Social Sciences is a program of study at Claremont McKenna College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Ranked at #3 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Claremont McKenna is in the top 1% of the country for social sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in California.
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Part-time undergraduates at Claremont McKenna paid an average of $2,341 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $56,190 | $56,190 |
Fees | $285 | $285 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $17,300 | $17,300 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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Claremont McKenna does not offer an online option for its social sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Claremont McKenna Online Learning page.
Women made up around 36.2% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.2% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at Claremont McKenna in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 14 |
Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 91 |
International Students | 27 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 118 |
International Relations & National Security | 21 |
Political Science & Government | 36 |
Sociology | 2 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.