The Board of Directors of The Claremont Colleges oversees the governance and collective interests of its member institutions, setting guidelines on membership, governance, enrollment limits, and other consortial activities, including shared assets held in trust. Additionally, the Board provides oversight and guidance to The Claremont Colleges Services, which supports the member institutions.

The Claremont Colleges consortium comprises five undergraduate liberal arts colleges and two graduate institutions: Pomona College, Claremont Graduate University, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, and Keck Graduate Institute. These institutions share contiguous campuses in Claremont, each maintaining its own distinct student body, faculty, governance, curricular focus, culture, and mission. This intercollegiate cooperation allows campuses to offer university-scale services and facilities. With a combined enrollment of 8,500 students and a staff of 3,200 across over 540 acres, The Claremont Colleges benefit from their diverse missions and the integrated academic and extracurricular programs that define this unique consortium.