- The Inkwell
- California
- Pomona College
Claremont, CASuburb: largeZIP 91711Founded 1887
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1887
- Motto
- Our Tribute to Christian Civilization
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.pomona.edu
CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit
Pomona College
Pomona College is a private nonprofit college in Claremont, California, with 1,666 undergraduates. It admits 7.1% of applicants, graduates 92% within six years and costs $18,978 a year after aid.
92%graduate
Admission rate7.1%
Retention98%
4-year graduation72%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans12%
$18,978net price / year
7.1%admission rate
1534average SAT
92%graduate in 6 years
$84,281median earnings, 10 yrs
$14,000median debt
#153 of 1,704 for earnings#796 of 1,739 for lowest net price#48 of 1,738 for graduation rate#20 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $89,414tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $68,670
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $68,670
- Average net price
- $18,978national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,297
$30,001–48,000$5,418
$48,001–75,000$5,790
$75,001–110,000$16,466
$110,001+$48,928
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 7.1%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1534
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 740–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 750–790
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 33–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college7.1%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college98%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college92%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 92%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 72%
- First-year retention
- 98%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 94%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $68,951
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $84,281middle 50%: $58,909–$143,553
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$143,553
Median, Pomona College$84,281
Lower quarter$58,909
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,666
- Part-time
- 0.4%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 94%
- Average faculty salary
- $15,085 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $45,049
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,008,965,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White28%
Hispanic17%
Black9.2%
Asian19%
Two or more races9.0%
U.S. nonresident14%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown3.4%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences20%
Computer & information sciences17%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Physical sciences7.3%
Mathematics & statistics5.8%
Psychology4.7%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.3%
Natural resources & conservation4.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College Amherst, MA | $19,536 | 92% | $95,161 |
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| Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | $15,595 | 93% | $90,153 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 121345. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7227384.