Colleges in Claremont California

County: Los Angeles

Elevation: 1169 feet

Land Area: 13.1 square miles

Population Density: 2699 people per square mile

Population: 35,470

Population change since 2000: 4.30%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (65.0%), Hispanic (15.4%), Other race (5.2%), Black (5.0%), Chinese (4.4%), Two or more races (4.1%), Korean (1.5%), Other Asian (1.5%), Asian Indian (1.4%), American Indian (1.3%), Japanese (1.0%), Filipino (0.9%), Vietnamese (0.9%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (16.3%), English (13.2%), Irish (9.0%), Italian (4.0%), Swedish (3.1%), Scottish (3.0%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Upland, CA (3.5 miles , pop. 68,393)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East San Gabriel Valley, CA (8.7 miles , pop. 933,557)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (37.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820)

Nearest cities: La Verne, CA (1.7 miles ), Montclair, CA (1.7 miles ), Upland, CA (1.9 miles ), Pomona, CA (2.0 miles ), San Antonio Heights, CA (2.1 miles ), San Dimas, CA (2.4 miles ), Ontario, CA (2.6 miles ), Chino, CA (2.6 miles )

Claremont Compared to State Average:

Black race population percentage below state average.

Number of college students above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

High school or higher: 92.40%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 52.40%

Graduate or professional degree: 28.30%

Colleges/Universities in Claremont:

POMONA COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 1,561, Location: 550 N COLLEGE AVE ALEXANDER HALL, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.pomona.edu

CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 1,476, Location: 150 E TENTH ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.cgu.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 1,003, Location: 500 E 9TH ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.mckenna.edu/

PITZER COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 883, Location: 1050 N MILLS AVE, Private, not-for-profit

SCRIPPS COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 793, Location: 1030 N COLUMBIA AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: WWW.SCRIPPSCOL.EDU

HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 717, Location: 301 E 12TH ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.hmc.edu, Offers Master's degree

CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

FT enrollment: 340, Location: 1325 N COLLEGE AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.cst.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

EPISCOPAL THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL

Location: 1325 N COLLEGE AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Claremont:

CITRUS COLLEGE

about 9 miles, GLENDORA, CA, Full-time enrollment: 6,830

CHAFFEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 9 miles, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA, FT enrollment: 7,749

AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

about 11 miles, AZUSA, CA, FT enrollment: 5,285

RIO HONDO COLLEGE

about 20 miles, WHITTIER, CA, FT enrollment: 8,996

WHITTIER COLLEGE

about 20 miles, WHITTIER, CA, FT enrollment: 2,224

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN BERNARDINO

about 22 miles, SAN BERNARDINO, CA, FT enrollment: 11,953

BIOLA UNIVERSITY

about 23 miles, LA MIRADA, CA, FT enrollment: 3,479