Claremont McKenna Comparisons

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Claremont, CA
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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for Claremont McKenna College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$52,777 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$59,252 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$52,258 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$51,633 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$51,566 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$51,206 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$59,570 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$60,630 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$51,222 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$54,384 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$52,374 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$51,975 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$60,200 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for Claremont McKenna College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$2,070 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$4,117 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$1,938 higher in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$7,488 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$5,623 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$6,687 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$2,996 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$2,082 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$2,560 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$1,706 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$10,900 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$21,730 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$633 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$2,030 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$14,396 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$18,996 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$29,252 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$11,492 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$202 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$37,780 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Claremont McKenna College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$23,831 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Claremont McKenna College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$3,570 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$5,292 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$3,050 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$2,500 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$2,486 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$580 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$614 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$65 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$2,708 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$1,370 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$1,620 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$804 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$912 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$380 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$42,122 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$126 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$980 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$124 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$148 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$2,060 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$2,802 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$1,582 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$962 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bates College Lewiston, ME	$1,390 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$24,060 lower in-state tuition	90% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$623 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$4,766 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=112260.

Last updated: August 2026