Pomona College Overview

Pomona College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. Pomona is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Pomona College Known For?

• Students at Pomona may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 7 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Pomona.
• In a recent academic period96% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Pomona makes roughly $77,779 a year. This is 91% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Pomona student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Pomona College?

Contact details for Pomona are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	550 N College Ave, Claremont, CA 91711-4434
Phone:	909-621-8131
Website:	www.pomona.edu

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How Do I Get Into Pomona?

You can apply to Pomona online at: https://www.pomona.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Pomona

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pomona?

The acceptance rate at Pomona is 7%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 8%, and the acceptance rate for women is 6%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to Pomona submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 770. Math scores were between 750 and 790.

Pomona received ACT scores from 18% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 29 and 0. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

Can I Afford Pomona College?

The overall average net price of Pomona is $42,669. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Pomona, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $9,049 a year. That adds up to $36,196 over four years for those students.

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Pomona College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,475 undergraduate students at Pomona, with 1,465 being full-time and 10 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,465 full-time undergraduates at Pomona, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	268
Black or African American	158
Hispanic or Latino	271
White	439
International Students	163
Other Races/Ethnicities	166

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Pomona College. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at Pomona. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Pomona College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Economics	67	67
Computer Science	49	49
Mathematics	39	39
Political Science & Government	30	30
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	26	26
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	24	24
General English Literature	22	22
Physics	21	21
Communication & Media Studies	20	20
Child Development & Psychology	20	20
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	17	17
Ethnic Studies	16	16
International Relations & National Security	16	16
General Biology	15	15
Public Policy	15	15
Fine & Studio Arts	15	15
Natural Resources Conservation	12	12
Romance Languages	11	11
History	10	10
Anthropology	10	10
Sociology	10	10
Cognitive Science	9	9
Area Studies	8	8
Philosophy	8	8
Chemistry	8	8
Geological & Earth Sciences	8	8
Classical Languages & Literature	7	7
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	6	6
Religious Studies	6	6
Science, Technology & Society	5	5
Drama & Theater Arts	4	4
Music	3	3
Dance	2	2
General Engineering	1	1
East Asian Languages	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	0	0
Medieval Studies	0	0
General Psychology	0	0
TOTAL	540	540

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 Nostalgicwisdom under License

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