Research Institutes and Centers

The research institutes and centers at Claremont McKenna College have one common goal: to provide CMC students with graduate-level research opportunities in conjunction with the College's distinguished faculty. In so doing, CMC students—as undergraduates—are afforded opportunities unparalleled at liberal arts colleges around the world.

Each institute or center has a specific mission and develops programs to meet academic and co-curricular objectives. Through the links below, you may delve into each of these CMC gems.

2020-2021 Research Institute, Center and Lab Opportunities

Research Institutes and Centers

• Berger Institute for Individual and Social Development

• Financial Economics Institute

• Gould Center for Humanistic Studies

• Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies

• Kravis Leadership Institute

• Lowe Institute of Political Economy

• Mgrublian Center for Human Rights

• Randall Lewis Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

• Roberts Environmental Center

• Rose Institute of State and Local Government

• Salvatori Center for Individual Freedom