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Pomona College

Claremont, CA · CDS 20242025 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
7.1%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
50.2%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
7:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$24,244

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,766
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students1,766

Admissions

Total applicants12,249
Total admitted868
Total enrolled436
Overall admit rate7.1%
Admit rate — women6.7%
Admit rate — men7.6%
Yield rate50.2%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/8
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan224
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT36.0%
% submitting ACT14.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile760
SAT EBRW 75th %ile790
SAT Math 25th %ile740
SAT Math 75th %ile760
ACT Comp 25th %ile34
ACT Comp 75th %ile36
% in top 10% of HS class90.3%
% in top 25% of HS class99.2%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$69,437
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met100.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)$9,244
Avg loan debt at graduation$24,244

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist937
# admitted from waitlist58
Waitlist admit rate8.5%
Transfer applicants (total)509
Transfer admit rate8.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio7:1
% faculty full-time82.2%

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)7.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$19,285Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)94.4%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)93.8%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 rate96.7%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$77,544Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant19.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan8.8%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 full33.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress36.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white28.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black9.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino17.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian18.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races9.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international13.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women50.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men49.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white45.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino13.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian14.9%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 races2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown15.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

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

Social Sciences20.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services16.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences13.8%
Physical Sciences7.3%
Mathematics And Statistics5.8%
Psychology4.7%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies4.3%
Natural Resources And Conservation4.1%