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Pitzer College is a private campus in suburban Claremont, CA. International students are a visible presence at Pitzer College — 8.6% of its 1,227 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23
family-income band
$9,284
family income
under $30k
$16,361
$30–48k
$17,911
$48–75k
$22,791
$75–110k
$49,894
over $110k

Average net price

$34,1912023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

$20k$30k$40k200820232008: $24,6292009: $21,4732010: $21,8592011: $29,5352012: $25,8072013: $27,6242014: $28,0752015: $25,9122016: $28,4232017: $31,5902018: $34,0712019: $29,1952020: $18,2062021: $40,2612022: $31,6632023: $34,191$34,191
$20k$30k$40k200820232008: $24,6292009: $21,4732010: $21,8592011: $29,5352012: $25,8072013: $27,6242014: $28,0752015: $25,9122016: $28,4232017: $31,5902018: $34,0712019: $29,1952020: $18,2062021: $40,2612022: $31,6632023: $34,191$34,191

Average net price at Pitzer College rose from $24,629 (2008) to $34,191 (2023).

Average net price — data
YearNet price
2008$24,629
2009$21,473
2010$21,859
2011$29,535
2012$25,807
2013$27,624
2014$28,075
2015$25,912
2016$28,423
2017$31,590
2018$34,071
2019$29,195
2020$18,206
2021$40,261
2022$31,663
2023$34,191
IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$86,4662024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

$50k$60k$70k$80k200920242009: $50,8002010: $52,7702011: $55,0802012: $56,9882013: $59,2662014: $61,4162015: $63,7502016: $65,8802017: $68,1922018: $70,5002019: $73,3002020: $75,8502021: $58,5042022: $79,5582023: $82,8322024: $86,466$86,466
$60k$80k200920242009: $50,8002010: $52,7702011: $55,0802012: $56,9882013: $59,2662014: $61,4162015: $63,7502016: $65,8802017: $68,1922018: $70,5002019: $73,3002020: $75,8502021: $58,5042022: $79,5582023: $82,8322024: $86,466$86,466

Total cost at Pitzer College rose from $50,800 (2009) to $86,466 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
YearCost
2009$50,800
2010$52,770
2011$55,080
2012$56,988
2013$59,266
2014$61,416
2015$63,750
2016$65,880
2017$68,192
2018$70,500
2019$73,300
2020$75,850
2021$58,504
2022$79,558
2023$82,832
2024$86,466
IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k200020232000: $23,2342001: $24,8642002: $25,2642003: $29,7942004: $31,4382005: $33,0122006: $34,0382007: $35,9122008: $37,8702013: $45,0182014: $47,0202015: $48,6702016: $50,4302017: $52,2362018: $54,0562019: $56,0182020: $55,8782021: $57,9782022: $60,5782023: $62,692$62,692
$20k$40k$60k200020232000: $23,2342001: $24,8642002: $25,2642003: $29,7942004: $31,4382005: $33,0122006: $34,0382007: $35,9122008: $37,8702013: $45,0182014: $47,0202015: $48,6702016: $50,4302017: $52,2362018: $54,0562019: $56,0182020: $55,8782021: $57,9782022: $60,5782023: $62,692$62,692

Tuition & fees — data
YearTuition & fees
2000$23,234
2001$24,864
2002$25,264
2003$29,794
2004$31,438
2005$33,012
2006$34,038
2007$35,912
2008$37,870
2013$45,018
2014$47,020
2015$48,670
2016$50,430
2017$52,236
2018$54,056
2019$56,018
2020$55,878
2021$57,978
2022$60,578
2023$62,692
IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)
Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $65,192 before grants and other attendance costs. At Pitzer College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,227 — Pitzer College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

83.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Pitzer College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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83.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

60%70%80%90%entered 1992entered 2018entered 1992: 68%entered 1993: 59.4%entered 1994: 65.5%entered 1995: 58.8%entered 1996: 65.4%entered 1997: 70.5%entered 1998: 70.5%entered 1999: 69.9%entered 2000: 75.6%entered 2001: 71.4%entered 2002: 69.4%entered 2003: 80.5%entered 2004: 78.9%entered 2005: 80.6%entered 2006: 86.7%entered 2007: 82.1%entered 2008: 84%entered 2009: 90.2%entered 2010: 87.6%entered 2011: 83.1%entered 2012: 83.5%entered 2013: 84.9%entered 2014: 83.2%entered 2015: 88.4%entered 2016: 85.5%entered 2017: 83.2%entered 2018: 83.4%83.4%
60%70%80%90%entered 1992entered 2018entered 1992: 68%entered 1993: 59.4%entered 1994: 65.5%entered 1995: 58.8%entered 1996: 65.4%entered 1997: 70.5%entered 1998: 70.5%entered 1999: 69.9%entered 2000: 75.6%entered 2001: 71.4%entered 2002: 69.4%entered 2003: 80.5%entered 2004: 78.9%entered 2005: 80.6%entered 2006: 86.7%entered 2007: 82.1%entered 2008: 84%entered 2009: 90.2%entered 2010: 87.6%entered 2011: 83.1%entered 2012: 83.5%entered 2013: 84.9%entered 2014: 83.2%entered 2015: 88.4%entered 2016: 85.5%entered 2017: 83.2%entered 2018: 83.4%83.4%

The six-year graduation rate at Pitzer College rose from 68% (entered 1992) to 83.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
YearGraduated within 6 yrs
1992 cohort68%
1993 cohort59.4%
1994 cohort65.5%
1995 cohort58.8%
1996 cohort65.4%
1997 cohort70.5%
1998 cohort70.5%
1999 cohort69.9%
2000 cohort75.6%
2001 cohort71.4%
2002 cohort69.4%
2003 cohort80.5%
2004 cohort78.9%
2005 cohort80.6%
2006 cohort86.7%
2007 cohort82.1%
2008 cohort84%
2009 cohort90.2%
2010 cohort87.6%
2011 cohort83.1%
2012 cohort83.5%
2013 cohort84.9%
2014 cohort83.2%
2015 cohort88.4%
2016 cohort85.5%
2017 cohort83.2%
2018 cohort83.4%
IPEDS Entering cohorts 1992–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups
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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree
$5k$10k$15kLeft school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98): $12,252Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $11,624Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $12,330Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $13,330Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $14,248Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $15,399Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $14,500Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $12,974Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $10,100Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $9,580Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $9,590Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $9,600Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $11,515Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $15,300Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $15,300Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $14,950Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $15,525Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $15,500Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $14,045Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $14,625Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $16,750Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $17,725Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $16,750$16,750 completedLeft school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98): $6,300Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $6,124Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $5,450Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $7,748Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $12,696Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $12,541Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $6,607Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $7,500Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $3,727Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $3,500Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $3,500Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $5,175Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $7,677Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $7,900Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $5,275Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $5,275Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $7,500Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $8,000Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $8,000$8,000 left
$5k$10k$15kLeft school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98): $12,252Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $11,624Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $12,330Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $13,330Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $14,248Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $15,399Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $14,500Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $12,974Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $10,100Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $9,580Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $9,590Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $9,600Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $11,515Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $15,300Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $15,300Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $14,950Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $15,525Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $15,500Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $14,045Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $14,625Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $16,750Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $17,725Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $16,750$16,750 completedLeft school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98): $6,300Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $6,124Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $5,450Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $7,748Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $12,696Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $12,541Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $6,607Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $7,500Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $3,727Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $3,500Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $3,500Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $5,175Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $7,677Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $7,900Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $5,275Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $5,275Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $7,500Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $8,000Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $8,000$8,000 left

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
YearCompletedLeft without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)$12,252$6,300
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)$11,624$6,124
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)$12,330$5,450
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)$13,330$7,748
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)$14,248$12,696
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)$15,399$12,541
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)$14,500$6,607
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)$12,974$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)$10,100$3,727
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)$9,580$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)$9,590$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)$9,600$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)$11,515$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)$15,300$5,175
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)$15,300$7,677
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)$14,950$7,900
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)$15,525$5,275
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)$15,500$5,275
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)$14,045$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)$14,625$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)$16,750$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)$17,725$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)$16,750$8,000
NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15
$51,784
6 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13
$55,766
8 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11
$69,512
10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Pitzer College admitted 865 of 3,438 applicants in Fall 2024. The 25.2% rate describes that application pool.

25.2%
acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle
rate trend$62,692 tuition · 2023–241,227 undergraduates · Fall 2024
Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Pitzer College received 3,438 applications and admitted 865 (25.2%), with 310 enrolling.

Pitzer College did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Pitzer College under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

25.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

20%40%200120242001: 53.8%2002: 56.1%2003: 50.1%2004: 40.4%2005: 39.3%2006: 36.8%2007: 26.2%2008: 22.3%2009: 20.3%2010: 25.7%2011: 24.1%2012: 16.1%2013: 14.5%2014: 13%2015: 13.5%2016: 13.7%2017: 16.2%2018: 13.3%2019: 13.7%2020: 16.6%2021: 18.3%2022: 18.4%2023: 16.7%2024: 25.2%25.2%
20%40%200120242001: 53.8%2002: 56.1%2003: 50.1%2004: 40.4%2005: 39.3%2006: 36.8%2007: 26.2%2008: 22.3%2009: 20.3%2010: 25.7%2011: 24.1%2012: 16.1%2013: 14.5%2014: 13%2015: 13.5%2016: 13.7%2017: 16.2%2018: 13.3%2019: 13.7%2020: 16.6%2021: 18.3%2022: 18.4%2023: 16.7%2024: 25.2%25.2%

Pitzer College's admission rate fell from 53.8% to 25.2%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
YearAcceptance rate
Fall 200153.8%
Fall 200256.1%
Fall 200350.1%
Fall 200440.4%
Fall 200539.3%
Fall 200636.8%
Fall 200726.2%
Fall 200822.3%
Fall 200920.3%
Fall 201025.7%
Fall 201124.1%
Fall 201216.1%
Fall 201314.5%
Fall 201413%
Fall 201513.5%
Fall 201613.7%
Fall 201716.2%
Fall 201813.3%
Fall 201913.7%
Fall 202016.6%
Fall 202118.3%
Fall 202218.4%
Fall 202316.7%
Fall 202425.2%
IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1190–1370Fall 2012 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

110012001300200120122001: 11002002: 11202003: 11402005: 11202006: 11302007: 11402010: 11902011: 12102012: 119011902001: 13102002: 13402003: 13302005: 13302006: 13302007: 13302010: 13502011: 13642012: 13701370
110012001300200120122001: 11002002: 11202003: 11402005: 11202006: 11302007: 11402010: 11902011: 12102012: 119011902001: 13102002: 13402003: 13302005: 13302006: 13302007: 13302010: 13502011: 13642012: 13701370

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year25th75th
Fall 200111001310
Fall 200211201340
Fall 200311401330
Fall 200511201330
Fall 200611301330
Fall 200711401330
Fall 201011901350
Fall 201112101364
Fall 201211901370
IPEDS Fall 2001–2012, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,227Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

8001k1k200220242002: 7192003: 9422004: 9272005: 9632006: 9582007: 9992008: 1,0252009: 1,0432010: 1,0802011: 1,0992012: 1,0842013: 1,0812014: 1,0762015: 1,0672016: 1,0622017: 1,0742018: 1,0722019: 1,0862020: 9222021: 1,1682022: 1,2122023: 1,1912024: 1,2271,227
8001k1k200220242002: 7192003: 9422004: 9272005: 9632006: 9582007: 9992008: 1,0252009: 1,0432010: 1,0802011: 1,0992012: 1,0842013: 1,0812014: 1,0762015: 1,0672016: 1,0622017: 1,0742018: 1,0722019: 1,0862020: 9222021: 1,1682022: 1,2122023: 1,1912024: 1,2271,227

Undergraduate enrollment at Pitzer College rose from 719 (Fall 2002) to 1,227 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
YearUndergraduates
Fall 2002719
Fall 2003942
Fall 2004927
Fall 2005963
Fall 2006958
Fall 2007999
Fall 20081,025
Fall 20091,043
Fall 20101,080
Fall 20111,099
Fall 20121,084
Fall 20131,081
Fall 20141,076
Fall 20151,067
Fall 20161,062
Fall 20171,074
Fall 20181,072
Fall 20191,086
Fall 2020922
Fall 20211,168
Fall 20221,212
Fall 20231,191
Fall 20241,227
IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

94%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

80%85%90%95%200320232003: 88%2004: 88%2005: 89%2006: 94%2007: 92%2008: 89%2009: 93%2010: 93%2011: 90%2012: 91%2013: 90%2014: 93%2015: 94%2016: 95%2017: 91%2018: 93%2019: 81%2020: 93%2021: 89%2022: 94%2023: 94%94%
80%85%90%95%200320232003: 88%2004: 88%2005: 89%2006: 94%2007: 92%2008: 89%2009: 93%2010: 93%2011: 90%2012: 91%2013: 90%2014: 93%2015: 94%2016: 95%2017: 91%2018: 93%2019: 81%2020: 93%2021: 89%2022: 94%2023: 94%94%

First-year retention at Pitzer College has held near 94% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
YearRetention
Fall 2003 cohort88%
Fall 2004 cohort88%
Fall 2005 cohort89%
Fall 2006 cohort94%
Fall 2007 cohort92%
Fall 2008 cohort89%
Fall 2009 cohort93%
Fall 2010 cohort93%
Fall 2011 cohort90%
Fall 2012 cohort91%
Fall 2013 cohort90%
Fall 2014 cohort93%
Fall 2015 cohort94%
Fall 2016 cohort95%
Fall 2017 cohort91%
Fall 2018 cohort93%
Fall 2019 cohort81%
Fall 2020 cohort93%
Fall 2021 cohort89%
Fall 2022 cohort94%
Fall 2023 cohort94%
IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023
More about Pitzer College

10.5% of Pitzer College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Pitzer College as a primarily residential campus of 1,227 undergraduates — and 93.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Pitzer College reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 25.2%. Review Pitzer College's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Pitzer College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Pitzer College25.2%
California median74.4%
National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Pitzer College$65,192
California median$23,000
National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Pitzer College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Pitzer College$69,512
California median$64,778
National median$53,781
View comparison data & dates
Pitzer College, California and national reference values
Metric & basisPitzer CollegeCalifornia medianNational median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS25.2%74.4%76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid$65,192$23,000$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot$69,512$64,778$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Pitzer College report?

Pitzer College did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 25.2% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Pitzer College's acceptance rate?

25.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 865 admitted from 3,438 applicants.

How much does Pitzer College cost?

At Pitzer College, tuition is $65,192. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Pitzer College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $69,512. Source and date limits.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.

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