Claremont Graduate University

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2019 Default Rate

1.85%

on Student Loans

2022 Enrolled Students

1,903

59.6% Full-Time

About

Claremont Graduate University is a higher education institution located in Los Angeles County, CA. In 2022, the most popular Postbaccalaureate Certificate concentrations at Claremont Graduate University were Management Science (73 degrees awarded), Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (20 degrees), and Multicultural Education (14 degrees).

In 2022, 638 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Claremont Graduate University. 55.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 44.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (191 degrees), 1.54 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (124 degrees).

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Claremont Graduate University was 1.85%, corresponding to 6 out of the 324 total borrowers.

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Costs

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

1.85%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Claremont Graduate University was 1.85%, which represents 6 out of the 324 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Claremont Graduate University had a total enrollment of 1,903 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Claremont Graduate University is 1,135 students and the part-time enrollment is 768. This means that 59.6% of students enrolled at Claremont Graduate University are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Claremont Graduate University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 30.1% White, 20.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Asian, 8.62% Black or African American, 1.21% Two or More Races, 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.578% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (19.3%), followed by White Male (13.2%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (11.5%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

59.6%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Claremont Graduate University in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,903 students. The full-time enrollment at Claremont Graduate University is 1,135 and the part-time enrollment is 768. This means that 59.6% of students enrolled at Claremont Graduate University are enrolled full-time compared with N/A% at similar Doctoral Universities.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Claremont Graduate University (in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
573 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
397 enrolled students
Asian
228 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Claremont Graduate University is 30.1% White, 20.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Asian, 8.62% Black or African American, 1.21% Two or More Races, 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.578% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 47.5% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.58% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 121 students (6.36%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2022, 70 more women than men received degrees from Claremont Graduate University. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Claremont Graduate University is white (191 degrees awarded). There were 1.54 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (124 degrees).

The most common Postbaccalaureate Certificate concentration at Claremont Graduate University is Management Science (73 degrees awarded), followed by Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (20 degrees) and Multicultural Education (14 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Claremont Graduate University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Math & Statistics (42 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (15 degrees), and Education (112 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Claremont Graduate University are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,742,581 people), Secondary school teachers (542,374 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (409,122 people), Other managers (396,926 people), and Education administrators (350,419 people).

The most specialized majors at Claremont Graduate University in 2022 are Math & Statistics (42 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (15 degrees), Education (112 degrees), Psychology (68 degrees), and Social Sciences (64 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Claremont Graduate University are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Dentists

The most specialized majors at Claremont Graduate University are Math & Statistics (42 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (15 degrees), Education (112 degrees), Psychology (68 degrees), and Social Sciences (64 degrees) (as of 2022).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Claremont Graduate University are Elementary & secondary schools (3,258,001 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (632,825 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (380,519 people), Legal services (340,248 people), and Computer Systems Design (325,012 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Claremont Graduate University.

Most Common (2022)

Information Science
42 degrees awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology
41 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
41 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common masters degree concentration at Claremont Graduate University was Information Science with 42 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from masters degree programs at Claremont Graduate University according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

284

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

354

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 284 degrees were awarded to men at Claremont Graduate University, which is 0.802 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (354).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Claremont Graduate University by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 49 degrees were awarded to men at Claremont Graduate University in Management Science, which is 1.53 times more than the 32 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 40 degrees were awarded to men at Claremont Graduate University in General Education, which is 2.11 times more than the 19 male recipients with that same degree.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
191 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
124 degrees awarded
Asian
91 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Claremont Graduate University is white (191 degrees awarded). There were 1.54 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (124 degrees).

6.43% of degree recipients (41 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

White Female
111 degrees awarded
White Male
80 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
78 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Claremont Graduate University is white female (111 degrees awarded). There were 1.39 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (80 degrees).

Operations

Claremont Graduate University has an endowment valued at nearly $196M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 12.9M (6.55%) compared to the 1.13% average return (4.2M on 373M) across all Doctoral Universities.

In 2022, Claremont Graduate University had a total salary expenditure of 66.8M. Claremont Graduate University employs 47 Professors, 21 Associate professors and 15 Assistant professors. Most academics at Claremont Graduate University are Male Professor (28), Female Professor (19), and Female Associate professor (11).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Claremont Graduate University are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 41 employees, Management, with 40 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 34 employees.

Endowment

$196M

2022 Endowment

9.24%

decline from 2021

This line chart shows how the endowment at Claremont Graduate University (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$34.9M

2022 Salaries

2.29%

growth from 2021

In 2022, Claremont Graduate University paid a median of $34.9M in salaries, which represents 52.2% of their overall expenditure ($66.8M) and a 2.29% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.91% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 2.43% growth between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Doctoral Universities is 246M (41.5% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$10.5M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2022, Claremont Graduate University paid a total of $10.5M to 83 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $73.7M (30%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

47 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

41 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Claremont Graduate University were Professor with 47 employees, Associate professor with 21 employees, and Assistant professor with 15 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Claremont Graduate University were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 41 employees, Management with 40 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 34 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Male Professor
Female Professor
Female Associate professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Claremont Graduate University was Male Professor with 28 employees, Female Professor with 19 employees, and Female Associate professor with 11 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Claremont Graduate University.

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