91%
Graduation Rate
98%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Claremont McKenna College, the graduation rate is 91 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 98 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 296 students out of 324 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Claremont McKenna College.
By gender, 138 male and 158 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 324 | 296 | 91.36% |
|---|
| Men | 160 | 138 | 86.25% |
|---|
| Women | 164 | 158 | 96.34% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Claremont McKenna College.
- Asian: 94.59%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 91.67%
- Hispanic: 88.46%
- White: 93.33%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 90.00%
- Unknown: 77.78%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| Asian | 94.59%(35/37) |
86.67%(13/15) |
100.00%(22/22) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 91.67%(11/12) |
75.00%(3/4) |
100.00%(8/8) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 88.46%(46/52) |
84.62%(22/26) |
92.31%(24/26) |
|---|
| White | 93.33%(126/135) |
91.04%(61/67) |
95.59%(65/68) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 90.00%(18/20) |
84.62%(11/13) |
100.00%(7/7) |
|---|
| Unknown | 77.78%(14/18) |
70.00%(7/10) |
87.50%(7/8) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Claremont McKenna College, 45 of 49 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 91.84%.