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Pitzer College

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Claremont, CASee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

25.2%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$62,692

Undergrad Enrollment

1,191

Applicants

3,464

Yield Rate

47.7%

Student:Faculty

10:1

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What you pay

$34,191/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $136,764 over four years.

What grads earn

$89,636/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$80,957 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

73% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

35%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Pitzer College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$14,535
$30–48k$7,769
$48–75k$20,846
$75–110k$29,452
Over $110k$46,793

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

89%

Completion · all

89%

Completion · Pell

94%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

84%

Median debt

$16,750

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
3,464
Admitted
57716.7%
Enrolled
27548% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Rape2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation56% / 44%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball16Football97Golf11Soccer32Swimming26Tennis13Track & Field65Water Polo29

Women's

Basketball15Golf9Lacrosse31Soccer31Softball17Swimming37Tennis12Track & Field58Volleyball19Water Polo27

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Economics, General30 grads
Environmental Science27 grads
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other22 grads
Sociology17 grads
History, General14 grads
Mass Communication/Media Studies14 grads
Political Science and Government, General13 grads
Organizational Behavior Studies12 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General10 grads
English Language and Literature, General8 grads

4yr Grad Rate

81%

6yr Grad Rate

88%

Retention Rate

94%

Median Earnings

$69,512