University

Pomona College

Claremont, California, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Suburban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $65,420
Out-of-state tuition: $65,420
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,666

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

7.1%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Communication and Media Studies
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-08 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-08 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-08 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

How many responses?

2 supplemental responses

Pomona requires a 150-word academic-interest statement and one 250-word short-response essay selected from three options.

2026–2027

Required · First-year applicants (choose one short-response option)
Choose any person or group of people in your life and share how they would describe you.
Limit: 250 words — Pomona short-response option 3.
https://www.pomona.edu/admissions/apply
Required · First-year applicants
What draws you to the subject(s) you selected as potential major(s)? If undecided, share more about one of your academic passions or interests.
Limit: 150 words — Pomona academic interest statement.
https://www.pomona.edu/admissions/apply

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $80
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?121345
Retrieved 2026-06-10

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

First-year applications (C1)

12,249 applicants

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students admitted (C1)

868 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students enrolled (C1)

436 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,700 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,667 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 33 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 36%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 14%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 740 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 750 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 790 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 33 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Pomona College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

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Document ID: url:https://www.pomona.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

7.1%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,766 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate enrollment.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,733 students; Official CDS B1 full-time undergraduate enrollment.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 33 students; Official CDS B1 part-time undergraduate enrollment.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 12,249 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants.
First-year students admitted (C1): 868 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admits.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 436 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrollees.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not publish this supported C11 GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not publish this supported C11 GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not publish this supported C11 GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not publish this supported C11 GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not publish this supported C11 GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not publish this supported C11 GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not publish this supported C11 GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not publish this supported C11 GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not publish this supported C11 GPA band.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; The official 2024–2025 CDS does not publish average high-school GPA.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 36%; Official CDS C9 reports 36 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 14%; Official CDS C9 reports 14 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 740 score; Official CDS C9 SAT evidence-based reading and writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score; Official CDS C9 SAT evidence-based reading and writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 750 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 790 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 33 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 7.2:1; Official CDS I2 reports a Fall 2024 ratio of 7.2 to 1, based on 1,744 students and 243.3 faculty.

Source: Pomona College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

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Document ID: url:https://www.pomona.edu/administration/institutional-research/information-center/common-data-set#2024-2025 · Import: cds-2026-09-v120-pomona

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Economics

Social Sciences

Engineering, General

Engineering

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Policy Analysis

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Science, Technology and Society

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Required · First-year applicants (choose one short-response option)

Reflecting on a community that you are a part of, what values or perspectives from that community would you bring to Pomona?

Limit: 250 words — Pomona short-response option 1.

Required · First-year applicants (choose one short-response option)

Describe an experience you had outside the classroom that changed the way you think and/or how you engage with your peers. What was that experience and what did you learn from it?

Limit: 250 words — Pomona short-response option 2.

https://www.pomona.edu/admissions/apply

Value: 2 supplemental responses

Pomona requires a 150-word academic-interest statement and one 250-word short-response essay selected from three options.