Azimuth places the return pillar for Claremont McKenna College in the 98th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $110,798, which is in the 98th percentile.
That figure is $54,883 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). The return pillar percentile is 98th.
The downside earnings scenario is $53,650, the typical scenario is $110,798, and the upside scenario reaches $146,524. The spread between the lowest- and highest-earning scenarios is wide, with Political Science at $73,826 and Economics at $146,524.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $110,798. Azimuth places that earnings figure in the 98th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 173 completers.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a wide range: a typical scenario at the observed median, a downside scenario of $53,650, and an upside scenario of $146,524. These are scenarios, not observed groups of graduates.
An estimated 41.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $110,798, at the 98th percentile nationally. That is $54,883 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks Claremont McKenna College #36 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Degrees are concentrated in the social sciences, with smaller groups in multi/interdisciplinary studies and psychology.
The downside earnings scenario, estimated from the program mix, sits at $53,650, while the upside reaches $146,524. An estimated 41.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Program choice shapes a wide range of outcomes here. The earnings scenarios span from $53,650 on the downside to $146,524 on the upside.
At the higher end, Economics graduates earn a median of $146,524 four years after completion, from 129 degrees awarded a year. International Relations and National Security Studies follows at $96,520, with 30 degrees awarded.
The published cost of attendance at Claremont McKenna College is $86,500 (an average across living arrangements), but aid covers about 67% of that for the average aid recipient. The average net price for first-time full-time aid recipients, what they pay after grants and scholarships, is $28,849.
Net prices vary by income. Aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 average $15,308, while those from families earning over $110,000 average $52,295.
The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $36,987. Borrowers who finish leave with a median of $13,500 in federal student loans, $11,500 below the median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $153 a month if repaid over ten years. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $52,129 in Parent PLUS loans.