Research - Claremont Graduate University
Research That Matters
At Claremont Graduate University, we undertake ambitious and innovative research that spans disciplinary boundaries and results in new ways of seeing and improving the world.
Claremont Graduate University is classified by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education as R2: Doctoral Research University, Higher Research Activity.
Research Resources
The Claremont Colleges Libraries
The
Honnold/Mudd Library
houses the main library collections for The Claremont Colleges. The collections in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences include nearly 2 million volumes and the library also has extensive holdings of journals, magazines, and newspapers, providing access to articles in over 70,000 periodicals.
Honnold/Mudd Library is a depository for publications issued by the United States government and has extensive holdings of publications from the State of California, Great Britain, the United Nations, and other international agencies. The Asian Library Collection at Honnold/Mudd has a large collection of Asian language materials. The library also holds extensive
special collections
The CUC Records Center houses most of the paper journals and a small percentage of books from the library collections. Claremont Colleges faculty, students, and staff may request materials for delivery in print or electronic format. In addition, students also have access to several nearby affiliated libraries:
Denison Library
, located on the Scripps College campus;
the botanical and horticultural library
of the California Botanic Garden; and the
library at the Claremont School of Theology
The library regularly conducts research workshops and provides reservable, graduate-only study spaces and lockers to store study materials. There are study spaces for research and learning for individuals as well as collaborative groups across The Claremont Colleges. The library provides access to course readings for all courses across the colleges.
News
Check out some of the cutting-edge work being conducted by our students, faculty, and alumni.
March 19, 2026
Three Minutes to Make it Matter: Inside CGU’s 2026 Big Pitch Competition
Drucker School of Management
December 12, 2025
Drucker Institute Releases 2025 Management Rankings Highlighting a Year of Balance
School of Social Science, Policy & Evaluation
July 23, 2025
CGU Launches the Claremont Flourishing Center to Advance the Science of Happiness
School of Social Science, Policy & Evaluation
April 15, 2025
How an Independent Study Project Became a Published Election Forecast
School of Social Science, Policy & Evaluation
February 21, 2024
Research Will Explore Ways to Aid Military Members Experiencing Depression
November 28, 2023
Time Is of the Essence at CGU’s Big Pitch Competition
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Sponsored Research
CGU is committed to improving society through research, and it’s getting noticed.
Over the last decade, we have averaged more than $8 million per year in sponsored research—from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, National Science Foundation, National Cancer Institute, and more.
Other organizations and institutions funding CGU research include:
World Bank
The John Templeton Foundation
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Aging
National Institute on Drug Abuse
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of the Army Military Operational Medicine Research Program
Office of Naval Research
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Los Angeles Unified School District
Carnegie Foundation
Ford Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Los Alamos National Laboratory
State of California
County of Riverside
Metropolitan Water District
Research Centers
We’re small in size but big in ideas. From information technology to public health, CGU faculty-scholars are leading practitioners who conduct meaningful, often trailblazing research in their fields. Check out our schools’ research pages for the latest projects:
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
Office of Research, Sponsored Programs & Grants
As the focal point for relationships with external sponsors, the Office of Research, Sponsored Programs & Grants (ORSPG) promotes the ethical conduct of research and helps seed local research initiatives through grants, contracts, fellowships, and cooperative agreements.
Learn more about the ORSPG