Pomona

Source: pomona.md

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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)

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