Pomona College
Claremont, CA · West
- Acceptance rate
- 7.1%
- SAT mid-50
- 1490-1560
- Cost after aid
- $19,285
- Graduation rate
- 93%
What Pomona College says matters
How Pomona College rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.
- Acceptance rate
- 7.1%
- 868 of 12,249
- Yield
- 50%
- 436 enrolled
- SAT mid-50
- 1500-1550
- ACT mid-50
- 33-35
- CDS year
- 2024-25
Acceptance rate by gender
- Men
- 7.6%401 of 5,283
- Women
- 6.7%466 of 6,956
The full Common Data Set
Every figure Pomona College published for 2024-25, section by section.
First-Time, First-Year Admission43
Applications
- Total first-time, first-year men who applied
- 5,283
- Total first-time, first-year women who applied
- 6,956
- Total first-time, first-year another gender who applied
- 10
- Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who applied
- 0
- Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted
- 401
- Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted
- 466
- Total first-time, first-year another gender who were admitted
- 1
- Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who were admitted
- 0
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
- 194
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
- 0
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
- 242
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
- 0
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled
- 0
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled
- 0
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled
- 0
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled
- 0
- Total first-time, first-year students who applied
- 12,249
- Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted
- 868
- Total first-time, first-year students who enrolled
- 436
First-time, first-year Profile
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 0.36
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 0.14
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 155
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 59
- SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 1,500
- SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 1,530
- SAT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 1,550
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 740
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 760
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile
- 770
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 750
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 780
- SAT Math: 75th Percentile
- 790
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 33%
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 34%
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 35%
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- 31%
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- 33%
- ACT Math: 75th Percentile
- 35%
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 35%
- ACT English: 50th Percentile
- 35%
- ACT English: 75th Percentile
- 36%
Admission Policies
- Application closing date (fall)
- 1
- Priority Date
- 8
Transfer Admission15
Fall Applicants
- Men
- 245
- Women
- 264
- Another Gender
- 0
- Total
- 24
- Men
- 20
- Women
- 0
- Unknown
- 10
- Total
- 12
- Men
- 0
Application for Admission
- Fall
- 2
- Winter
- 15
- Fall
- 4
- Winter
- 1
Transfer Credit Policies
- Number
- 16
- Unit Type
- course
Annual Expenses10
Information
- Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:
- http://npc.collegeboard.org/app/pom
All Institutions Expenses
- Required Fees:
- 420
- Required Fees:
- 420
Estimated Expenses
- Books and supplies:
- 1100
- Transportation:
- 800
- Other expenses:
- 1500
- Books and supplies:
- 1100
- Other expenses:
- 1500
- Books and supplies:
- 1100
- Other expenses:
- 1500
Financial Aid27
Methodology
- Both FM and IM
- 2307417
Need-based Aid Awarded
- Federal
- 542073
- State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
- 59639816
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 1153450
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 63642756
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 0
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 239683
- State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
- 2289489
- Total Self-Help
- 0
- Parent Loans
- 63642756
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- 0
- Athletic Awards
- 0
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
- Federal
- 0
- State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
- 18488
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 406394
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 424882
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 2280026
- State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
- 2280026
- Total Self-Help
- 1416026
- Parent Loans
- 424882
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- 0
Financial Aid Reply
- Students must reply by (date):
- 5
- or within____weeks of notification.
- 1
Institutional Aid
- Academics
- X
- Leadership
- X
- Music/drama
- X
- State/district residency
- X
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred30
Diploma/Certificates
- Natural resources and conservation
- 3
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- 5
- Communication/journalism
- 9
- Computer and information sciences
- 11
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 16
- English
- 23
- Biological/life sciences
- 26
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 38
- Physical sciences
- 40
- Psychology
- 42
- Public administration and social services
- 44
- Social sciences
- 45
- Visual and performing arts
- 50
- History
- 54
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100%
Associate
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100.02
Bachelors
- Natural resources and conservation
- 3.98
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- 4.55
- Communication/journalism
- 2.66
- Computer and information sciences
- 12.52
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 3.8
- English
- 2.66
- Biological/life sciences
- 14.23
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 2.85
- Physical sciences
- 5.88
- Psychology
- 3.61
- Public administration and social services
- 3.61
- Social sciences
- 17.46
- Visual and performing arts
- 3.23
- History
- 3.23
Instructional Faculty And Class Size2
Student to Faculty Ratio
- Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio
- 7.2
- based on ____ students
- 2,024
About Pomona College
Pomona College is a very small private university in Claremont, CA, in a city setting.
What Pomona College looks for
Acceptance is roughly 7%, so admitted students nearly always have stats above the bottom of the mid-50. That said, stats alone do not get anyone in here. The applications that work read as coherent applicants with a clear academic and personal narrative more than as resumes. Admissions officers are reading for specifics: what you actually did, what you cared enough to follow through on, and how you write when you sound like yourself rather than a candidate.
Frequently asked
What SAT score do I need for Pomona College?
Pomona College's middle 50% SAT range is 1490 to 1560. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.
What ACT score do I need for Pomona College?
Middle 50% ACT range is 33 to 35. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.
What is the acceptance rate at Pomona College?
Pomona College admits roughly 7% of applicants. That makes it a reach for nearly everyone, regardless of stats.
What does Pomona College actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $19,285 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is Pomona College a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Pomona College as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.
