Pitzer College Overview

Located in Claremont, California, Pitzer College is a private not-for-profit institution. Claremont is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Pitzer College Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Pitzer is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Pitzer.
• In <nil>, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Pitzer bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $64,269 a year. That's about 58% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average Pitzer student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Pitzer College?

Contact details for Pitzer are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1050 North Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711-6101
Phone:	909-621-8000
Website:	www.pitzer.edu

How Do I Get Into Pitzer?

You can apply to Pitzer online at: https://www.pitzer.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Pitzer

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pitzer?

With an acceptance rate of 18%, Pitzer is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 21%, and the acceptance rate for women is 17%.

Can I Afford Pitzer College?

The overall average net price of Pitzer is $58,689. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Pitzer, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $3,853 a year. That adds up to $15,412 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pitzer is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Pitzer College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,168 undergraduate students at Pitzer, with 1,132 being full-time and 36 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,132 full-time undergraduates at Pitzer, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pitzer College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	133
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	137
White	571
International Students	84
Other Races/Ethnicities	153

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Pitzer College. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at Pitzer. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and United Kingdom.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Coolcaesar under License

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