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Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is an independent, coeducational, and private liberal arts college with a curricular emphasis on economics, government, and public affairs. CMC is also a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California, United States.
Founded as a men's college in 1946, CMC became coeducational in 1976. Its 69-acre campus is located 35 miles (56 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles. The college focuses primarily on undergraduate education, but in 2007 it established the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, which offers a master's program in finance. As of 2016, there are 1,344 undergraduate students and postgraduate students.
Forbes ranks Claremont McKenna as the 31st-best college in the nation, the 13th-best liberal arts college, and the 3rd-best college in the West in the 2016 rankings. Claremont McKenna is tied for 8th with Carleton and Haverford in U.S. News & World Report's 2016 ranking of liberal arts colleges. The Princeton Review rated Claremont McKenna 2nd in the nation for happiest students.