2007-08 - Pitzer College

THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES
The Claremont Colleges
The other six colleges in Claremont bring a vast range of courses and facilities to Pitzer
students. Indeed, Pitzer students have the best of two worlds: the large number of
courses found at large universities, and the close student-faculty relationships found at
small liberal arts colleges.
Claremont McKenna College: Founded in 1946, CMC has an enrollment of 1140
students. It is a coeducational, liberal arts college with curricular emphasis in economics,
government and international relations.
Harvey Mudd College: Incorporated in 1955, Harvey Mudd College is a coeducational
liberal arts college. The college’s aim is to graduate engineers, scientists and
mathematicians sensitive to the impact of their work on society. HMC ranks among the
nation’s leading schools in percentage of graduates who earn PhD degrees. It is the
pioneer of the internationally known Clinic Program. Its enrollment is 700 students.
Pomona College: Founded in 1887, Pomona has an enrollment of 1,500 students. The
founding member of The Claremont Colleges, Pomona is a coeducational, liberal arts
college with full offerings in all major fields of the arts, humanities, social sciences, and
natural sciences.
Scripps College: Founded in 1926, Scripps College is the women’s college of The
Claremont Colleges with an enrollment of more than 800 students. Its liberal arts
curriculum emphasizes interdisciplinary studies.
Claremont Graduate University: Founded in 1925, CGU has an enrollment of over 2,000
students. CGU awards master’s and doctoral degrees in 21 disciplines. It is comprised of
eight academic divisions and one independent department: School of the Arts and
Humanities, School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences, School of Educational
Studies, School of Information Science, Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate
School of Management, School of Mathematical Sciences, School of Politics and
Economics, School of Religion, and Botany. It also offers degrees in Applied Women’s
Studies, Arts and Cultural Management, and Financial Engineering.
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences: KGI’s professional Master of
Bioscience degree program integrates biological systems, computational biology and
bioengineering with management, finance, and bioethics. KGI has the dual missions of
educating leaders for the bioscience industry and commercializing new discoveries in the
life sciences to create beneficial products and processes.
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