Claremont McKenna College
CA · Private · West · Liberal arts college · Top 10 tier · 1,371 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~64% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Superscores
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry; required for fall 2028.
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
Send all scores? Required
Must self-report all subsections from each test date.
School’s words: “those who choose to submit scores (ACT, SAT, or both) can either submit self-reported or official scores. ... admitted applicants who enroll at CMC—and chose to include test scores during the application process—will be required to send official test scores prior to the first day of classes ... Students must self-report all subsections from each test date.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 625 | 10.3% | 28.2% | Not reported | 100% | 56% | 53% | 1380-1490 | 31-34 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 708 | 13.3% | 35.1% | Not reported | 100% | 62% | 44% | 1330-1460 | 31-34 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 633 | 11.2% | 28.8% | 56% | 53% | 28% | 25% | 1440-1500 | 32-35 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 591 | 10.4% | 29.5% | 68% | 45% | 28% | 17% | 1450-1540 | 33-35 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 645 | 11.1% | 24.8% | Not reported | 45% | 29% | 16% | 1470-1530 | 33-35 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 626 | 9.6% | 23.4% | 67% | 39% | 26% | 13% | 1490-1550 | 33-35 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 655 | 9.4% | 22.1% | 64% | 48% | 34% | 14% | 1480-1540 | 33-35 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 13%
- 2024: 5%
- 2023: 11%
- 2022: 2%
- 2021: 2%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
CMC's 2025 class profile reports 6,939 applicants and 655 admitted, with SAT Reading & Writing 730–760, Math 740–790 and ACT 33–35. The profile does not say which group the ranges describe.
Source: CMC Class Profile 2025 (PDF) ↗