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The Claremont Colleges

A Top Consortium of 5 Undergraduate and 2 Graduate Colleges

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The Claremont Colleges are unique among college consortia in that the campuses of all the member schools connect to one another. The result is a winning arrangement in which the strengths of a top women's college, a top engineering college, and three top liberal arts colleges combine to give undergraduates a wealth of resources and curricular options. Claremont is a college town located 35 miles from Los Angeles.

In the list below, click on the "learn more" link to access a profile of each school that includes costs, financial aid, and admissions data such as average SAT and ACT scores.

1. Claremont McKenna College

Claremont McKenna CollegeBazookajoe1 / Wikimedia Commons
  • Location: Claremont, California
  • Acceptance Rate: 16.2%
  • Enrollment: 1,135
  • School Type: undergraduate liberal arts and sciences college
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2. Harvey Mudd College

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  • Location: Claremont, California
  • Acceptance Rate: 28.1%
  • Enrollment: 735
  • School Type: undergraduate science and engineering school
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3. Pitzer College

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  • Location: Claremont, California
  • Acceptance Rate: 26.2%
  • Enrollment: 999
  • School Type: undergraduate liberal arts and sciences college
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4. Pomona College

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  • Location: Claremont, California
  • Acceptance Rate: 16.3%
  • Enrollment: 1,547
  • School Type: undergraduate liberal arts and sciences college
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5. Scripps College

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  • Location: Claremont, California
  • Acceptance Rate: 42.9%
  • Enrollment: 890
  • School Type: women's liberal arts and sciences college
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The Claremont College Graduate Schools

I have not profiled the two graduate universities that are part of the Claremont Colleges, but you can access their webpages through the links below:

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