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== Academics ==
CMC provides an education focused on economics, government, international relations, and public affairs.
=== Rankings ===
U.S. News & World Report's 2025 rankings rated Claremont McKenna as tied for 8th-best liberal arts college in the United States. The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 Best US Colleges rankings rated Claremont McKenna as the 5th-best overall college or university and the best liberal arts college in the nation. In 2024, Forbes ranked Claremont McKenna as the 19th-best among 500 colleges, universities and service academies in the nation, in between Brown University and Duke University. Claremont McKenna is the 10th-most selective college in the nation according to collegesimply. Claremont McKenna is ranked 13th nationally in "Best Universities and Colleges by Salary Potential" by Payscale.
=== Admissions ===
CMC is classified as "most selective" by U.S. News & World Report. For the incoming class of 2024, CMC accepted 633 applicants (11.2%) from …
