Pitzer College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 8,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (96% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,210
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 45%
From Region 3%
Athletes 542 (45.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Asian 12%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 10%
International 9%
Black 4%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Pitzer College 334 40% 51% 11% 4% 11% 6% $63,890 22 -0.29 30 97%
Computer Science 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $104,071 28 -0.61 92 — — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics — — — — — — — — $89,761 12 -0.80 82 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 8 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 12% 38% $81,346 12 -0.87 71 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,229 40 -0.23 45 — — — — —
Earth Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,791 59 +0.06 36 — — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences — — — — — — — — $66,305 60 +0.11 37 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 — 50% 12% 38% 0% 25% 12% $75,478 45 -0.37 60 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,808 36 -0.34 67 — — — — —
Systems Science and Theory 11 +2 55% 18% 27% 9% 9% 9% $83,428 20 -0.80 74 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% 33% $62,936 32 -0.41 28 — — — — —
Biology 11 — 27% 45% 27% 0% 0% 0% $63,710 36 -0.32 30 — — — — —
Biophysics 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $68,090 36 -0.30 42 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology — — — — — — — — $55,426 54 -0.10 12 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,169 52 -0.13 11 — — — — —
Human Biology 17 — 18% 59% 24% 6% 6% 6% $62,530 25 -0.63 27 — — — — —
Molecular Biology 2 — 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $67,480 26 -0.36 40 — — — — —
Neuroscience 16 — 56% 75% 6% 0% 12% 0% $62,507 22 -0.39 27 — — — — —
Agriculture — — — — — — — — $61,340 47 -0.01 24 — — — — —
Environmental Science 37 +6 27% 49% 16% 0% 16% 8% $64,020 79 +0.67 31 94% — — — —
Environmental Studies 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $64,020 79 +0.67 31 94% — — — —
International Public Health 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,884 56 +0.07 36 — — — — —
Public Health — — — — — — — — $66,162 57 +0.10 37 — — — — —
Public Health — — — — — — — — $65,273 56 +0.01 34 — — — — —
Accounting 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,975 35 -0.46 69 — — — — —
Economics 18 +1 72% 56% 6% 0% 0% 6% $78,984 24 -0.71 67 94% — — — —
Organizational Studies 25 +2 84% 20% 4% 8% 12% 4% $73,379 44 -0.19 56 100% — — — —
Africana Studies 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $55,497 43 -0.30 12 — — — — —
American Studies 3 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,325 37 -0.47 9 — — — — —
Asian-American Studies — +1 — — — — — — $55,602 44 -0.29 12 — — — — —
Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies — — — — — — — — $55,574 44 -0.29 12 — — — — —
Classics — — — — — — — — $54,490 46 -0.24 10 — — — — —
English 12 +1 25% 58% 17% 0% 17% 0% $50,696 46 -0.21 6 — — — — —
History — — — — — — — — $54,182 44 -0.27 10 — — — — —
History 10 — 50% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,525 39 -0.33 9 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,090 59 -0.02 14 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,551 51 -0.07 13 — — — — —
Latin American Studies — — — — — — — — $54,426 40 -0.38 10 — — — — —
Linguistics 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $55,262 42 -0.25 11 — — — — —
Middle Eastern Studies — — — — — — — — $54,296 40 -0.39 10 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 — 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,718 47 -0.20 18 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,814 77 +0.49 11 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,210 35 -0.39 5 — — — — —
Romance Languages 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,377 44 -0.24 11 — — — — —
Science, Technology, and Society — — — — — — — — $59,365 51 -0.16 19 — — — — —
Spanish — +6 — — — — — — $55,510 44 -0.23 12 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,056 44 -0.27 10 — — — — —
Anthropology 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $55,160 50 -0.16 11 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 8 +1 25% 38% 12% 0% 0% 25% $75,496 42 -0.30 61 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $61,652 54 -0.02 25 — — — — —
Contemplative Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,771 69 -0.25 63 — — — — —
Cultural Studies — — — — — — — — $57,697 61 +0.07 16 — — — — —
International Studies 6 +2 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $60,400 18 -0.64 21 — — — — —
Media Studies 18 +5 33% 56% 0% 0% 22% 0% $61,925 54 +0.00 25 — — — — —
Political Studies 22 +1 36% 50% 14% 9% 14% 5% $61,478 20 -0.79 24 100% — — — —
Politics and International Relations 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $61,478 20 -0.79 24 100% — — — —
Psychology 28 +2 18% 46% 21% 7% 11% 7% $61,176 48 -0.02 23 — — — — —
Sociology 9 +2 11% 44% 11% 33% 0% 0% $56,041 53 -0.08 13 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies — — — — — — — — $63,036 58 +0.21 28 — — — — —
Educational Studies — +1 — — — — — — $52,764 38 -0.27 8 — — — — —
Superintendency — — — — — — — — $52,917 39 -0.25 8 — — — — —
Art 12 +4 33% 67% 0% 0% 8% 0% $32,074 4 -1.58 1 — — — — —
Art History 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $32,763 3 -1.48 1 — — — — —
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art — — — — — — — — $33,146 3 -1.45 1 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $33,260 4 -1.45 1 — — — — —
Music History, Literature, and Theory — — — — — — — — $32,423 4 -1.54 1 — — — — —
Theater — — — — — — — — $32,142 3 -1.46 1 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,114
ROI Percentile 30th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 58%
6-Year Graduation Rate 83%
Transfer-Out Rate 8%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 29.0% 97 25% 51% 11% 7% 11% 7% $61,956 63 -0.27 25 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 16.2% 54 35% 57% 19% 2% 9% 4% $63,006 27 -0.44 28 — —
Humanities 14.4% 48 27% 71% 4% 2% 8% 0% $54,107 46 -0.23 10 — —
Business & Economics 13.8% 46 78% 37% 4% 4% 7% 4% $76,002 42 -0.41 62 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 11.7% 39 28% 49% 18% 0% 15% 8% $64,020 67 +0.67 31 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 9.9% 33 67% 36% 18% 3% 12% 15% $79,181 50 -0.61 68 — —
Arts 4.2% 14 29% 57% 0% 0% 21% 0% $32,172 1 -1.57 1 — —
Computer Science 0.6% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $104,071 40 -0.61 92 — —
Health Sciences 0.3% 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,884 11 +0.07 36 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 97 $626K $651K -$25K
Track & Field (outdoor) 45 $138K $122K $15K
Baseball 38 $323K $342K -$19K
Soccer 32 $229K $233K -$3K
Water Polo 29 $245K $203K $41K
Swimming & Diving 26 $166K $167K -$939
Cross Country 20 $107K $97K $10K
Basketball 16 $295K $295K $725
Tennis 13 $154K $161K -$7K
Golf 11 $102K $93K $9K
Total 305 $2.4M $2.4M $21K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Swimming & Diving 37 $173K $172K $560
Track & Field (outdoor) 37 $169K $141K $27K
Lacrosse 31 $210K $231K -$20K
Soccer 31 $246K $259K -$13K
Water Polo 27 $234K $241K -$6K
Cross Country 21 $126K $120K $6K
Volleyball 19 $198K $189K $8K
Softball 17 $179K $191K -$11K
Basketball 15 $154K $145K $8K
Tennis 12 $195K $201K -$5K
Golf 9 $110K $101K $9K
Total 237 $2.0M $2.0M $3K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 97 $626K $651K -$25K
Track & Field (outdoor) 82 $307K $264K $43K
Soccer 63 $475K $492K -$16K
Swimming & Diving 63 $339K $339K -$379
Water Polo 56 $480K $444K $35K
Cross Country 41 $234K $217K $17K
Baseball 38 $323K $342K -$19K
Basketball 31 $450K $440K $9K
Lacrosse 31 $210K $231K -$20K
Tennis 25 $349K $363K -$13K
Golf 20 $213K $194K $18K
Volleyball 19 $198K $189K $8K
Softball 17 $179K $191K -$11K
Total 542 $7.3M $7.2M $37K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 27%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 6

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 33% 41% 6%
Early Decision 57% 72% 10%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind