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General Information

School Contact
Pomona College
550 N. College Ave
Claremont, CA 91711
United States
(909) 621-8000
www.pomona.edu
Cost
Tuition: $35,318
Room and Board: $12,120
Books and Supplies: $850
Undergrad Student Body
Full-Time: 1,523
Total Male: 762
Total Female: 770
Part-Time: 9
Founded:
1887
Control:
Private
Setting:
Suburban
Academic Calendar:
Semester
Religious Affiliation:
None

Overall Experience

Just about any Pomona student will tell you that they truly enjoyed their college experience. And it’s not just the free booze that makes Pomona one of the happiest colleges in the country. It helps, but the booze alone couldn’t make everyone so darn genuinely happy, day in and day out. After all, some people don’t even drink, and they seem just as happy as everyone else. It’s not the location either. The classes are good, and the professors are great, and that certainly plays its part, and it’s an open, friendly campus, which is nice. But there is some other factor which makes people like this place so much. There are some people who were dead set on hating it. Why, you might wonder, did they go in the first place? One reason was parental pressure. Another was students, who by the end, had to grudgingly admit that they had enjoyed themselves. They might still claim that they don’t have an affectionate place in their heart for their alma mater, but they can’t deny that the experience was worthwhile.

The question is, “Why are Pomona students so unabashedly jolly?” There are only two feasible answers. One, they drug the water here. Unlikely, perhaps, but maybe Pomona is the site of a modern day governmental experiment in mass mind control. Barring that, it must be that people here just really like the people they go to college with. Are Pomona students better people than other selective liberal arts college students? Probably not. However, Pomona puts a great deal of stress on allowing people space to find their own way of doing things, both socially and academically. Sometimes, this is frustrating, sometimes people pine after the lost structure of high school and family life, but in the end, with the amount of freedom students are granted, they end up somewhere they want to be. Now if only everyone could get jobs.

Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

I wish Pomona were in LA. I miss being in a city. Pomona lets you have cars your freshman year, which is great, but getting in and out of LA is a pain in the rear. Other than that, I honestly could not have asked for more from a college.
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Anonymous says:

I wouldn’t trade my experience here for the world. The school is all about learning how to learn. You just have to create your own experiences, and there is a lot to work with.
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Anonymous says:

I love Pomona College. I would not want to be anywhere else.
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Anonymous says:

The only problem I have with Pomona right now is that they didn’t find me a job when I graduated. Why could they not find me a job?
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Anonymous says:

I seriously considered transferring or dropping out so many times I have lost count. I was too apathetic to actually do so, however. I honestly cannot fathom how this school has earned such a favorable reputation.
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Admissions Stats See more admissions statistics

Contact Admissions
Phone: (909) 621-8134
E-Mail: admissions@pomona.edu
Web Site: www.pomona.edu/admissions/
Dates To Know Deadline Notification
Regular Decision January 2 April 10
Must-Reply-By May 1
Acceptance Rate:   16% Application Fee:   $65 Common Application Accepted?   Yes

Financial Aid Stats

Contact Admissions
Phone: (909) 621-8205
E-Mail: financial_aid@Pomona.edu
Web Site: www.pomona.edu/FinancialAid/
Other Stats
Financial Aid Forms Deadline: February 1
Average Financial Aid Package: ? $29,600
Students Who Applied for Aid: 66%
Applicants Who Received Aid: 80%

Standardized Tests

Scores Verbal Math Writing Composite (out of)
SAT I * 700 - 780 690 - 780 680 - 770 2070 - 2330 (2400)
ACT * 31 - 35 28 - 34 N/A 30 - 34 (36)
* 25th - 75th Percentile
Other Stats
Top 10% of HS Class: 87%
SATI / ACT Required? Either
SAT II Requirements: 2 SAT Subject Tests in different subject areas