Claremont Graduate University

Claremont Graduate University
Former name
Claremont University College (1925–1962)
Claremont Graduate School and University Center (1962–1967)
Claremont University Center (1967–1998)
MottoMulta lumina, una lux (Latin)
Motto in English
"Many flames, one light"
TypePrivate
Established1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Endowment$174.2 million (2020)[1]
PresidentLen Jessup
Academic staff
111 full time
88 part time
Students2,261 graduate students (1,393 on campus)
Location, ,
United States
CampusSuburban, 19 acres (7.7 ha)
AffiliationsClaremont Colleges
NAICU[2]
Websitecgu.edu

The Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private, all-graduate research university in Claremont, California. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges consortium which includes five undergraduate and two graduate institutions of higher education.

The university is organized into seven separate units: the School of Arts & Humanities; School of Community & Global Health; Drucker School of Management; School of Educational Studies; the School of Social Science, Policy, & Evaluation; the Center for Information Systems & Technology; and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity."[3]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ NAICU – Member Directory Archived November 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2020.