About
The Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private postgraduate research university in Claremont, California, United States. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges consortium which includes five undergraduate and two graduate institutions of higher education.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 76 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 69 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
76
Passing
6
7.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
76programs
- Passing6 · 7.9%
- No Data69 · 90.8%
- Failing1 · 1.3%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
6
No data
69
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Religion/Religious Studies
Doctoral Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies
$54,096
$54,638
National Same-Field BA Median
-1.0%
−$542
Religion/Religious Studies
Doctoral Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies
-1.0%
$54,096 vs $54,638
Arts Entertainment and Media Management
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
$64,890
$48,304
National Same-Field BA Median
+34.3%
+$16,586
Arts Entertainment and Media Management
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+34.3%
$64,890 vs $48,304
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$91,103
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+47.3%
+$29,249
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+47.3%
$91,103 vs $61,854
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
$80,672
$48,653
National Same-Field BA Median
+65.8%
+$32,019
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
+65.8%
$80,672 vs $48,653
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
$80,974
$46,391
National Same-Field BA Median
+74.5%
+$34,583
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+74.5%
$80,974 vs $46,391
Psychology General
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
$118,456
$48,653
National Same-Field BA Median
+143.5%
+$69,803
Psychology General
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
+143.5%
$118,456 vs $48,653
Education General
Doctoral Degree · Education
$118,397
$46,391
National Same-Field BA Median
+155.2%
+$72,006
Education General
Doctoral Degree · Education
+155.2%
$118,397 vs $46,391
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Program
EP gap
Status
Religion/Religious Studies
Doctoral Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies
-1.0%
−$542
Just failing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Religion/Religious Studies
Doctoral Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies
$105,517
$54,096
195%
Religion/Religious Studies
Doctoral Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies
$105,517 debt · $54,096 earn
Arts Entertainment and Media Management
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
$119,369
$64,890
184%
Arts Entertainment and Media Management
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
$119,369 debt · $64,890 earn
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
$99,248
$80,672
123%
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
$99,248 debt · $80,672 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$100,000
$91,103
110%
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$100,000 debt · $91,103 earn
Psychology General
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
$106,000
$118,456
90%
Psychology General
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
$106,000 debt · $118,456 earn
Education General
Doctoral Degree · Education
$90,348
$118,397
76%
Education General
Doctoral Degree · Education
$90,348 debt · $118,397 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Accredited since 1949Next review Jun 2030
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 5
- Sep 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jan 2023Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
- Jun 2022Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Aug 2018Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jul 2018Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $29.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
—
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
—
null total
Direct Loans
$29.3M
1,223 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Unsubsidized · Grad$13.6M
750 loan awards
Grad PLUS$15.7M
473 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 324 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
324
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
3.0%-6.3
2017
2.3%-6.9
2018
2.9%-4.1
2019
1.8%-0.5
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Claremont Graduate
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
449 total completions
01Education
8619.2%
01Education
8619.2%
02Business
7516.7%
02Business
7516.7%
03Psychology
6614.7%
03Psychology
6614.7%
04Social Sciences
6213.8%
04Social Sciences
6213.8%
05Computer Sciences
5111.4%
05Computer Sciences
5111.4%
06Visual/Performing Arts
408.9%
06Visual/Performing Arts
408.9%
07Health Professions
224.9%
07Health Professions
224.9%
08Mathematics
194.2%
08Mathematics
194.2%
09Area/Ethnic Studies
163.6%
09Area/Ethnic Studies
163.6%
10Biological Sciences
122.7%
10Biological Sciences
122.7%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
1,771
12-mo unduplicated
1,967
Gender split
Men
41%804
Women
59%1,163
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.05
2 offenses · 1,903 students
3-year trend
1.032 yrs ago1.021 yr ago1.05Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1
Criminal offenses by type
Rape
1
Motor vehicle theft
1
By location
2total
- On campus2
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Claremont Graduate vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Claremont Graduate selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectClaremont Graduate University | — | — | 1,771 | — | R2 Research |
| — | — | 910 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 68% | 74.3% | 5,434 | $28,101 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 91% | 16.4% | 15,432 | $39,866 | R1 Research | |
| 89% | 11.1% | 37,737 | $26,996 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 40.5% | 5,205 | $33,885 | R1 Research | |
| 94% | 2.6% | 2,430 | $18,902 | R1 Research | |
| 68% | 75.2% | 27,636 | $11,580 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 69% | 46.3% | 42,003 | $8,931 | R2 Research | |
| 57% | 93.4% | 38,313 | $7,599 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 55% | 93.7% | 18,492 | $5,918 | R2 Research | |
| 82% | 65.4% | 9,760 | $47,527 | R2 Research | |
| — | — | 4,210 | — | R2 Research | |
| 48% | 73.1% | 2,312 | $25,009 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 66% | 81.8% | 1,267 | $45,864 | — | |
| 83% | 62.9% | 8,976 | $45,409 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 76% | 36.2% | 41,137 | $16,174 | R2 Research | |
| 92% | 3.6% | 18,625 | $12,136 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 11.0% | 45,882 | $14,979 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 41.8% | 40,065 | $15,288 | R1 Research | |
| 87% | 28.6% | 37,297 | $12,840 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 9.0% | 47,335 | $14,013 | R1 Research | |
| 76% | 76.4% | 26,384 | $13,707 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 26.7% | 44,256 | $11,750 | R1 Research | |
| — | — | 3,007 | — | — | |
| 83% | 33.0% | 26,133 | $13,825 | R1 Research | |
| 75% | 65.8% | 19,938 | $16,607 | R1 Research | |
| 63% | 71.2% | 5,021 | $26,925 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 67% | 82.7% | 3,087 | $22,867 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 84% | 52.4% | 9,714 | $31,265 | R2 Research | |
| 70% | 61.7% | 8,913 | $39,495 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 92% | 9.8% | 46,566 | $31,927 | R1 Research | |
| 68% | 71.3% | 6,944 | $25,926 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 82% | 52.4% | 15,432 | $18,902 |
Institutions like Claremont Graduate
Explore the federal data for institutions in Claremont Graduate's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
Antioch University-Los Angeles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment910Net price—View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
Biola University
Grad rate68%Admit rate74.3%Enrollment5,434Net price$28,101View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Boston College
Grad rate91%Admit rate16.4%Enrollment15,432Net price$39,866View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Boston University
Grad rate89%Admit rate11.1%Enrollment37,737Net price$26,996View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Brandeis University
Grad rate86%Admit rate40.5%Enrollment5,205Net price$33,885View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
California Institute of Technology
Grad rate94%Admit rate2.6%Enrollment2,430Net price$18,902View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Grad rate68%Admit rate75.2%Enrollment27,636Net price$11,580View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
California State University-Long Beach
Grad rate69%Admit rate46.3%Enrollment42,003Net price$8,931View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
California State University-Northridge
Grad rate57%Admit rate93.4%Enrollment38,313Net price$7,599View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
California State University-San Bernardino
Grad rate55%Admit rate93.7%Enrollment18,492Net price$5,918View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Chapman University
Grad rate82%Admit rate65.4%Enrollment9,760Net price$47,527View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Loma Linda University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,210Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
Mount Saint Mary's University
Grad rate48%Admit rate73.1%Enrollment2,312Net price$25,009View data - California
Otis College of Art and Design
Grad rate66%Admit rate81.8%Enrollment1,267Net price$45,864View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
Pepperdine University
Grad rate83%Admit rate62.9%Enrollment8,976Net price$45,409View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
San Diego State University
Grad rate76%Admit rate36.2%Enrollment41,137Net price$16,174View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
Stanford University
Grad rate92%Admit rate3.6%Enrollment18,625Net price$12,136View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Berkeley
Grad rate93%Admit rate11.0%Enrollment45,882Net price$14,979View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Davis
Grad rate86%Admit rate41.8%Enrollment40,065Net price$15,288View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Irvine
Grad rate87%Admit rate28.6%Enrollment37,297Net price$12,840View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Los Angeles
Grad rate93%Admit rate9.0%Enrollment47,335Net price$14,013View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Riverside
Grad rate76%Admit rate76.4%Enrollment26,384Net price$13,707View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-San Diego
Grad rate86%Admit rate26.7%Enrollment44,256Net price$11,750View data - California
University of California-San Francisco
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,007Net price—View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Santa Barbara
Grad rate83%Admit rate33.0%Enrollment26,133Net price$13,825View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Santa Cruz
Grad rate75%Admit rate65.8%Enrollment19,938Net price$16,607View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
University of La Verne
Grad rate63%Admit rate71.2%Enrollment5,021Net price$26,925View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
University of Redlands
Grad rate67%Admit rate82.7%Enrollment3,087Net price$22,867View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
University of San Diego
Grad rate84%Admit rate52.4%Enrollment9,714Net price$31,265View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
University of San Francisco
Grad rate70%Admit rate61.7%Enrollment8,913Net price$39,495View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of Southern California
Grad rate92%Admit rate9.8%Enrollment46,566Net price$31,927View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
University of the Pacific
Grad rate68%Admit rate71.3%Enrollment6,944Net price$25,926View data
Claremont Graduate Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
IR [at] CGU.EDU
Phone
909-607-8632
Address
Harper 120, 150 E. 10th Street, Claremont, CA 91711
The Institutional Research office at Claremont Graduate University supports the university by providing accurate, timely, and reliable information to various people, departments, and agencies related to the academic and operational activities of the university.
Visit IR office pageTeam
1 member
- Teresa M. ShawAssociate Vice President for Academic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Reports & documents (5)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionInstitutional and Program OutcomesThe Institutional and Program Outcomes page at Claremont Graduate University outlines the learning objectives and expected skills for various academic programs. It details institutional learning outcomes for all graduates, such as knowledge within their disciplines, research and inquiry skills, effective communication, transdisciplinary methods, and career-specific skills. The page breaks down specific competencies and learning outcomes for different departments and degrees, including arts and humanities, management, health sciences, and more. The document serves as a comprehensive guide for students to understand the core competencies and learning achievements associated with their programs.my.cgu.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookInstitutional Research2026The Institutional Research office at Claremont Graduate University provides accurate, timely, and reliable information on the university's academic and operational activities. It serves requests from CGU personnel, management, and external entities including state and federal governments, local and national surveys, and accreditation agencies. The office offers statistics and reports on topics such as enrollment, admissions, faculty and staff demographics, academic programs, and degrees conferred. It adheres to the Code of Ethics by the Association for Institutional Research (AIR).cgu.edu
- Strategic planCGU Strategic Plan2020The Claremont Graduate University (CGU) Strategic Plan outlines six key goals aimed at enhancing student success, expanding the university's impact and visibility, and fostering an inclusive academic community. It emphasizes strategic priorities including academic excellence, diversity, innovation, and financial sustainability. Approved in 2020, the plan seeks to engage the global community while bolstering CGU's distinctive educational and research initiatives.cgu.edu
- Strategic planCGU Strategic Plan2020Claremont Graduate University's Strategic Plan aims to enhance student success through robust academic programs and expanded support services. It focuses on expanding impact, quality, and visibility through research and innovation, while engaging the global community with integrity to foster a diverse academic environment. The plan emphasizes building a sustainable learning organization, fostering inclusive excellence, and implementing a bold advancement agenda to support student success and institutional growth.cgu.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Claremont Graduate (28)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Stephen CamboneGovernment
- Tom CottonPolitics
- David DreierPolitics
- Abdulla YameenPolitics
- Michael ShermerLiterature
- Sandy LernerBusiness
- Diane WatsonPolitics
- Susan M. LeesonGovernment
- Verne OrrGovernment
- Dewi Zephaniah PhillipsReligion
- Jack ScottPolitics
- Stewart DonaldsonAcademia
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Frequently asked questions about Claremont Graduate University
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Claremont Graduate.
How many students attend Claremont Graduate University?
Claremont Graduate University reports a total enrollment of 1,771 students per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Claremont Graduate University located?
Claremont Graduate University is located in Claremont, California 91711-6160.
Who runs Institutional Research at Claremont Graduate University?
Claremont Graduate University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
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