Pomona College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit7.1%
Acceptance rate
1,520
SAT Average
$19,424
Avg net price
1,638
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 465 |
| Bachelor’s 94 |
| Bachelor’s 77 |
| Bachelor’s 64 |
| Bachelor’s 34 |
| Bachelor’s 27 |
| Bachelor’s 22 |
| Bachelor’s 20 |
| Bachelor’s 19 |
| Bachelor’s 19 |
| Bachelor’s 19 |
| Bachelor’s 16 |
| Bachelor’s 14 |
| Bachelor’s 12 |
| Bachelor’s 10 |
| Bachelor’s 9 |
| Bachelor’s 9 |
| Bachelor’s 0 |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
Projected sponsored sports23
Athletic participation
542 unique student-athletes · 21 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Decision released by Dec 15 · Early Decision I due Nov 15
Early Decision II
Binding · Decision released by Feb 15 · Early Decision II due Jan 15
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1 · Regular Decision due Jan 15
· Apply with Coalition, Common App, or QuestBridge
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $65,000
- Required fees
- $420
- Food and housing
- $21,394
- Books and supplies
- $1,100
- Other expenses
- $1,500
- Total
- $89,414
- $74,4802019–2019–20
- $75,0942020–2120–21
- $77,7102021–2221–22
- $81,1962022–2322–23
- $85,3002023–2423–24
- $89,4142024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $19,424 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 55%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $69,920
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, State aid form, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Pomona College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Pomona College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Pomona College runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Pomona College withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.
Enrolled first-years by geography
420 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 29% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
37% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
12% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 29.4% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 29.4% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Pomona College rates 8 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Very important
- Talent / ability
- Very important
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Pomona College leaves 4 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.
Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Pomona College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $95,670 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $19,424 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 241 of 436 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $95,670
Averages among the 241 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Pomona College offers need-based aid only (no merit for nonresidents): nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Pomona College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
95.9% of Pomona College’s first-years return for a second year and 93.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03