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Pitzer College

Claremont, CA · CDS 2025–2026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
26.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
27.6%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
99.8%
Total cost — out-of-state
$90,718
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$15,728

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,193
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students1,193

Admissions

Total applicants3,683
Total admitted989
Total enrolled273
Overall admit rate26.9%
Admit rate — women29.6%
Admit rate — men23.2%
Yield rate27.6%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/13
# admitted under ED plan167
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date——
EA notification date——
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT——
% submitting ACT——
SAT EBRW 25th %ile——
SAT EBRW 75th %ile——
SAT Math 25th %ile——
SAT Math 75th %ile——
ACT Comp 25th %ile——
ACT Comp 75th %ile——
% in top 10% of HS class33.0%
% in top 25% of HS class100.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$67,484
Tuition — out-of-state$67,484
Required fees$308
Room and board$22,926
Total cost — in-state$90,718
Total cost — out-of-state$90,718

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$58,302
Avg % of need met99.8%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$5,780
Avg loan debt at graduation$15,728

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist578
# admitted from waitlist57
Waitlist admit rate19.9%
Transfer applicants (total)224
Transfer admit rate44.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio9:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)25.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$34,191Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)87.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)92.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate94.0%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$69,786Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant10.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan21.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full22.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress35.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress16.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted5.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white47.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino12.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races10.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international8.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women62.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men37.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white46.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino12.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian13.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown15.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences16.2%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies15.3%
Natural Resources And Conservation11.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences10.2%
Psychology8.4%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services8.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs5.4%
Mathematics And Statistics4.8%