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{{Short description|College consortium in Claremont, California}}
{{Distinguish|text=the [[Five College Consortium]] in Massachusetts or [[Claremont College (Tasmania)|Claremont College]] in Tasmania, Australia}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Claremont Colleges
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| image1 = Mason Hall and the Academic Quadrangle, Pomona College (cropped).jpg
| alt1 = Mason Hall, Pomona College
| image2 =Keck Graduate Institute building.jpg
| alt2 = Keck Graduate Institute
| image3 = CGU Harper Hall 07.jpg
| alt3 = Harper Hall, CGU
| image4 = Brant Clock Tower, Pitzer College, 2016 (cropped).jpg
| alt4 = Brant Clock Tower, Pitzer College
| image5 = Scripps College for Women-9.jpg
| alt5 = Scripps College
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| alt6 = Harvey Mudd College entrance sign
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| alt7 = Kravis Center, Claremont McKenna College
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*[[Pomona&nbsp;College]]
*[[Claremont&nbsp;Graduate&nbsp;University]]
*[[Scripps&nbsp;College]]
*[[Claremont&nbsp;McKenna&nbsp;College]]
*[[Harvey&nbsp;Mudd&nbsp;College]]
*[[Pitzer&nbsp;College]]
*[[Keck&nbsp;Graduate&nbsp;Institute]]
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| former_name = Claremont University Consortium (until{{nbsp}}2017<ref name="newname">{{cite news |title=Claremont University Consortium Is Changing Its Name |url=https://services.claremont.edu/cuc-is-changing-its-name/ |access-date=11 May 2020 |work=The Claremont Colleges Services |language=en}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Name change SGVT">{{cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Monica |date=9 December 2017 |title=The Claremont University Consortium legally changes name to The Claremont Colleges |url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2017/12/08/the-claremont-university-consortium-legally-changes-name-to-the-claremont-colleges/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154914/https://www.sgvtribune.com/2017/12/08/the-claremont-university-consortium-legally-changes-name-to-the-claremont-colleges/ |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |access-date=29 August 2020 |work=San Gabriel Valley Tribune |language=en}}</ref>)
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| type = [[Private university|Private]] [[College consortium|consortium]]
| established = {{start date|1925|10|14}}<ref name="History About">{{cite web |title=History of the Colleges |url=https://services.claremont.edu/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214220422/https://services.claremont.edu/about/ |archive-date=December 14, 2019 |access-date=3 August 2020 |website=The Claremont Colleges Services |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CEO">{{cite web |title=CEO Welcome |url=https://services.claremont.edu/ceo-welcome/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414180115/https://services.claremont.edu/ceo-welcome/ |archive-date=April 14, 2020 |access-date=10 May 2020 |website=The Claremont Colleges Services |language=en}}</ref>
| founder= [[James Blaisdell]]
| endowment = $27&nbsp;million (2019)<ref name="2018-2019 financial report" />{{efn|Does not include the endowments of the member institutions.}}
| budget = $47&nbsp;million (2019)<ref name="2018-2019 financial report">{{cite web |title=The Claremont Colleges 2018–2019 Financial Report |url=https://services.claremont.edu/about/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/11/TCCS-FY18-19-Financials-Final-E-Copy.pdf |access-date=3 August 2020 |website=The Claremont Colleges |language=en}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>{{efn|Does not include the budgets of the member institutions.}}
| head_label = [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]]
| head = Stig Lanesskog<ref name="CEO" />
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| administrative_staff = 
| students = About 8500<ref name="Claremont">{{cite web |title=The Claremont Colleges |url=https://www.claremont.edu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514044057/https://www.claremont.edu/ |archive-date=May 14, 2020 |access-date=10 May 2020 |website=www.claremont.edu |language=en}}</ref>
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| city = [[Claremont, California|Claremont]]
| state = [[California]]
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|06|09|N|117|42|45|W|display=inline,title}}
| campus = [[Suburban]], {{cvt|546|acre|ha|0}}<ref name="Claremont" />
| sports_nickname = [[Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens]]<br/>[[Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas]]
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| sporting_affiliations = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] – [[Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|SCIAC]]
| website = {{URL|www.claremont.edu}}
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| logo = File:The Claremont Colleges logo.png
| logo_upright = 1.4
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The '''Claremont Colleges''' (known colloquially as the '''7Cs''') are a [[consortium]] of seven [[private university|private]] institutions of [[higher education]] located in [[Claremont, California]], United States. They comprise five undergraduate colleges (the '''5Cs''')—[[Pomona College]], [[Scripps College]], [[Claremont McKenna College]] (CMC), [[Harvey Mudd College]], and [[Pitzer College]]—and two graduate schools: [[Claremont Graduate University]] (CGU) and [[Keck Graduate Institute]] (KGI). All the members except KGI have adjoining campuses, together covering roughly {{cvt|1|mi2|km2}}.

The consortium was founded in 1925 by Pomona College president [[James A. Blaisdell]], who proposed a [[collegiate university]] design inspired by [[Oxford University]]. He sought to provide the specialization, flexibility, and personal attention commonly found in small colleges, but with the resources of a large university.<ref>[[James A. Blaisdell]], the creator of the Claremont Colleges, declared in 1923 "My own very deep hope is that instead of one great, undifferentiated university, we might have a group of institutions divided into small colleges—somewhat of an [[Oxford University|Oxford]] type—around a library and other utilities which they would use in common. In this way, I should hope to preserve the inestimable personal values of the small college, while securing the facilities of the great university."</ref> The consortium has since grown to roughly {{Wikidata|property|linked|P2196}} students{{Wikidata|references|linked|P2196}} and {{Wikidata|property|linked|P1128}} faculty and staff,{{Wikidata|references|linked|P1128}} and offers more than 2,000 courses every semester.<ref name="Homepage">{{cite web |title=The Claremont Colleges |url=http://www.claremont.edu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429101007/https://www.claremont.edu/ |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=Claremont Colleges |language=en}}</ref> Admission to the Claremont Colleges is considered highly selective.<section begin="reputation reference" /><ref name="reputation"><!-- See the [[WP:Higher education reputations]] RfC for the consensus in this area. -->Characterizations of the reputation of the Claremont Colleges:

* {{cite news |last=Marantos |first=Jeanette |date=4 October 2019 |title=Four Hours: Claremont is vintage, delicious and delightfully smart |url=https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-10-04/four-hours-claremont-is-vintage-delicious-and-delightfully-smart |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124000254/https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-10-04/four-hours-claremont-is-vintage-delicious-and-delightfully-smart |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |quote=highly respected}}
* {{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Ivan |date=28 January 1973 |title=Cluster of 6 Colleges in Claremont, Calif Is Thriving on Diversity |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/28/archives/cluster-of-6-colleges-in-claremont-calif-is-thriving-on-diversity.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418031528/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/28/archives/cluster-of-6-colleges-in-claremont-calif-is-thriving-on-diversity.html |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |quote=the cluster arrangement seems to offer the advantages of size, diversity, smallness and intimacy—all at the same time.}}
* {{cite news |last=Vise |first=Daniel de |date=13 September 2011 |title=At the top of the U.S. News rankings, a five-way tie |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/at-the-top-of-the-us-news-rankings-a-five-way-tie/2011/09/13/gIQASiUZPK_blog.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124000243/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/at-the-top-of-the-us-news-rankings-a-five-way-tie/2011/09/13/gIQASiUZPK_blog.html |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |quote=small consortium of private campuses that have proven a model of efficiency and seem to grow more prestigious every year}}
* {{cite news |last=Wharton |first=David |date=28 February 2019 |title=As the likes of USC and UCLA have struggled, tiny Pomona-Pitzer has big basketball dreams |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-pomona-pitzer-ncaa-basketball-20190227-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107234919/https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-pomona-pitzer-ncaa-basketball-20190227-story.html |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |quote=The Claremont Colleges consistently rank among the best liberal arts schools nationwide}}
* {{cite news |last=Winton |first=Richard |date=8 April 2001 |title=Claremont Is Divided Over New Campus |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-08-me-48560-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124201208/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-08-me-48560-story.html |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |quote=prestigious liberal arts schools}}</ref><section end="reputation reference" />

The colleges share a central [[Academic library|library]], [[campus safety]] services, [[college health|health services]], and other resources, managed by The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS). Among the undergraduate schools, there is significant social interaction and academic cross-registration, but each college maintains a distinct identity.{{sfn|Fiske|2021|pp=146–147}}<ref name="SFGate town">{{cite news |last=Felch |first=Trevor |date=22 October 2019 |title=The 12 best college towns in California |url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/cutest-college-towns-california-bay-area-charming-14550304.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418004417/https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/cutest-college-towns-california-bay-area-charming-14550304.php |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Brink">{{cite book |last=Ferrall |first=Victor E. |title=Liberal Arts at the Brink |date=2011 |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |isbn=9780674060883 |location=Cambridge, Mass. |page=85 |language=en |chapter=Cooperating}}</ref>

== Colleges ==
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The five undergraduate colleges are:
*[[Pomona College]] (founded 1887) is the oldest of the Claremont Colleges and the largest of the undergraduate schools. It is [[coeducational]] and offers majors in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
*[[Scripps College]] (founded 1926) is the [[Women's colleges in the United States|women's college]] of the Claremont Colleges. It offers an interdisciplinary curriculum with an emphasis in the humanities.
*[[Claremont McKenna College]] (founded 1946), was founded as Claremont Men's College and became coeducational in 1976. It specializes in [[political science]], [[economics]], [[finance]], and [[international relations]].
*[[Harvey Mudd College]] (founded 1955) specializes in [[engineering]], [[mathematics]], [[computer science]], and the [[physical science|physical]] and [[biological science]]s but also includes coursework in the humanities and social sciences.
*[[Pitzer College]] (founded 1963) is known for its experimental pedagogical approach and focus on social justice. Its curriculum emphasizes the social sciences.{{sfn|Fiske|2021|pp=152–154}}

The two graduate universities are:
*[[Claremont Graduate University]] (founded 1925) awards master's and doctoral degrees in 31 disciplines across seven schools.
*[[Keck Graduate Institute]] (founded 1997) is a [[Medical research|biomedical]] [[graduate school]], with schools of applied life science, pharmacy and health sciences, and medicine. It also formerly co-sponsored a remote four-year undergraduate program, Minerva Schools at KGI, which has since spun off as [[Minerva University]], an independent institution no longer affiliated with KGI or with the Claremont Colleges.

The [[Claremont School of Theology]] (founded 1885<ref>{{cite web |last=Grindeland |first=Keziah |date=6 December 2019 |title=How Did We Get Here: Part One |url=https://cst.edu/how-did-we-get-here-part-one/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418012216/https://cst.edu/how-did-we-get-here-part-one/ |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=11 February 2021 |publisher=Claremont School of Theology |language=en}}</ref>) (and thus [[Claremont Lincoln University]]) is affiliated with the consortium but is not a member.<ref>{{cite news |title=Court rules for Claremont Colleges in CST contract dispute |url=https://www.claremont-courier.com/articles/news/t40530tcc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130192914/https://www.claremont-courier.com/articles/news/t40530tcc |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=[[Claremont Courier]] |language=en}}</ref>  In January, 2024, after nearly a decade, the Claremont School of Theology finalized a deal to sell the 16 acres of prime Village real estate it has occupied since 1957 back to the Claremont College for $7.7 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com |date=2024-01-11 |title=School of Theology to sell former campus property for $7.7 million |url=https://claremont-courier.com/latest-news/school-of-theology-to-sell-former-campus-property-for-7-7-million-76409/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Claremont COURIER |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Exterior view of Pomona College, Claremont, 1907 (CHS-3857).jpg|thumb|An exterior view of Pomona College in 1907, featuring its two earliest buildings: Sumner Hall (right)<ref name="USC Claremont Hotel photo">{{cite web |title=Exterior view of Pomona College, Claremont, 1907 :: California Historical Society Collection, 1860–1960 |url=http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/26148 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116100751/http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/26148 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |access-date=30 July 2020 |website=digitallibrary.usc.edu |publisher=University of Southern California |language=en}}</ref> and Holmes Hall (left)<ref name="1893 timeline">{{cite web |date=7 November 2014 |title=1893 |url=https://www.pomona.edu/timeline/1890s/1893 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104150053/https://www.pomona.edu/timeline/1890s/1893 |archive-date=January 4, 2021 |access-date=10 August 2020 |website=Pomona College Timeline |language=en}}</ref>]]
Before the idea of the Claremont Colleges, [[Pomona College]] was founded in 1887.<ref name=":02">{{cite web |date=2015-03-19 |title=A Brief History of Pomona College |url=https://www.pomona.edu/about/brief-history-pomona-college |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715235606/https://www.pomona.edu/about/brief-history-pomona-college |archive-date=July 15, 2018 |access-date=2019-04-01 |publisher=Pomona College |language=en}}</ref> Pomona began after a group of congregationalists envisioned a "New England-type" college on the West Coast.<ref name=":02" /><ref name="Class NYT">{{cite news |last=Howe |first=Ward Allan |date=23 February 1964 |title=California College Town in a Class by Itself |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1964/02/23/290253702.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124000252/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1964/02/23/290253702.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=9 November 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref> Pomona College relocated to Claremont, California after the college acquired an unfinished hotel in Claremont.<ref name=":02" /> And 23 years later, [[James Blaisdell|James A. Blaisdell]] became president of Pomona. Though in 1923, Pomona College faced a problem.<ref name=":02" /> The school's population was growing. Thus, Pomona either had to go against their ideals of expanding or limit the amount of growth at the college. [[James Blaisdell]] developed a different option. He advised the college chose to form a consortium of differentiated small colleges, modeled after [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]. In October 1923, President [[James A. Blaisdell]] of Pomona College wrote to [[Ellen Browning Scripps]] describing a vision of educational excellence he had for the future Claremont Colleges:

{{blockquote|I cannot but believe that we shall need here in the South [of California] a suburban educational institution of the range of [[Stanford University|Stanford]]. My own very deep hope is that instead of one great undifferentiated university, we might have a group of institutions divided into small colleges—somewhat on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] type—around a library and other utilities which they would use in common. In this way I should hope to preserve the inestimable personal values of the small college while securing the facilities of the great university. Such a development would be a new and wonderful contribution to American education. Now the thing which would assure this future institution to Southern California is land ... It is now or never. To save the needed land for educational use seems to me to guarantee to Southern California one of the great educational institutions of America. Other hands through the centuries will carry on the project and perfect it. But never again can there come so fundamental a service as this.<ref>{{cite web |title=CUC Land Use Statement |url=http://www.cuc.claremont.edu/aboutcuc/land_use_statement.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403074225/http://www.cuc.claremont.edu/aboutcuc/land_use_statement.asp |archive-date=April 3, 2010 |access-date=April 23, 2010 |language=en}}</ref><ref>Robert J. Bernard. An Unfinished Dream: A Chronicle of the Group Plan of the Claremont Colleges. The Castle Press. 1982. pg. 702</ref>}}

[[File:Eleanor Joy Toll Hall construction at Scripps College.jpg|thumb|left|Construction of Eleanor Joy Toll Hall at Scripps, {{circa|1927}}]]

The start of the Claremont Colleges came in 1925 with the addition of a graduate school, now known as [[Claremont Graduate University]].<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=CGU History |url=https://www.cgu.edu/about/cgu-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417152629/https://www.cgu.edu/about/cgu-history/ |archive-date=April 17, 2019 |access-date=2019-04-01 |publisher=Claremont Graduate University |language=en-US}}</ref> The college was originally known as Claremont College and began to function in 1927.<ref name=":2" /> The second addition came in 1926 when Ellen Browning Scripps founded [[Scripps College]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=About Scripps College {{!}} College Timeline |url=https://www.scrippscollege.edu/about/history/college-timeline |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124000325/https://www.scrippscollege.edu/about/college-timeline |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=2019-04-01 |publisher=Scripps College |language=en}}</ref> Scripps College allowed Ellen Browning Scripps to put-forth her plan of a school which offered women access to a higher education, to better their professional careers and to better their personal lives.{{CN|date=November 2023}} Scripps College officially opened in 1927.<ref name=":3" />

The novelty of the arrangement, combined with marketing that drew up the perception of the west coast as a novel frontier, led to nationwide interest in and praise for the colleges in the 1930s.{{sfn|Thelin|1977}} [[Paul Monroe]] of Harvard University, the foremost educational historian of the era, wrote that year that "The torch of learning was borne aloft in the first century by Antioch and Athens; in the second century by Rome and Alexandria; by Padua and Paris in the twelfth; Oxford and Cambridge in the fifteenth; Harvard and Yale in the seventeenth; Columbia and Chicago in the nineteenth; the Claremont Colleges of the West in the twentieth."{{sfn|Thelin|1977}}

[[File:Smith Clock Tower view.jpg|thumb|View of the Claremont Colleges in 2018, looking north from the Smith Clock Tower]]
In 1946, 86 students and 7 faculty members formed the fourth institution of the Claremont Colleges, known as [[Claremont McKenna College]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=History of the College |url=https://www.cmc.edu/about/history-of-the-college |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124000232/https://www.cmc.edu/about/history-of-the-college |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=2019-04-01 |website=cmc.edu |language=en}}</ref> CMC was formed as a fully male undergraduate school until women were admitted in 1976.<ref name=":4" /> In 1955, [[Harvey Mudd College]] became the fifth institute in the consortium.<ref name=":5">{{cite web |title=History of Harvey Mudd College |url=https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331050153/https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/history/ |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |access-date=2019-04-01 |website=Harvey Mudd College |language=en-US}}</ref> HMC was founded by [[Harvey Seeley Mudd]], a former chairman of the Board of Fellows of Claremont College.<ref name=":5" /> He envisioned an undergraduate college in the consortium that focused its education in science and engineering. In 1963, [[Pitzer College]] joined the Claremont Colleges.<ref name=":6">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.pitzer.edu/about/pitzer-college-history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417152623/https://www.pitzer.edu/about/pitzer-college-history/ |archive-date=April 17, 2019 |access-date=2019-04-01 |publisher=Pitzer College |language=en-US}}</ref> Pitzer was founded as a college for woman focusing on the social sciences.<ref name=":6" /> Later in 1970, Pitzer enrolled 80 men.<ref name=":6" /> The school was named after [[Russell K. Pitzer]], an important benefactor in the development of the institution.<ref name=":6" /> The final and seventh college to join the consortium was [[Keck Graduate Institute]].<ref name=":7">{{cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.kgi.edu/about/overview/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417152623/https://www.kgi.edu/about/overview/ |archive-date=April 17, 2019 |access-date=2019-04-01 |website=Keck Graduate Institute |language=en-US}}</ref> KGI was founded in 1997 after a $50&nbsp;million donation from [[W. M. Keck Foundation|W.M. Keck Foundation]].<ref name=":7" /> The graduate school focuses on post-graduate biomedical applications.<ref name=":7" /> Initially planned to be located on [[Bernard Field Station]] lands, protests forced the institute to relocate to a site southwest of the Claremont Village.<ref name="LAT Keck protests">{{cite news |last=Winton |first=Richard |date=8 April 2001 |title=Claremont Is Divided Over New Campus |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-08-me-48560-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124201208/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-08-me-48560-story.html |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |access-date=30 August 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en}}</ref> Alongside the institutions, Claremont College Services was founded on July 1, 2000.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=History of the Colleges |url=https://services.claremont.edu/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214220422/https://services.claremont.edu/about/ |archive-date=December 14, 2019 |access-date=2019-04-17 |website=The Claremont Colleges Services - About |language=en-US}}</ref> The Claremont College Services provides educational support to all the institutions in the consortium.<ref name=":0" /> Specifically, TCCS aids in projects of group planning, establishment of new institutions into the consortium and hold expansion lands.<ref name=":0" />

== Organization and operation ==
The Claremont Colleges employ approximately 3,600 people {{As of|2022|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Claremont Colleges |url=https://www.claremont.edu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514044057/https://www.claremont.edu/ |archive-date=May 14, 2020 |access-date=2022-10-22 |publisher=Claremont Colleges |language=en-US}}</ref> A report commissioned for the colleges estimated that the consortium had a regional economic impact of $706.8&nbsp;million during the 2016–2017 academic year.<ref>{{cite report |url=https://services.claremont.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Revised-TCC-Economic-Impact-Study-Academic-Year-2016-17-Final-Report.pdf |title=Economic Impacts of the Claremont Colleges |last=ALH Urban & Regional Economics |date=October 2018 |publisher=Claremont Colleges |language=en |access-date=21 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020182804/https://services.claremont.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Revised-TCC-Economic-Impact-Study-Academic-Year-2016-17-Final-Report.pdf |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reputation and rankings ==
Admission to the Claremont Colleges is considered highly selective.<ref name="reputation" /> The [[Fiske Guide to Colleges]] describes the consortium as "a collection of intellectual resources unmatched in America."<ref name="Amplified">{{cite book |last=Hurst |first=Allison L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGW1DwAAQBAJ |title=Amplified Advantage: Going to a "Good" College in an Era of Inequality |date=October 18, 2019 |publisher=Lexington Books |isbn=9781498589666 |location=Lanham, MD |pages=19–20 |language=en |access-date=7 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124000229/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Amplified_Advantage/TGW1DwAAQBAJ |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to the [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|American Liberal Arts College]] rankings released by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' in fall 2021, the "5Cs" were ranked among the top 35 liberal arts colleges in the United States: Pomona College (#3), Claremont McKenna College (#9), Harvey Mudd College (#29), Scripps College (#33), and Pitzer College (#33). Additionally, all of the undergraduate colleges are categorized as "Most Selective".<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025195435/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/southern-methodist-university-3613|date=October 25, 2012}} U.S. News & World Report, 2021.</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked the 5C's among the top 60 undergraduate colleges (including universities and military academies) in the nation and within the top 25 liberal arts colleges for its 2017 report: Pomona College (#10 overall, #1 LAC), Claremont McKenna College (#11 overall, #2 LAC), Harvey Mudd College (#18 overall, #5 LAC), Scripps College (#43 overall, #16 LAC), and Pitzer College (#59 overall, #23 LAC).<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges 2017 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickfederle/2017/08/02/top-25-liberal-arts-colleges-2017/#71eb29da6bc7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803055055/https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickfederle/2017/08/02/top-25-liberal-arts-colleges-2017/#71eb29da6bc7 |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |access-date=August 3, 2017 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2025, Niche listed the top 3 liberal arts colleges in the United States as Harvey Mudd College (#1), Pomona College (#2), and Claremont McKenna College (#3).<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Best Small Colleges in America |url= https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-liberal-arts-colleges/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824093202/https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-small-colleges/ |archive-date=August 24, 2017 |access-date=August 24, 2017 |publisher=Niche |language=en}}</ref> ''U.S. News & World Report'' also releases individual graduate program rankings for the [[Claremont Graduate University]], with several of its programs ranking in the top tier of graduate programs nationwide.<ref>[http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/claremont-graduate-university-112251/overall-rankings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030060916/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/claremont-graduate-university-112251/overall-rankings|date=October 30, 2013}} ''U.S. News & World Report'', 2021.</ref>
== Shared facilities, programs, and resources ==
[[File:Honnold Library of the Claremont Colleges.jpg|thumb|Honnold Library]]
Each college is independent in that students receive their degrees from the one college in which they are enrolled, and administration and admissions departments are independent. The seven-institution Claremont Colleges system is supported by '''The Claremont Colleges Services''' ('''TCCS'''), which provides centralized services, such as a library, student health, financial and human resources, telecommunications, risk management, real estate, physical plant maintenance, and other services, for those colleges.

<section begin="library holdings" />The Claremont Colleges Library (also known as Honnold/Mudd Library) holds more than 2.7&nbsp;million items {{as of|2020|lc=y}}, of which 1.1&nbsp;million are physical and 1.7&nbsp;million are digital.<ref>{{cite web |title=Facts and Figures - FY 2020 |url=https://library.claremont.edu/facts-and-figures/#block-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506194306/https://library.claremont.edu/facts-and-figures/#block-2 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |access-date=7 April 2022 |publisher=The Claremont Colleges Library |language=en}}</ref><section end="library holdings" />

[[File:Tranquada Student Services Center in April 2023.jpg|left|thumb|The Tranquada Student Services Center]]
Other shared facilities include Campus Safety, the Tranquada Student Services Center (which houses Baxter Medical Center, Monsour Counseling Center, and the Health Education Outreach), McAlister Center (home of the Office of the Chaplains and the Claremont Card Center), EmPOWER Center (which works to address sexual violence), the Huntley Bookstore, all dining facilities, and several sports facilities. <section begin="Hive" />The Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity, colloquially termed "the Hive", was established in 2015 to support creative learning.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tidmarsh |first=Kevin |date=18 September 2015 |title=$25 Million Donation Establishes 5C Center for Collaborative Creativity |url=https://tsl.news/news4896/ |access-date=3 January 2024 |work=[[The Student Life]]}}</ref><ref name="TSL Hive">{{cite news |last=Spier |first=Selena |date=6 November 2015 |title=The Hive Opens, Buzzes With Activity |url=https://tsl.news/news5204/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714191324/https://tsl.news/news5204/ |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |access-date=18 September 2020 |work=[[The Student Life]] |language=en}}</ref><section end="Hive" /> The Claremont Colleges Library is an example of the level of cooperation in terms of support services. The size of the library collection ranks third among the [[List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_California#Private_colleges_and_universities|private institutions in California]], behind only [[Stanford University|Stanford]] and [[University of Southern California|USC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History of The Claremont Colleges |url=http://www.cuc.claremont.edu/aboutcuc/history.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205130314/http://www.cuc.claremont.edu/aboutcuc/history.asp |archive-date=February 5, 2007 |access-date=May 7, 2011 |website=claremont.edu |language=en}}</ref>

Shared academic departments include the Intercollegiate [[Women's Studies]] Center, the Intercollegiate Department of [[Chicano Studies]], the Intercollegiate Department of [[Asian American Studies]], the Intercollegiate Department of [[Africana studies|Africana Studies]] (formerly Black Studies), the Intercollegiate Department of [[Religious Studies]], the Intercollegiate Department of [[Media Studies]], and the Five-College Theater Department. In January 2008, the Claremont Colleges also formed the Claremont Center for the Mathematical Sciences, which is led by the Claremont Graduate University and is a collaborative center for faculty members working in mathematics.<ref>{{cite web |title=CCMS Background |url=https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/about/ccms-background/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419010949/https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/about/ccms-background/ |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-19 |website=Claremont Center for the Mathematical Sciences |language=en-US}}</ref>

Shared intercollegiate programs include the [[European Union]] Center of California, the Chicano/[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] Student Affairs Center, the Office of Black Student Affairs, the Office of the Chaplains, Hillel, and the Queer Resource Center.

[[File:Snowy mountain seen from Bernard Field Station.jpg|left|thumb|[[Bernard Field Station]], with the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] in the background]]
In addition, three of the Claremont Colleges&mdash;Claremont McKenna College, Pitzer College, and Scripps College&mdash;share a single science program. These three colleges pool their resources to create the largest academic department in Claremont, the Joint Science Department. Many research projects and courses use the [[Robert J. Bernard Field Station]], an {{cvt|86|acre|ha|adj=on}} natural area which consists principally of the rare Coastal Sage Scrub [[ecosystem]].

The Claremont Colleges have been praised by higher education experts for their high level of cooperation<ref name="Tough CHE">{{cite news |last=Carlson |first=Scott |date=11 February 2013 |title=Tough Times Push More Small Colleges to Join Forces |url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/tough-times-push-more-small-colleges-to-join-forces/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418013242/https://www.chronicle.com/article/tough-times-push-more-small-colleges-to-join-forces/ |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=[[Chronicle of Higher Education]] |language=en}}</ref> and the overall success of their model,<ref name="LAT experiment" /> although the colleges' differing financial resources have led to occasional tensions.<!--replace with a better reference if you can find one--><ref>{{cite news |last=Bobrowsky |first=Meghan |last2=Breslow |first2=Samuel |date=2018-10-18 |title=CMC to withdraw from Keck Science Department, create own department |url=https://tsl.news/cmc-to-withdraw-from-keck-science-department-create-own-department/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215347/https://tsl.news/cmc-to-withdraw-from-keck-science-department-create-own-department/ |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |work=[[The Student Life]] |language=en}}</ref> They have influenced the operations of other consortia and collegiate universities, but their model remains unique with few other institutions operating comparably.<ref name="LAT experiment" /><ref name="Brink" />

===Clubs and organizations===
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Some extracurricular organizations on campus are specific to an individual college, whereas others are open to students at all 5Cs or 7Cs.{{sfn|Fiske|2021|pp=146–147}}{{sfn|''Yale Daily News'' staff|2014|p=315}} In total, there are nearly 300 clubs and organizations across the 5Cs.<ref name="5C clubs Engage">{{cite web |title=Organizations |url=https://claremont.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820120423/https://claremont.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations |archive-date=August 20, 2017 |access-date=7 April 2021 |website=Engage @ Claremont |publisher=Claremont Colleges |language=en}}</ref>

<section begin=Media />There are several media organizations at the Claremont Colleges, the largest of which is ''[[The Student Life]]'',<ref name="TSL Engage">{{cite web |title=The Student Life |url=https://claremont.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/tsl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020092034/https://claremont.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/tsl |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |access-date=10 November 2020 |website=Engage @ Claremont |publisher=The Claremont Colleges |language=en}}</ref> the oldest [[Student publication|college newspaper]] in Southern California.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finding Aid for The Student Life |url=http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8f76fpk/entire_text/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522045302/http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8f76fpk/entire_text/ |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |access-date=7 April 2021 |website=[[Online Archive of California]] |publisher=[[California Digital Library]] |language=en}}</ref> It publishes a weekly print edition as well as online content.<ref name="TSL About">{{cite news |title=About TSL |url=http://tsl.news/page/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328125143/http://tsl.news/page/about/ |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |access-date=March 20, 2018 |work=[[The Student Life]] |language=en}}</ref> {{#switch: {{ROOTPAGENAME}}
| Claremont Colleges = The college-specific newspapers ''Scripps Voice'', ''CMC Forum'', and ''Muddraker'' cover their home institutions.<ref name="5C clubs Engage" />
| Pomona College =
| Scripps College = Additionally, Scripps has a college-specific newspaper, ''The Scripps Voice''.
| Claremont McKenna = Additionally, CMC has a college-specific online newspaper, the ''CMC Forum''.
| Harvey Mudd = Additionally, Harvey Mudd has a college-specific newspaper, ''The Muddraker''.
| Pitzer College =
}} Pomona also has a [[Campus radio|student-run radio]] station, [[KSPC]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 11, 2011 |title=About |url=https://kspc.org/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124000232/https://kspc.org/about/ |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=7 April 2021 |publisher=[[KSPC 88.7FM]] |language=en}}</ref> The ''Claremont Independent'', a conservative magazine, has produced articles about the 5Cs' political culture that have been picked up by national [[Alternative media (U.S. political right)|conservative media outlets]] and drawn criticism from many students.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rod |first=Marc |date=7 April 2017 |title=Claremont Independent Funded, Republished by National Conservative Groups |url=https://tsl.news/news6685/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027183645/https://tsl.news/news6685/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=[[The Student Life]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Coleman |first=Libby |title=The College Conservative Calling Out His Classmates |url=http://www.ozy.com/2016/the-college-conservative-calling-out-his-classmates/67883 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926234920/http://www.ozy.com/2016/the-college-conservative-calling-out-his-classmates/67883 |archive-date=September 26, 2016 |access-date=September 24, 2016 |work=[[Ozy Media|Ozy]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Editorial Board |title=No More Clickbait, Please |url=http://tsl.news/opinions5853/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010161400/http://tsl.news/opinions/5853/ |archive-date=October 10, 2016 |access-date=April 7, 2019 |work=[[The Student Life]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Torribio |first=Sarah |date=5 May 2017 |title=College journalists navigate political climate, freedom of speech |url=https://claremont-courier.com/latest-news/t23059-first-32980/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524224053/https://claremont-courier.com/latest-news/t23059-first-32980/ |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |access-date=2 September 2024 |work=[[Claremont Courier]]}}</ref><!--Commented out since self-published: <ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Liam |title=I'm [sic] Of How the Claremont Independent Belittles Its Sources |url=https://medium.com/@liambrooks/im-sic-of-how-the-claremont-independent-belittles-its-sources-7c7012346e0c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402084321/https://medium.com/@liambrooks/im-sic-of-how-the-claremont-independent-belittles-its-sources-7c7012346e0c |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=September 24, 2016 |publisher=[[Medium (website)|Medium]] |language=en}}</ref> --> ''The Golden Antlers'' publishes satirical content.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 13, 2014 |title=Take a Joke |url=https://scrippscollege.edu/news/features/take-a-joke |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125220231/https://www.scrippscollege.edu/news/features/take-a-joke |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=Scripps College News |publisher=[[Scripps College]] |language=en}}</ref><!-- Commented out, since uses deceptive humor, so unreliable for [[WP:ABOUTSELF]].<ref>{{cite web |date=October 2, 2012 |title=About Us |url=http://www.thegoldenantlers.com/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922053448/http://www.thegoldenantlers.com/about/ |archive-date=September 22, 2016 |access-date=September 24, 2016 |website=The Golden Antlers |language=en}}</ref> --><section end=Media />

<section begin=OTL />[[File:Mt. Baldy OTL hike.jpg|alt=A line of students, many wearing costumes or swimwear, descends toward an alpine ridge|left|thumb|An [[On the Loose (outing club)|On the Loose]] hike descends from the summit of [[Mount San Antonio|Mount Baldy]] toward the Devil's Backbone ridge in the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] north of campus.]]

[[On the Loose (outing club)|On the Loose]] (OTL), the [[outing club]] of the 5Cs, sponsors trips to outdoors destinations.<ref name="On the Loose">{{cite web |title=On the Loose |url=http://otl.pomona.edu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814185749/http://otl.pomona.edu/ |archive-date=August 14, 2012 |access-date=August 28, 2012 |publisher=[[On the Loose (outing club)|On the Loose]] |language=en}}</ref> Its flagship event, an annual hike up [[Mount San Antonio|Mount Baldy]] in swimwear or goofy costumes,<ref name="Pizza hike TSL">{{cite news |last=Wu |first=Pei Pei Barth |date=28 September 2018 |title=Outdoors club brings back Mt. Baldy hike with emphasis on inclusivity |url=https://tsl.news/outdoor-club-brings-back-mt-baldy-hike-after-previous-controversy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124000237/https://tsl.news/outdoor-club-brings-back-mt-baldy-hike-after-previous-controversy/ |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=3 August 2020 |work=[[The Student Life]] |language=en}}</ref> can draw more than 100 participants.<ref name="TSL speedo hike cancelled">{{cite news |last=Larson |first=Nicole |date=7 October 2016 |title=OTL, Outdoor Club Cancels Speedo Hike to Increase Inclusivity |url=https://tsl.news/news6064/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521073623/https://tsl.news/news6064/ |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=3 August 2020 |work=[[The Student Life]] |language=en |quote=In previous years, at least 100 went on the Speedo Hike each year}}</ref> It is affiliated with the Outdoor Education Center of Pomona College (OEC), which lends equipment to students for free and provides outdoor leadership training.<ref name="OTL OEC TSL">{{cite news |last=Haas |first=Wes |date=19 April 2013 |title=Outdoor Education Center and On The Loose Clash Over Control |url=https://tsl.news/news3145/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521073621/https://tsl.news/news3145/ |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=3 August 2020 |work=[[The Student Life]] |language=en}}</ref><section end="OTL" />

<section begin="Performance groups" />There are several dance groups on campus, including the Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company (CCBDC), which has more than 130 dancers,<ref>{{cite web |last=Chong |first=Amber |date=2019-11-01 |title=Sequins, skirts and samba: CCBDC hosts Intercollegiate Showdown |url=https://tsl.news/ccbdc-hosts-intercollegiate-showdown/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420190936/https://tsl.news/ccbdc-hosts-intercollegiate-showdown/ |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-05-21 |website=[[The Student Life]] |language=en-US}}</ref> making it the third-largest collegiate program in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mehta |first=Diya |date=17 September 2021 |title=Nobody puts ballroom in the corner: The changing face of the CCBDC |url=https://tsl.news/ccbdc-inclusivity/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020183009/https://tsl.news/ccbdc-inclusivity/ |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=5 January 2023 |work=[[The Student Life]] |language=en}}</ref> It has won multiple national championships.{{sfn|Fiske|2021|p=147}} The Pomona College Theater Department produces four mainstage productions and a dance concert each year, and there are several smaller student-run productions as well.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 22, 2015 |title=Theatre and Dance Department for The Claremont Colleges |url=https://www.pomona.edu/academics/departments/theatre |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124000329/https://www.pomona.edu/academics/departments/theatre |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=2021-05-21 |publisher=Pomona College |language=en}}</ref> The 5Cs have two improv groups, Without a Box and Underground Theatrical Institution (UTI).<ref name="5C clubs Engage" /><section end="Performance groups" />

<section begin=A capella />There are eight [[a cappella]] groups on campus.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ding |first=Jaimie |date=2017-11-10 |title=A Night of A Cappella: Your Guide to the 22nd Annual SCAMFest |url=https://tsl.news/life-style7102/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521072510/https://tsl.news/life-style7102/ |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=21 May 2021 |work=[[The Student Life]] |language=en}}</ref> One, the Claremont Shades, hosts the annual SCAMFest concert, which draws singers from other Southern California colleges. .<ref name=":1" />Another, Midnight Echo, hosts the less extensive annual Human Symphony. The other six groups are the Ninth Street Hooligans, Blue & White, After School Specials, Earth Tones, Mood Swing, and One Night Stanza.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Henderson |first=Rinny |date=December 4, 2020 |title=The 5C Acapella Groups (and why the 9th Street Hooligans are the best one) |url=https://www.scrippscollege.edu/admission/he-5c-acapella-groups-and-why-the-9th-street-hooligans-are-the-best-one |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.scrippscollege.edu/admission/he-5c-acapella-groups-and-why-the-9th-street-hooligans-are-the-best-one |archive-date= |access-date=30 June 2025 |work=[[Scripps College Admissions]] |pages=2-3 |language=en}}</ref><section end=A capella /><!--

Per [[WP:UNIGUIDE]], this section should not have an exhaustive list of every organization on campus. Please only add major clubs. -->

==Comparison of undergraduate colleges==
{{update|section|date=November 2020}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! <!-- Keep in order of founding date -->Pomona<ref>{{cite web |title=Pomona CDS 2017 |url=https://tableau.campus.pomona.edu/views/CDS2024-25/B_EnrollmentandPersistence?%3Aembed=y&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y|access-date=Mar 12, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>!! Scripps<ref>{{cite web |title=Scripps CDS 2017 |url=http://www.scrippscollege.edu/assessir/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/36160172_cds_2017-2018_final.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.scrippscollege.edu/assessir/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2024-25-CDS_12032024.pdf |archive-date=2018-03-08 |access-date=2025-03-12 |language=en}}</ref>!! Claremont McKenna<ref>{{cite web |title=CMC CDS 2017 |url=https://www.cmc.edu/sites/default/files/CDS_2024-2025.pdf|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042650/https://www.cmc.edu/sites/default/files/ir/CDS_2017-2018.pdf |archive-date=March 8, 2018 |access-date= March 12, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>!! Harvey Mudd<ref>{{cite web |title=HMC CDS 2025 |url=https://www.hmc.edu/institutional-research/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/12/CDS-2024-2025-SharedtoWeb.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020182953/https://www.hmc.edu/institutional-research/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2018/01/2017-18-CDS_complete..pdf |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=March 12, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>!! Pitzer<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitzer CDS 2017 |url=https://www.pitzer.edu/documents/revised-cds-data-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042318/https://www.pitzer.edu/institutional-research/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2018/02/Pitzer-College-Common-Data-Sets-2017-2018.pdf |archive-date=March 8, 2018 |access-date=March 12, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| '''Students'''|| 1766 || 1137|| 1393 || 921 || 1242 
|-
| '''Faculty'''|| 243 || 136|| 184 || 110 || 118 
|-
| '''2021 endowment'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Endowments |url=https://www.nacubo.org/research/2022/public%20ntse%20tables#2022+NACUBO-TIAA+Study+of+Endowments+(NTSE)+Results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020182951/https://www.nacubo.org/research/2022/public%20ntse%20tables#2022+NACUBO-TIAA+Study+of+Endowments+(NTSE)+Results |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=2023-05-30 |language=en}}</ref>|| $3.04&nbsp;billion || $540&nbsp;million|| $1.22&nbsp;billion || $443&nbsp;million || $179&nbsp;million 
|-
| '''2016 cost of attendance'''<ref>{{cite web |title=College Cost Calculator |url=https://money.cnn.com/tools/collegecost/collegecost.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218202930/https://money.cnn.com/tools/collegecost/collegecost.html |archive-date=February 18, 2019 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}</ref>|| $68,790 || $70,497|| $70,523 || $73,550 || $70,025 
|-
| '''Domestic white, non-Hispanic students'''|| 35.2% || 52.9%|| 41.4% || 33.9% || 45.4% 
|-
| '''Domestic students of color'''|| 47.3% || 37.4%|| 36.2% || 50.6% || 38.4% 
|-
| '''International students'''|| 11.5% || 5.5%|| 16.9% || 10.1% || 10.9% 
|-
| '''Receiving financial aid'''|| 56.1% || 56.7%|| 45.5% || 69.1% || 42.1% 
|-
| '''Male/female ratio'''|| 50:50 || 0:100|| 52:48 || 52:48 || 46:54 
|-
| '''2018 acceptance rate'''<ref>{{cite news |last=Ding |first=Jaimie |title=5Cs Release Class of 2022 Admissions Decisions |url=http://tsl.news/news/7540/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507221445/http://tsl.news/news/7540/ |archive-date=May 7, 2018 |access-date=May 7, 2018 |work=[[The Student Life]] |language=en}}</ref>|| 7.0% || 24.1%|| 8.9% || 14.5% || 13.2% 
|-
| '''2017 transfer acceptance rate'''|| 9.6% || N/A|| 2.5% || 6.8% || 13.5% 
|-
| '''First-Year Admitted Yield''' || 54% || 34%|| 53% || 36% || 43% 
|-
| '''Six-year graduation rate''' || 93% || 88%|| 90% || 96% || 83% 
|-
| '''Retention rate''' || 98% || 92%|| 97% || 98% || 95% 
|-
| '''Enrolled SAT 25–75% range''' || 1370–1530 || 1284–1458|| 1340–1510 || 1470–1570 || 1310–1490 
|-
| '''Enrolled ACT 25–75% range''' || 30–34 || 29–33|| 30–34 || 33–35 || 29–32 
|-
| '''Ranked in top 10% of HS class''' || 94% || 73%|| 82% || 90% || 63% 
|-
| '''Ranked in top 25% of HS class''' || 100% || 91%|| 96% || 100% || 88% 
|-
| '''Percent of classes under 10 students''' || 18% || 17%|| 8% || 32% || 15% 
|-
| '''Percent of classes under 20 students''' || 71% || 80%|| 84% || 58% || 71% 
|-
| '''Percent of classes over 50 students''' || 0% || 0%|| 2% || 4% || 0% 
|}

==People==
{{main|List of Claremont Colleges people}}
[[File:James A. Blaisdell portrait.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|[[James Blaisdell]], founder of the Claremont Colleges|alt=James Blaisdell]]
Many notable people have been affiliated with the colleges as alumni, faculty, staff, and administrators. Coverage of them is divided into articles by college:
<!-- Listed in order of founding date -->
*[[List of Pomona College people]]
*[[List of Claremont Graduate University people]]
*[[List of Scripps College people]]
*[[List of Claremont McKenna College people]]
*[[List of Harvey Mudd College people]]
*[[List of Pitzer College people]]
*[[List of Keck Graduate Institute people]]

The CEO of The Claremont Colleges Services is Stig Lanesskog.<ref name="CEO" /><!-- If anyone can find it, please add information about previous CEOs to combat [[WP:Recentism]]. -->

== Athletics ==
[[File:Merritt Field, Pomona College.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|A [[Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens|Pomona-Pitzer]] football game]]
{{Main|Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens|Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas}}
[[Pomona College]] and [[Pitzer College]] compete together as the [[Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens|Pomona-Pitzer (PP) Sagehens]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Athletic Program |url=http://www.physical-education.pomona.edu/program.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124180736/http://physical-education.pomona.edu/program.shtml |archive-date=2009-01-24 |language=en}}</ref> [[Claremont McKenna College]], [[Harvey Mudd College]] and [[Scripps College]] also compete together as the [[Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas|Claremont-Mudd-Scripps]] (CMS) Stags (for male teams) and Athenas (for female teams).<ref>{{cite journal |title=CMS Quick Facts |url=http://cms.prestosports.com/quick_facts/ |url-status=live |language=en |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20170525161227/http://cms.prestosports.com/quick_facts/index |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |access-date=October 8, 2008 |website=prestosports.com}}</ref> The teams participate in [[NCAA Division III]] in the [[Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (SCIAC). In the Division III Final Standings for the 2016–2017 academic year, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ranked fourth nationally, while Pomona-Pitzer ranked 29th; they were the top two performers in the SCIAC.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016-17 Learfield Directors' Cup Division III Final Standings |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/June1FinalDIIIOverall.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704071524/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/June1FinalDIIIOverall.pdf |archive-date=July 4, 2017 |access-date=July 25, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Culturally, the Claremont Colleges place less emphasis on sports than many other institutions.<ref name="LAT experiment">{{cite news |last=Barber |first=Mary |date=15 November 1987 |title=Claremont Colleges : What began 100 years ago in an empty hotel surrounded by sagebrush has evolved into a unique success in American higher education |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-15-ga-20720-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407204316/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-15-ga-20720-story.html |archive-date=April 7, 2021 |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Club and intramural sports===
In addition to the varsity teams, there are several 5C club sports teams.

The [[roller hockey]] club, the Claremont Centaurs, won the Division 3 Championship of the West Coast Roller Hockey League in 2009–2010, 2010–2011, and 2011–2012.

The men's and women's [[rugby union]] both attended Division II Nationals in 2004 and 2006, and the men's team (Claremont Colleges Lions) won the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] national championship in 2010 and the [[NSCRO Champions Cup|National Small College]] championship in 2017 and 2019.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 1, 2019 |title=Claremont Colleges Lions Take NSCRO National Championship |url=https://www.sagehens.com/general/2018-19/releases/20190501v69sob |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020183001/https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/require.js/2.2.0/require.min.js |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=2021-07-06 |publisher=Sagehen Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

The women's [[ultimate (sport)|ultimate]] team reached Nationals in 2004, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and won the tournament in 2012, and the men's [[Ultimate Frisbee|ultimate frisbee]] were 2008 Southern California Sectional champions and 2011 Division III National champions.

Other club sports offered at the 5Cs include men's [[lacrosse (sport)|lacrosse]], [[field hockey]], crew, and cycling.

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

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