Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is one of the nation's top private, not-for-profit liberal arts colleges, with some of the nation's strongest majors in economics, government, and international relations, designed to produce top-notch leaders in politics, business, and international affairs. CMC was founded in 1946 as a men-only institution and has been admitting women since 1976, ranking eighth in the 2015 U.S. liberal arts college rankings.