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Claremont mckenna college
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Established in 1946, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is a highly selective, independent, coeducational, residential, undergraduate liberal arts college with a curricular emphasis on economics, government, and public affairs.
School Overview:
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| County | Los Angeles County, CA |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I |
| Institution Level | 4 or more years |
| Institution Control | Private, non-profit |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 1,140 students |
| Total Enrollment | 1,140 students |
| Total Dormitory Capacity | 1,018 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 63 % |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 10 % |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $4,709 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 8% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $7,733 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 55% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $17,500 |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 26% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $2,820 |
- Originally founded as Claremont Men's College, CMC became coeducational in 1976 and changed its name to Claremont McKenna College in 1981 in honor of its most visionary and founding trustee, Donald C. McKenna.
- Claremont McKenna College covers nearly fifty acres in the heart of The Claremont Colleges in Claremont, California. A comfortable college town of 35,000 residents, Claremont is nestled at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
- CMC houses eleven on-campus Research Institutes, offering students and faculty the unique opportunity to merge research, teaching and learning. CMC is also a member of The Claremont Colleges, a consortium of five undergraduate college and two graduate institutions. Based on the Oxford/Cambridge model, The Claremont Colleges represent the only planned consortium in the United States offering CMC students diverse opportunities and resources typically only found at much larger universities.
- Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.
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