Pomona College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 8,500,000

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 542 (32.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Pomona College 465 45% 34% 16% 7% 15% 14% $93,389 92 +0.47 84 96%
Computer Science 77 — 69% 29% 19% 8% 9% 23% $193,864 94 +2.02 100 100% — — — —
Chemistry 14 — 43% 21% 14% 21% 14% 29% $68,662 37 -0.28 41 — — — — —
Geology 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $68,390 66 +0.30 41 — — — — —
Mathematics 27 +13 52% 26% 19% 4% 30% 7% $67,017 23 -0.69 37 94% — — — —
Physics 18 — 72% 44% 11% 6% 11% 22% $96,483 86 +0.93 87 — — — — —
Biology 19 +1 21% 37% 11% 11% 26% 0% $59,190 17 -0.84 17 — — — — —
Molecular Biology 19 — 53% 32% 32% 5% 11% 11% $60,015 9 -1.02 19 — — — — —
Neuroscience 26 +1 42% 27% 15% 8% 8% 15% $52,818 9 -1.24 7 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 19 +2 5% 53% 5% 5% 16% 0% $57,364 45 -0.16 14 — — — — —
Economics 49 +3 69% 24% 22% 2% 10% 24% $113,759 77 +0.59 95 92% — — — —
Africana Studies 4 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 25% 0% $55,589 44 -0.29 11 — — — — —
American Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,728 45 -0.28 11 — — — — —
Asian American Studies 4 — 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% $55,588 44 -0.29 11 — — — — —
Asian Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $55,872 45 -0.27 11 — — — — —
Chicano/Latino Studies 4 +3 25% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,737 45 -0.28 11 — — — — —
Chinese — +1 — — — — — — $57,879 53 -0.01 14 — — — — —
Classics — — — — — — — — $71,586 93 +1.43 49 — — — — —
English 19 +10 32% 58% 11% 5% 11% 11% $59,061 84 +0.81 17 — — — — —
French 1 +4 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $58,058 54 +0.00 15 — — — — —
Gender and Women's Studies — +2 — — — — — — $64,565 85 +1.02 30 — — — — —
German Studies — — — — — — — — $55,942 45 -0.26 11 — — — — —
History 12 +3 42% 50% 17% 8% 8% 0% $70,703 92 +1.35 47 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 — 71% 57% 29% 0% 14% 0% $72,408 94 +1.45 51 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,624 44 -0.29 11 — — — — —
Linguistics 8 +4 25% 50% 0% 0% 38% 0% $57,504 53 -0.05 14 — — — — —
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,522 93 +1.43 49 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 +1 62% 75% 12% 0% 0% 12% $72,801 82 +0.86 52 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $64,882 96 +1.73 31 — — — — —
Romance Languages 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,851 53 -0.02 14 — — — — —
Russian and Slavic Studies — +1 — — — — — — $55,829 45 -0.27 11 — — — — —
Science, Technology and Society 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,158 84 +0.96 56 — — — — —
Spanish — +3 — — — — — — $57,958 53 -0.01 15 — — — — —
Anthropology 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $69,325 92 +1.13 43 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 11 +1 18% 27% 27% 18% 9% 18% $82,982 72 +0.02 73 — — — — —
International Relations 16 +2 38% 38% 6% 12% 12% 25% $79,142 70 +0.33 66 — — — — —
Media Studies 14 — 36% 43% 21% 7% 14% 0% $74,398 89 +1.17 56 — — — — —
Political Science 18 +10 56% 50% 17% 0% 28% 0% $82,988 85 +0.79 73 — — — — —
Psychology 22 +2 14% 27% 5% 9% 9% 23% $59,385 42 -0.22 17 — — — — —
Public Policy Analysis 19 — 11% 21% 26% 11% 16% 5% $81,943 83 +0.72 71 — — — — —
Sociology 8 +2 25% 25% 12% 12% 12% 0% $69,712 92 +1.16 44 — — — — —
Art History 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,303 59 -0.04 6 — — — — —
Music 3 +2 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $51,252 68 +0.48 6 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 +1 0% 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% $55,578 88 +0.94 11 — — — — —
Theatre 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,651 85 +0.75 4 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $72,080
ROI Percentile 84th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 23.9% 111 27% 34% 15% 9% 15% 11% $75,167 93 +0.52 58 — —
Computer Science 16.6% 77 69% 29% 19% 8% 9% 23% $193,864 97 +2.02 100 100% —
Humanities 16.1% 75 40% 45% 13% 5% 20% 7% $63,158 86 +0.64 26 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 13.8% 64 39% 31% 19% 8% 14% 9% $56,846 9 -1.06 13 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 13.1% 61 54% 31% 15% 8% 21% 16% $76,134 43 -0.09 60 94% —
Business & Economics 10.5% 49 69% 24% 22% 2% 10% 24% $113,759 93 +0.59 95 92% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.1% 19 5% 53% 5% 5% 16% 0% $57,364 38 -0.16 14 — —
Arts 1.9% 9 11% 11% 11% 22% 0% 0% $52,416 53 +0.55 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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 97 $626K $651K -$25K
Track & Field (outdoor) 45 $138K $122K $15K
Baseball 38 $323K $342K -$19K
Soccer 32 $229K $233K -$3K
Water Polo 29 $245K $203K $41K
Swimming & Diving 26 $166K $167K -$939
Cross Country 20 $107K $97K $10K
Basketball 16 $295K $295K $725
Tennis 13 $154K $161K -$7K
Golf 11 $102K $93K $9K
Total 305 $2.4M $2.4M $21K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Swimming & Diving 37 $173K $172K $560
Track & Field (outdoor) 37 $169K $141K $27K
Lacrosse 31 $210K $231K -$20K
Soccer 31 $246K $259K -$13K
Water Polo 27 $234K $241K -$6K
Cross Country 21 $126K $120K $6K
Volleyball 19 $198K $189K $8K
Softball 17 $179K $191K -$11K
Basketball 15 $154K $145K $8K
Tennis 12 $195K $201K -$5K
Golf 9 $110K $101K $9K
Total 237 $2.0M $2.0M $3K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 97 $626K $651K -$25K
Track & Field (outdoor) 82 $307K $264K $43K
Soccer 63 $475K $492K -$16K
Swimming & Diving 63 $339K $339K -$379
Water Polo 56 $480K $444K $35K
Cross Country 41 $234K $217K $17K
Baseball 38 $323K $342K -$19K
Basketball 31 $450K $440K $9K
Lacrosse 31 $210K $231K -$20K
Tennis 25 $349K $363K -$13K
Golf 20 $213K $194K $18K
Volleyball 19 $198K $189K $8K
Softball 17 $179K $191K -$11K
Total 542 $7.3M $7.2M $37K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 7.1%
Yield (non-ED) 29%
Early Decision 1 Nov 8
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%
Unhooked Early Decision 10% 10% —

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Hooked: recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

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