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Pomona College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts

Geographical Reach National

Location Claremont, CA

Population 8,500,000

Website http://www.pomona.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,638

Men / Women 45% / 55%

White 38%

Asian 19%

International 14%

Hispanic 12%

Mixed 8%

Black 7%

Native American 0%

From State 26%

From Region 5%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 42%

Life & Natural Sciences 20%

Computer Science 14%

Physical Sciences & Math 12%

Business & Economics 10%

Arts 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $65,420

Est. Cost of Attendance $85,300

10-Year ROI $238,000

ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%

4-Year Graduation Rate 61%

6-Year Graduation Rate 93%

Transfer-Out Rate 2%

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)

Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)

Days Without Precipitation 324 (96% 🏖️)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 7%

Yield (Unbound) 29%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$1M	#256
Engineering, Computing & Math	$1M	#309
Life & Natural Sciences	$3M	#370

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 49%

SAT Range 1490 – 1540

SAT Math Range 730 – 790

SAT RW Range 740 – 770

ACT Range 32 – 34

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Pomona College	451	47% / 53%	10%	$96,176		96%
Computer Science	65 +1	58% / 42%	20%	$212,710	100	100%
Chemistry	10 +1	80% / 20%	0%	$68,012	56	—
Geology	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$62,117	40	—
Mathematics	26 +10	62% / 38%	15%	$73,532	68	94%
Physics	17 +2	59% / 41%	6%	$89,936	88	—
Biology	12 +1	42% / 58%	8%	$62,941	42	—
Environmental Science	19 +2	42% / 58%	5%	$59,883	33	—
Molecular Biology	25 +2	44% / 56%	12%	$65,264	49	—
Neuroscience	33 +2	36% / 64%	3%	$57,952	28	95%
Economics	44 +7	55% / 45%	20%	$131,742	99	92%
Africana Studies	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$63,630	44	—
American Studies	— —	—	—	$64,585	47	—
Anthropology	4 —	50% / 50%	25%	$70,603	62	—
Asian American Studies	— +3	—	—	$63,943	45	—
Asian Studies	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$64,392	46	—
Chicano/Latino Studies	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$63,476	44	—
Chinese	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$63,149	43	—
Classics	2 +1	50% / 50%	50%	$69,496	60	—
Cognitive Science	11 +5	9% / 91%	18%	$66,067	51	—
English	11 +3	27% / 73%	0%	$58,052	28	—
French	2 +3	100% / 0%	0%	$62,838	42	—
Gender and Women's Studies	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$60,504	35	—
German Studies	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$64,739	47	—
History	14 +3	71% / 29%	0%	$72,690	66	—
Interdisciplinary Studies	29 —	62% / 38%	3%	$78,287	76	—
International Relations	8 —	25% / 75%	25%	$88,600	87	—
Linguistics	5 +3	40% / 60%	20%	$62,484	41	—
Media Studies	12 +2	50% / 50%	8%	$69,539	60	—
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	3 +2	33% / 67%	33%	$72,605	66	—
Philosophy	8 +3	25% / 75%	12%	$68,637	58	—
Political Science	22 +3	55% / 45%	0%	$83,118	82	—
Psychology	17 +2	24% / 76%	0%	$64,690	47	—
Public Policy Analysis	19 —	21% / 79%	5%	$78,370	76	—
Religious Studies	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	$59,214	31	—
Russian and Slavic Studies	— +1	—	—	$64,414	47	—
Science, Technology and Society	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$69,196	59	—
Sociology	3 +1	67% / 33%	0%	$70,860	63	—
Spanish	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$63,021	42	—
Art History	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$48,805	8	—
Music	— —	—	—	$45,915	5	—
Studio Art	5 +1	20% / 80%	20%	$48,838	8	—
Theatre	3 +4	33% / 67%	0%	$43,880	4	—