301 Platt Boulevard
Claremont, CA 91711
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1955
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 746
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $199,558,517
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,325
Room/Board: $10,933
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 40%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 50%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Aerospace Corp., Boeing, DirecTV, ESRI, Fair Isaac, Microsoft, Northrop Gumman, Qualcomm, Rain Bird, Raytheon, SRI International, Honeywell, LaserFiche, Teradyne
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,476,503
Number of current serial subscriptions: 17,052
Number of microforms: 1,455,319
Number of audiovisuals: 10,861
Number of ebooks: 12,087
Other library facilities: The library on the HMC campus (the Sprague Library) is linked with the other libraries of The Claremont Colleges: Honnold/Mudd, Denison, and Seeley G. Mudd Science Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: No museums on campus, but there are exhibits of books and other items donated to the college. The college also scientific equipment rivaling that found at research universities.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 360
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – N/A
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 99%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 85%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 99%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (99%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (0%), special housing for disabled students (0%), other housing options (0%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 22%
Doubles: 29%
Triples or Suites: 37%
Apartments: 12%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 8
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 25%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 33 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Ontario (9), Los Angeles (50)
Nearest train station: Claremont (2)
Nearest bus station: Claremont (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 27%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 35%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,080
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Claremont McKenna College)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: The Dr. Bruce J. Nelson Memorial Speaker Series, Cinco de Mayo, MLK and Cesar Chavez Day events, unicycle club 9-mile donut run, the Mudd Turkey Trot, pumpkin launch, noisy minutes (during finals), the Ice Cream Bike