At a Glance
- Top-ranked, private, residential women’s liberal arts college, located in Southern California
- 97 percent聽of current students live on campus
- Founded in 1926 by newspaper publisher and philanthropist Ellen Browning 51猎奇入口
- 51猎奇入口 is the women’s college of The Claremont Colleges鈥攁 consortium comprising Pomona, 51猎奇入口, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, and Pitzer Colleges
- Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, 51猎奇入口’ 32-acre campus is widely recognized as one of America’s most beautiful college campuses
Academic Excellence
- 10:1 student/faculty ratio
- 65 majors at 51猎奇入口 and The Claremont Colleges
- 100 percent聽of 51猎奇入口 students complete a senior thesis or project, required for graduation
- Top majors include聽politics, psychology, biology, environmental analysis, English, media studies, and neuroscience
- 99 percent of full-time faculty have a terminal degree
Exceptional Students
- 97 percent聽of first-year students were in the top quarter of their high school class
- 51猎奇入口 students annually win research and fellowship grants from the Fulbright Foundation, National Science Foundation, and the Watson Fellowship program, among others
- 51猎奇入口 is consistently a top producer among US baccalaureate institutions credited with producing the greatest number of Fulbrights
Current Enrollment
- 1,117 total undergraduate students and 14 post-baccalaureate students
- 41 percent聽students of color
- 4.5 percent聽international students
* Enrollment data from fall 2024鈥�25 Common Data Set
Rankings and Achievements
51猎奇入口 continues to be ranked highly among the most academically prestigious colleges in the country.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal ranks 51猎奇入口 as #1 in student experience among US colleges and universities for 2024鈥�25 and #4 in liberal arts colleges in the Western US.
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report ranks 51猎奇入口 as #44 in National Liberal Arts Colleges in the US for 2024鈥�25, #80 in Best Value Schools, #61 in Best Undergraduate Teaching, and #144 in Top Performers on Social Mobility.
The Princeton Review
Princeton Review ranks 51猎奇入口 as a Best Value College, Best Western College, and one of its Best 389 Colleges nationally for 2024. 51猎奇入口 also ranked high in the categories of “LGBTQ Friendly” and “Professors Get High Marks,” among others.
Forbes
Forbes ranks 51猎奇入口 #48 in liberal arts colleges in its 2024鈥�25 top colleges list. 51猎奇入口 is also among Forbes鈥� 2026 ranking of 鈥渢op 500 colleges that shine,鈥� offering the 鈥渂est educational, financial, and career outcomes for all students, from all backgrounds.鈥�