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Pomona College

Pomona College is a private campus in suburban Claremont, CA. International students are a visible presence at Pomona College — 13.7% of its 1,666 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

$5,638

family income
under $30k

$5,444

$30–48k

$5,099

$48–75k

$15,433

$75–110k

$51,240

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$19,2852023–24Skip to data table

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

Average net price at Pomona College rose from $8,826 (2008) to $19,285 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,826
2009	$15,267
2010	$16,023
2011	$16,019
2012	$12,557
2013	$13,777
2014	$14,908
2015	$12,873
2016	$15,840
2017	$13,622
2018	$17,458
2019	$17,949
2020	$9,170
2021	$18,084
2022	$19,424
2023	$19,285

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$85,3002024–25Skip to data table

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

Total cost at Pomona College rose from $49,745 (2009) to $85,300 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$49,745
2010	$51,668
2011	$53,490
2012	$55,319
2013	$57,014
2014	$59,730
2015	$62,632
2016	$64,870
2017	$67,357
2018	$69,725
2019	$71,906
2020	$74,438
2021	$70,094
2022	$77,810
2023	$81,196
2024	$85,300

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.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$24,170
2001	$24,750
2002	$25,990
2003	$27,150
2004	$28,365
2005	$29,923
2006	$31,865
2007	$33,932
2008	$35,625
2013	$43,580
2014	$45,832
2015	$47,620
2016	$49,352
2017	$51,075
2018	$52,780
2019	$54,762
2020	$54,774
2021	$56,686
2022	$59,238
2023	$62,326

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $65,420 before grants and other attendance costs. At Pomona College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,666 — Pomona College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

93.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Pomona 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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93.2%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.

The six-year graduation rate at Pomona College has held near 93.2% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

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
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	85.5%
1992 cohort	88%
1993 cohort	89.5%
1994 cohort	86%
1995 cohort	90.3%
1996 cohort	88.9%
1997 cohort	91.6%
1998 cohort	89.9%
1999 cohort	94.6%
2000 cohort	93.5%
2001 cohort	93.6%
2002 cohort	94.7%
2003 cohort	95.2%
2004 cohort	94.4%
2005 cohort	95.3%
2006 cohort	95.8%
2007 cohort	95.7%
2008 cohort	92.7%
2009 cohort	94.3%
2010 cohort	97%
2011 cohort	93.2%
2012 cohort	93.7%
2013 cohort	93.5%
2014 cohort	94%
2015 cohort	93%
2016 cohort	94.6%
2017 cohort	93.2%
2018 cohort	93.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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

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
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,443	$9,826
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$9,845	$5,898
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,340	$4,175
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$5,670	$3,474
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$4,469	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$6,577	$5,585
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$6,125	—
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$6,125	—
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$9,000	—
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$8,000	—
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$9,416	—
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$9,887	—
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$8,085	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$9,323	$8,516
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$10,970	$6,272
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$13,400	$6,950
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$10,040	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$9,990	$7,105
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$12,000	$6,589
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$11,782	$7,374

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

$60,850

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$68,385

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$77,779

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

Pomona College admitted 868 of 12,249 applicants in Fall 2024. The 7.1% rate describes that application pool.

7.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $62,326 tuition · 2023–24 1,666 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1490–15601600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Pomona College received 12,249 applications and admitted 868 (7.1%), with 436 enrolling.

Pomona College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Pomona College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 740–770 and Math was 750–790 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1490–1560 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	740	760	770
SAT Math	750	780	790
ACT Composite	33	34	35

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

7.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

The share admitted at Pomona College declined from 29% to 7.1%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	29%
Fall 2002	22.6%
Fall 2003	21.1%
Fall 2004	19.7%
Fall 2005	18.8%
Fall 2006	17.7%
Fall 2007	16.3%
Fall 2008	15.6%
Fall 2009	16.1%
Fall 2010	14.7%
Fall 2011	14%
Fall 2012	13%
Fall 2013	13.9%
Fall 2014	12.2%
Fall 2015	10.3%
Fall 2016	9.4%
Fall 2017	8.4%
Fall 2018	7.6%
Fall 2019	7.4%
Fall 2020	8.6%
Fall 2021	6.6%
Fall 2022	7%
Fall 2023	6.8%
Fall 2024	7.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1490–1560Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

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

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1360	1520
Fall 2002	1370	1510
Fall 2003	1380	1520
Fall 2004	1370	1530
Fall 2005	1380	1530
Fall 2006	1370	1520
Fall 2007	1380	1530
Fall 2008	1390	1560
Fall 2009	1400	1550
Fall 2010	1380	1560
Fall 2011	1370	1550
Fall 2012	1360	1530
Fall 2013	1380	1540
Fall 2014	1380	1540
Fall 2015	1360	1530
Fall 2016	1340	1540
Fall 2017	1370	1530
Fall 2018	1400	1540
Fall 2019	1390	1540
Fall 2021	1470	1570
Fall 2022	1480	1560
Fall 2023	1480	1560
Fall 2024	1490	1560

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

33–35Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	30	33
Fall 2003	29	33
Fall 2004	30	34
Fall 2005	29	34
Fall 2006	29	34
Fall 2007	29	34
Fall 2008	30	34
Fall 2009	31	34
Fall 2010	31	34
Fall 2011	31	34
Fall 2012	29	34
Fall 2013	31	34
Fall 2014	31	34
Fall 2015	30	34
Fall 2016	31	34
Fall 2017	30	34
Fall 2018	31	34
Fall 2019	32	35
Fall 2021	33	35
Fall 2022	33	35
Fall 2023	33	35
Fall 2024	33	35

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, 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

1,666Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Pomona College has held near 1,666 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,531
Fall 2003	1,529
Fall 2004	1,540
Fall 2005	1,533
Fall 2006	1,545
Fall 2007	1,521
Fall 2008	1,516
Fall 2009	1,531
Fall 2010	1,546
Fall 2011	1,567
Fall 2012	1,585
Fall 2013	1,587
Fall 2014	1,635
Fall 2015	1,640
Fall 2016	1,547
Fall 2017	1,567
Fall 2018	1,549
Fall 2019	1,610
Fall 2020	1,462
Fall 2021	1,744
Fall 2022	1,699
Fall 2023	1,638
Fall 2024	1,666

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

98%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.

First-year retention at Pomona College has held near 98% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	99%
Fall 2004 cohort	100%
Fall 2005 cohort	98%
Fall 2006 cohort	98%
Fall 2007 cohort	97%
Fall 2008 cohort	97%
Fall 2009 cohort	97%
Fall 2010 cohort	99%
Fall 2011 cohort	97%
Fall 2012 cohort	97%
Fall 2013 cohort	98%
Fall 2014 cohort	97%
Fall 2015 cohort	97%
Fall 2016 cohort	98%
Fall 2017 cohort	97%
Fall 2018 cohort	97%
Fall 2019 cohort	86%
Fall 2020 cohort	96%
Fall 2021 cohort	96%
Fall 2022 cohort	96%
Fall 2023 cohort	98%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Pomona College

19.5% of Pomona College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Pomona College as a primarily residential campus of 1,666 undergraduates — and 97.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Pomona College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1490–1560 — their midpoint is above the CA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Pomona College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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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 Pomona 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

Pomona College7.1%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Pomona College$65,420

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Pomona College$77,779

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Pomona College, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	Pomona College	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	7.1%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$65,420	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$77,779	$64,778	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Pomona College report?

Pomona College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1490–1560 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Pomona College's acceptance rate?

7.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 868 admitted from 12,249 applicants.

How much does Pomona College cost?

At Pomona College, tuition is $65,420. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Pomona College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $77,779. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

University of Southern California — 9.8% admitted
Harvey Mudd College — 12.7% admitted
Claremont McKenna College — 9.6% admitted
University of California-Los Angeles — 9% admitted

Run your own numbers

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.