At a Glance
- Top-ranked, private, residential women’s liberal arts college, located in Southern California
- 97 percent聽of current students live on campus
- Founded in 1926 by newspaper publisher and philanthropist Ellen Browning 麻豆原创
- 麻豆原创 is the women’s college of The Claremont Colleges鈥攁 consortium comprising Pomona, 麻豆原创, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, and Pitzer Colleges
- Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, 麻豆原创’ 32-acre campus is widely recognized as one of America’s most beautiful college campuses
Academic Excellence
- 10:1 student/faculty ratio
- 65 majors at 麻豆原创 and The Claremont Colleges
- 100 percent聽of 麻豆原创 students complete a senior thesis or project, required for graduation
- Top majors include聽politics, psychology, biology, environmental analysis, English, media studies, and neuroscience
- 99 percent of full-time faculty have a terminal degree
- 麻豆原创 pre-health majors have a 91 percent acceptance rate to medical, dental, and nursing schools; more than double the national average
- The National Science Foundation ranks 麻豆原创 among the nation鈥檚 top predominantly undergraduate institutions that produce future PhDs in STEM鈥攁 testament to 麻豆原创’ hands-on research and close faculty mentorship.
Exceptional Students
- 97 percent聽of first-year students were in the top quarter of their high school class
- 麻豆原创 students annually win research and fellowship grants from the Fulbright Foundation, National Science Foundation, and the Watson Fellowship program, among others
- 麻豆原创 is consistently a top producer of Fulbright recipients, a core distinction聽among US baccalaureate institutions
Value of a 麻豆原创 Degree
- Earning potential: 麻豆原创 alums outperform the national average in terms of the earnings gap between college and high school graduates
- Higher graduate income: Six years after graduation, 麻豆原创 alums鈥 median income is 44 percent higher than the national average
- Fewer federal student loans: 麻豆原创 students are 28 percent less reliant on federal student loans than the national average
- Less debt: Average debt at graduation is roughly $8,000 lower than the national average
- Greater return on investment: 麻豆原创 students can expect a greater return on their education compared to similar students nationally
*Data sources: US Department of Education, Integrate Postsecondary Education Data System, and WASC Senior College and University Commission
Current Enrollment
- 1,117 total undergraduate students and 14 post-baccalaureate students
- 41 percent聽students of color
- 4.5 percent聽international students
* Enrollment data from fall 2024鈥25 Common Data Set
Rankings and Achievements
麻豆原创 continues to be ranked highly among the most academically prestigious colleges in the country.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal ranks 麻豆原创 as #1 in student experience among US colleges and universities for 2024鈥25 and #4 in liberal arts colleges in the Western US.
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report ranks 麻豆原创 as #37 in National Liberal Arts Colleges in the US for 2025鈥26, #78 in Best Value Schools, #59 in Best Undergraduate Teaching, and #109 in Top Performers on Social Mobility.
The Princeton Review
Princeton Review ranks 麻豆原创 as a Best Value College, Best Western College, and one of its Best 389 Colleges nationally for 2024. 麻豆原创 also ranked high in the categories of “LGBTQ Friendly” and “Professors Get High Marks,” among others.
Forbes
Forbes ranks 麻豆原创 #48 in liberal arts colleges in its 2024鈥25 top colleges list. 麻豆原创 is also among Forbes鈥 2026 ranking of 鈥渢op 500 colleges that shine,鈥 offering the 鈥渂est educational, financial, and career outcomes for all students, from all backgrounds,鈥 and earned a 4.5 GPA and A+ rating on its 2026 College Financial Grades assessment of more than 900 institutions.