Research That Matters
At Claremont Graduate University, we pursue socially impactful research both within our traditional academic domains as well as collaboratively via transdisciplinary work to achieve effective and innovative real world change. As an R2: Doctoral Research University, CGU is recognized by the Carnegie Commission for its high research activity.
Sponsored Research
CGU is dedicated to impactful research that improves society. Extramural funding is an important driver making such impact possible and our faculty and students have secured support for their research and research-based programs from numerous organizations. Generous funding has been provided by governmental (local, state, and federal) and non-governmental organizations.
Funding Partners
- U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Forest Service
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- U.S. Department of the Army Military Operational Medicine Research Program
- Office of Naval Research
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- State of California
- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- County of Riverside
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- Metropolitan Water District
- World Bank
- John Templeton Foundation
- Carnegie Foundation
- Ford Foundation
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Research Centers
CGU’s faculty-scholars working closely with their students, lead pioneering impactful research throughout our varied schools and centers. Explore the latest projects undertaken at faculty-led research centers:
- School of Community & Global Health
- School of Educational Studies
- Center for Information Systems & Technology
- Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- School of Social Science, Policy & Evaluation
- Drucker School of Management
Research Resources at The Claremont Colleges Libraries
The Honnold/Mudd Library, central to The Claremont Colleges, boasts nearly 2 million volumes across arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. It provides access to over 70,000 periodicals and is a repository for U.S. government publications and international documents. The library also holds extensive special collections.
Aside from access to traditional research resources, the library also provides assistance for data and digital scholarship including:
- Data Visualization
- Access to governmental & non-governmental databases
- Data Science Events
- Digital Scholarship
- Website and digital exhibit development
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Access to worldwide digitized collections
The library offers research workshops, graduate-only study spaces, and lockers. It supports individual and group study needs, providing access to course readings for all Claremont Colleges courses.
Additional resources include:
- CUC Records Center: Storage and retrieval of paper journals and books.
- Denison Library: Located at Scripps College.
- Botanical and Horticultural Library: At the California Botanic Garden.
- Claremont School of Theology Library.