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Top Colleges Ranked by International Student Concentration – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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Rank	Institution	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price	Median Starting Salary	Save
1	Claremont McKenna College	9.59	1,470 – 1,560	29978	87603	#1 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by International Student Concentration – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA Claremont McKenna College, a private liberal arts school, was founded as a men’s college in 1946. It became co-educational in 1976. The most commonly chosen major is Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. With an 8 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio, 98% of students will stay after their freshman year. Acceptance Rate 9.6% SAT Score 1,470 – 1,560 Avg. Net Price $29,978 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $87,603
2	Pomona College	7.09	1,490 – 1,560	17423	60850	#2 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by International Student Concentration – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pomona College Claremont, CA Pomona College is a private, liberal arts college offering 39 major programs. Three commonly chosen majors include Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Computer Science, and Neuroscience. The school was created with a “college of the New England type” in mind. Their mascot is Cecil the Sagehen. Acceptance Rate 7.1% SAT Score 1,490 – 1,560 Avg. Net Price $17,423 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $60,850
3	Whittier College	83.5	1,070 – 1,250	32436	46025	#3 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by International Student Concentration – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Whittier College Whittier, CA Found in Whittier, Whittier College accepts 84% of applicants and requests unknown to apply, but fee waivers may be available. Approximately 99% of students attending Whittier College will receive institutional grant aid to make attending college more affordable....Read more Acceptance Rate 83.5% SAT Score 1,070 – 1,250 Avg. Net Price $32,436 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $46,025
4	California Institute of Technology	2.57	1,540 – 1,590	23397	132140	#4 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by International Student Concentration – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Also known as Caltech, the California Institute of Technology is a private, doctoral/research university located on a 124-acre campus in Pasadena. The school's motto is, “the truth shall make you free.” Computer Science, Physics, and General are top majors among students, and there have been over 75 Nobel laureates that have......Read more Acceptance Rate 2.6% SAT Score 1,540 – 1,590 Avg. Net Price $23,397 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $132,140
5	Harvey Mudd College	12.66	1,500 – 1,580	42720	115107	#5 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by International Student Concentration – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA Harvey Mudd College only offers programs related to Science and Engineering. Part of the Claremont Colleges, their colors are black and gold. The men’s teams are known as the Stags, and the women are known as the Athenas. It has a 96% first year retention rate and 8 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio. Acceptance Rate 12.7% SAT Score 1,500 – 1,580 Avg. Net Price $42,720 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $115,107
6	Occidental College	44.17	1,390 – 1,520	47113	52209	#6 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by International Student Concentration – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Occidental College Los Angeles, CA Occidental College is extremely close to Hollywood, so a number of movies and television shows have been filmed on its campus. Some examples include Clueless, Arrested Development, The Good Place, and Star Trek III: the Search for Spock....Read more Acceptance Rate 44.2% SAT Score 1,390 – 1,520 Avg. Net Price $47,113 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $52,209
7	Chapman University	65.43	1,280 – 1,440	48037	58080	#7 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by International Student Concentration – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Chapman University Orange, CA A fairly selective school, Chapman University received 15,600 applications during the last admissions cycle. It opened as the Hesperian College in 1861, within the same hour of Abraham Lincoln’s presidential inauguration. Chapman’s students tend to stay on after their freshman year – it has a 91% first year retention rate. Acceptance Rate 65.4% SAT Score 1,280 – 1,440 Avg. Net Price $48,037 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $58,080

School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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