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Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, California·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·kgi.edu
Total enrollment
622
peer median 1,926
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Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) is a private graduate school in Claremont, California, United States. Founded by Henry Riggs and David J. Galas in 1997, it is the seventh and newest member of the Claremont Colleges.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 17 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 14 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
17
Passing
3
17.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

17programs
  • Passing3 · 17.6%
  • No Data14 · 82.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
14

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.

3
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+84.9%
$127,709 vs $69,070
Biological and Physical Sciences
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+119.2%
$117,497 vs $53,607
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+159.1%
$160,255 vs $61,854

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
158%
$253,794 debt · $160,255 earn
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
54%
$69,490 debt · $127,709 earn
Biological and Physical Sciences
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
43%
$50,500 debt · $117,497 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Post-baccalaureate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$7,500 debt · $63,223 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 2004Next review Jun 2026

Action history · 3

  1. Feb 2022Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  2. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  3. Feb 2018Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    WASC Senior College and University Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 $18.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$18.8M
677 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · UG$173K
16 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.7M
358 loan awards
Parent PLUS$36K
1 loan awards
Grad PLUS$11.9M
302 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 150 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
150
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.8%
2017
1.6%
2018
0.0%
2019
0.0%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Keck Graduate Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs11
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

195 total completions
01Health Professions
10754.9%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
7236.9%
03Engineering
94.6%
04Biological Sciences
73.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
622
12-mo unduplicated
704

Gender split

Men
30%211
Women
70%493

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
13.47
9 offenses · 668 students

3-year trend

9.512 yrs ago22.691 yr ago13.47Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
28
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
8
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

9total
  • On campus4
  • Non-campus5

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Keck Graduate Institute vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Keck Graduate Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
SubjectKeck Graduate Institute
622Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California Institute of Technology
94%2.6%2,430$18,902R1 Research
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
96%25.2%405$20,575
Harvey Mudd College
92%12.7%951$32,492Baccalaureate
Lawrence Technological University
60%55.9%3,693$33,995Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Marshall B Ketchum University
653
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
78%76.9%2,334$40,665
Samuel Merritt University
1,926
Western University of Health Sciences
3,665
Peer group median92%25.2%1,926$32,492

Keck Graduate Institute Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
(909) 819-4544
Address
535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA 91711

The page provides contact information for the Institutional Research office at Keck Graduate Institute, including its physical address and phone number. However, specific details about the office's mission, leadership, or key resources like data dashboards, factbook, or Common Data Set are not included.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Joshua Morris
    Associate Vice Provost of Academic Effectiveness and Faculty Development

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about Keck Graduate Institute

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Keck Graduate Institute.

How many students attend Keck Graduate Institute?

Keck Graduate Institute reports a total enrollment of 622 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Keck Graduate Institute located?

Keck Graduate Institute is located in Claremont, California 91711.

Who runs Institutional Research at Keck Graduate Institute?

Keck Graduate Institute's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

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