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Claremont Graduate University

Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private, all-graduate research university located in Claremont, California, a city 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges consortium which includes five undergraduate (Pomona College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Scripps College, Pitzer College) and two graduate (CGU and Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences) institutions of higher education. Adjoining and within walking distance of one another (refer the map), their compartmentalized collegiate university design was based on that of the University of Oxford.

CGU is the oldest all-graduate institution in the United States, with many notable alumni in different fields all over the world. The university is organized into nine separate schools; the School of Community & Global Health, formed in 2008, is the newest. Deborah Freund took office as University President in fall 2010.

Among the contiguous CGU, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, and undergraduate colleges (Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Scripps, and Pitzer), academic collaboration is highly valued. Cross-registration is free, and the members share libraries, health care, security, and other facilities. More than 2500 courses are available to students at Claremont.

Claremont Graduate University Rankings in 2010

Claremont Graduate University Rankings in 2011

Schools and Colleges of Claremont Graduate University

Claremont Graduate University Tuition and Fees

Summer ’09/Fall ’09/Spring ’10

Standard	Art	Executive Management
1-11 units $1,524 per unit	1-14 units $1,255 per unit	1-11 units $1,750 per unit
12 units $17,523 per semester	15 units $17,523 per semester	12 units $21,000 per semester
16 units $23,619 per semester	16 units $18,778 per semester	16 units $28,000 per semester
Student Services Fee (fall and spring only) $161 per semester	Student Services Fee (fall and spring only) $161 per semester	Student Services Fee (fall and spring only) $0
Continuous Registration (after MA coursework) $1,003 per semester	Continuous Registration (after MA coursework) $1,003 per semester	Continuous Registration (after MA coursework) $1,003 per semester
Doctoral Studies (after PhD coursework) $1,662 per semester	Doctoral Studies (after PhD coursework) $1,662 per semester	Doctoral Studies (after PhD coursework) $1,662 per semester
Late Registration Fee $160	Late Registration Fee $160	Late Registration Fee N/A
Reinstatement Fee $2006 (MA) $3324 (PhD)	Reinstatement Fee $2006 (MA) $3324 (PhD)	Reinstatement Fee $0 (MA) $0 (PhD)

Explanation of Basic Tuition and Fees

Claremont Graduate University reserves the right to change tuition and other fees at any time. New and returning students are required to pay the tuition in force in a given term. Students are not permitted to register for fewer than two units of dissertation research per term. All charges must be paid in full for completed terms before the student is permitted to register, receive their diploma or receive official and/or unofficial transcripts.