1480–1540

ACT middle 50%

33–35

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Admissions

AppliedC1	6,939
AdmittedC1	655
EnrolledC1	335
YieldC1	51.1%
Early decisionC21	216 of 978 (22.1%)
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	711
Accepted a placeC2	469
Admitted from waitlistC2	61
Odds if you stay on the listC2	13%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	34%
Submitted ACTC9	14%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	730–760
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	740–790
Average high school GPAC12	—
GPA of 4.0C11	—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	—
GPA below 3.50C11	—

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$75,300
Required feesG1	$420
Food and housingG1	$23,270
Need fully met (first-years)H2	100%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$72,875
Average need-based grantH2	$66,407

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankConsidered
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayVery important
Recommendation(s)Very important
InterviewImportant
Extracurricular activitiesVery important
Talent/abilityImportant
Character/personal qualitiesVery important
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relation—
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	1,378
First-year retentionB22	97.9%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	89.9%

Notes on this filing

Filing header reads CDS 2024-2025 but the cover says 2025-2026 collection and the data reflect Fall 2025 enrollment; year set to 2025-26.
C1: applicant total 6939 printed and matches the sum of the gender rows; enrolled total 335 matches.
C2: waitlist block read by position: offered 711, accepted place 469, admitted from waitlist 61. Waitlist is not ranked.
C7: Alumni/ae relation cell contains typed text 'yes 2025 no 2026' rather than a checkbox; left null.
C8: C8A marks SAT/ACT as 'not required, considered if submitted'; C8F confirms superscore use and adds English-test requirement for some international applicants.
C11/C12: GPA distribution and average were not reported (filing states GPA data not reported); all GPA fields null.
B4-B21: 6-year rate 89.91% taken from the Fall 2019 cohort total column (line H). The 4-year rate is not printed (line D total 230 of 327 final cohort), so grad_rate_4yr is null.
G1: first-year and all-undergraduate cost columns are the same; costs are for 2026-27 (not yet final, expected April 2026). Room and board 23,270 is food and housing; new student orientation fee of $500 excluded from fields. Tuition is single rate, so in-state/out-of-state are null.
H2: aid figures are from the 2024-25 final column (checked), not 2025-26 estimated, while the cohort is Fall 2025 first-time full-time first-years. Need fully met computed as 130/130 = 100.0 from printed counts.
H2: line H (fully met) and line D (any need-based aid) both 130 for first-time full-time first-year students.

Source: Claremont McKenna College Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.