Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Claremont, CA
Population 8,500,000
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,737
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 26%
From Region 5%
Athletes 35.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 29%
Asian 18%
Hispanic 17%
International 14%
Black 9%
Mixed 9%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Pomona College 465 45% / 55% 14% $96,175 91 96%
Computer Science 77 69% / 31% 23% $193,864 100 100%
Chemistry 14 43% / 57% 29% $72,083 63
Geology 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $65,667 48
Mathematics 27 +13 52% / 48% 7% $67,017 51 94%
Physics 18 72% / 28% 22% $93,467 89
Biology 19 +1 21% / 79% 0% $59,379 29
Molecular Biology 19 53% / 47% 11% $63,612 42
Neuroscience 26 +1 42% / 58% 15% $52,818 13 95%
Environmental Science 19 +2 5% / 95% 0% $60,219 31
Economics 49 +3 69% / 31% 24% $120,070 99 92%
Africana Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $63,424 41
American Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $63,764 42
Anthropology 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $74,597 68
Asian American Studies 4 0% / 100% 0% $63,342 41
Asian Studies 1 100% / 0% 100% $63,671 42
Chicano/Latino Studies 4 +3 25% / 75% 0% $63,403 41
Chinese +1 $66,446 50
Classics $79,227 76
Cognitive Science 11 +1 18% / 82% 18% $96,158 91
English 19 +10 32% / 68% 11% $62,518 38
French 1 +4 0% / 100% 100% $67,507 53
Gender and Women's Studies +2 $61,199 34
German Studies $63,314 41
History 12 +3 42% / 58% 0% $78,697 75
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 71% / 29% 0% $89,839 86
International Relations 16 +2 38% / 62% 25% $82,091 79
Latin American Studies 2 50% / 50% 0%
Linguistics 8 +4 25% / 75% 0% $66,351 50
Media Studies 14 36% / 64% 0% $73,731 67
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $80,414 77
Philosophy 8 +1 62% / 38% 12% $76,399 72
Political Science 18 +10 56% / 44% 0% $81,166 78
Psychology 22 +2 14% / 86% 23% $64,119 43
Public Policy Analysis 19 11% / 89% 5% $81,149 78
Religious Studies 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $60,521 32
Romance Languages 1 0% / 100% 0%
Russian and Slavic Studies +1 $63,924 42
Science, Technology and Society 1 0% / 100% 0% $78,310 75
Sociology 8 +2 25% / 75% 0% $73,223 66
Spanish +3 $66,622 50
Art History 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,462 8
Music 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $46,559 6
Studio Art 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,193 8
Theatre 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,805 5

Financial

Tuition & Fees $72,080
ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%
4-Year Graduation Rate 61%
6-Year Graduation Rate 93%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 40.0% 186 32% / 68% 9% $74,887 69
Computer Science 16.6% 77 69% / 31% 23% $193,864 100 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 13.8% 64 39% / 61% 9% $57,970 25 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 13.1% 61 54% / 46% 16% $75,940 71 94%
Business & Economics 10.5% 49 69% / 31% 24% $120,070 99 92%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.1% 19 5% / 95% 0% $60,219 31
Arts 1.9% 9 11% / 89% 0% $47,887 7

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $2.4M #275 27% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.4M #288 0% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.9M #337 36% $0
Computer Science $0.4M #291 26% $0
Business & Economics $0.4M #261 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $5.5M #376 20% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 6% 6% 6%
Early Decision 14% 14% 14%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 1490 – 1550
SAT Math Range 730 – 790
SAT RW Range 740 – 770