Pomona

pomona.md


Pomona

Overview

  • Location: Claremont, CA
  • Type: Private liberal arts college
  • Category: Top LAC
  • Total enrollment: 1,766 undergraduates (fall 2024)
  • Part of: Claremont Colleges consortium (5C: Pomona, CMC, Harvey Mudd, Scripps, Pitzer)

Admissions (Class of 2029)

  • Total applicants: 12,470 (record)
  • Admitted: 861
  • Enrolled: 408
  • Acceptance rate overall: 7.0%
  • ED acceptance rate: ~13% (224 admitted from 1,726 ED applicants)
  • Yield rate: ~50%
  • Offers ED: Yes (ED I and ED II)
  • Offers EA: No
  • Testing policy: Test-optional (permanent since Nov 2023; returning to test-required for fall 2026 entry)

Academic Profile

  • SAT middle 50%: 1490-1560 (median EBRW 755, Math 770)
  • ACT middle 50%: 33-35 (median 34)
  • Average GPA (unweighted): ~3.9
  • Percent top 10% of HS class: 90%

Demographics

  • White: 34%
  • Asian: 17%
  • Hispanic/Latino: 16%
  • Black: 9%
  • Multiracial: 8%
  • International: 15%
  • Women: 55%
  • First-generation: 24%
  • Domestic students of color: 55%

Financial Aid

  • Students receiving aid: 55-57%
  • Average financial aid award: $69,437
  • Meets 100% of demonstrated need
  • Net cost by income:
  • $0-30K: $5,903
  • $30-48K: $6,238
  • $48-75K: $3,409
  • $75-110K: $20,130
  • $110K+: $40,785

Athletics

  • Conference: SCIAC (NCAA Division III)
  • Team name: Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens (joint with Pitzer College)
  • Varsity teams: 21 (11 women's, 10 men's)
  • Athlete percentage: ~20% of students
  • Estimated athletes from Pomona: ~353

Sources

  • pomona.edu/about/profile-who-goes-pomona (Class of 2029 profile)
  • pomona.edu/about/fact-sheet
  • pomona.edu/administration/diversity-pomona/facts-glance
  • collegescorecard.ed.gov (net cost data)
  • ivycoach.com (ED statistics)