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Pomona College

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Claremont, CASee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

7.1%

Total Profiles

15

SAT Range

1490–1560

User Accept Rate

66.7%

Tuition

$62,326

Undergrad Enrollment

1,638

Applicants

12,121

Yield Rate

49.8%

Student:Faculty

7:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1470
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.72
SAT
1520
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.28
SAT
ACT
34
Round: ED
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1510
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.95
SAT
1560
ACT
34
Round: RD
Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
3.70
SAT
1440
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.78
SAT
1500
ACT
33
Round: ED2
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.81
SAT
1400
ACT
32
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.68
SAT
1460
ACT
29
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.92
SAT
1400
ACT
33
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.78
SAT
1520
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.10
SAT
ACT
29
Round: EA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
2.73
SAT
ACT
31
Round: EA
Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
3.57
SAT
1460
ACT
33
Round: RD
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.69
SAT
1440
ACT
Round: EA

What you pay

$19,285/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $77,140 over four years.

What grads earn

$217,051/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$196,036 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 0.4 years of pay.

82% 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

3.7%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

53%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Pomona 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$4,841
$30–48k$7,026
$48–75k$17,054
$75–110k$15,719
Over $110k$37,842

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

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

93%

Completion · all

94%

Completion · Pell

94%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

85%

Median debt

$11,782

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
12,121
Admitted
8196.8%
Enrolled
40850% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling3
Motor Vehicle Theft39
Rape1

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
Research Activity
FY 2024
$6Mtotal R&D expenditure#456 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Computer Science65 grads
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics44 grads
Neuroscience33 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other29 grads
Mathematics, General26 grads
Molecular Biology25 grads
Political Science and Government, General22 grads
Public Policy Analysis, General19 grads
Environmental Science19 grads
Physics, General17 grads

4yr Grad Rate

86%

6yr Grad Rate

93%

Retention Rate

98%

Median Earnings

$77,779