Claremont Graduate University

Claremont Graduate University is a private, graduate-only research university located in Claremont, California, and a member of the Claremont Colleges consortium. Founded in 1925, it offers master’s and doctoral programs across fields such as arts and humanities, social sciences, education, public health, management, information systems, and mathematics. The university emphasizes interdisciplinary study and collaboration across the consortium’s campuses. Claremont Graduate University is classified as a doctoral university with high research activity and primarily serves graduate students seeking advanced academic research, professional leadership roles, and applied scholarship in public and private sectors.

Claremont Graduate University was founded in 1925 in Claremont, California, by James Blaisdell, who also served as its first president. Established as Claremont University College, it was created to provide advanced graduate study in connection with the emerging Claremont Colleges consortium. In 1962, the institution was renamed Claremont Graduate School and University Center, and later became Claremont University Center before adopting the name Claremont Graduate University in 1998. Throughout the twentieth century, Claremont Graduate University expanded its academic divisions, adding specialized schools in management, education, social science, public health, arts and humanities, information systems, and mathematical sciences. As a graduate-only institution, it developed a focus on interdisciplinary research and collaboration across the consortium. Today, Claremont Graduate University remains a central graduate institution within the Claremont Colleges, offering master’s and doctoral programs with an emphasis on research and applied scholarship.