The Basics About Pomona College
Pomona College is a private institution that was founded in 1887. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,550, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 140 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Pomona College's ranking in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 6. Its tuition and fees are $38,394.
Overview: Pomona College
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General Information
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Institutional Control:
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Private
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Year founded:
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1887
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Religious affiliation:
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N/A
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Academic calendar:
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semester
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Fall 2009 Total number of undergraduates:
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1,550
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Setting:
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suburban
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2009 Endowment:
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$1,345,000,000
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Fall Admissions
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Application deadline:
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1/2
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Application fee:
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$65
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Fall 2009 Acceptance rate:
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16%
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Selectivity:
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most selective
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Expenses
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Costs:
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2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $38,394
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Student Life at Pomona College
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Pomona College is located in Claremont, Calif., 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles near the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Pomona’s founders envisioned "a college of the New England type" when they created this school with small classes and strong student-faculty relationships. Pomona is a member of the NCAA Division III Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. On-campus housing is guaranteed if requested, and more than 97 percent of students live in the 12 dorms, two-thirds of which contain single rooms. Pomona offers more than 200 student organizations. A well-known secret club called "Mulfi" has left cryptic notes with social commentary around campus since the 1940s. Students can also get involved with the three campus fraternities.
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Other Facts About Pomona College
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Pomona College has 45 majors and offers a 7:1 student-faculty ratio. Pomona students can also take classes at the other six colleges in the Claremont Colleges consortium: Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, Claremont Graduate University, and Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences. More than half of Pomona students study abroad through Pomona’s 50 programs in approximately 30 countries. "Ski-Beach Day" takes advantage of Pomona’s unique location: Students ski at a local resort in the morning, and spend the afternoon at a beach in Orange County. Notable alumni include New York Times executive editor Bill Keller and renowned choral conductor Robert Shaw.
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Mission (as provided by the school)
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Pomona offers its 1,500 students-evenly divided between men and women-a comprehensive curriculum in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. With a student-faculty ratio of eight to one, students have the opportunity to work closely and collaboratively with professors who are also top scholars in their fields. Students and faculty challenge each other in laboratories, classrooms, and co-curricular activities, and everyone benefits from the energy generated by such an assemblage of sharp and eager minds. Friendships forged among Pomona faculty and students frequently endure far beyond the four years of college. Few institutions offer Pomona's ability to combine intimate qualities as an average class size of 14 with such large-scale resources as a two-million-volume library. Fewer have enrolled as talented and high achieving a student body which is as happy with their environment and choice. As the founding member of The Claremont Colleges, a unique consortium of seven independent institutions on adjoining campuses, Pomona offers its students the experience of a small, academically superb liberal arts college and the breadth of academic and social resources normally associated with major universities. Students challenge and learn from one another not only in the classroom but also in daily life. On-campus housing is guaranteed, and few students choose to live anywhere else. The extraordinary ethnic and social diversity of its student body gives Pomona a broader mix of backgrounds than just about any comparable educational institution. Our location-within an hour of the Pacific Ocean, the Mojave Desert, the San Gabriel Mountains and the city of Los Angeles-informs and shapes daily life at the College. There aren't many places in the world where you can ski in the morning, play on the beach in the afternoon, and take in a major league baseball game or an opera at night. Beyond the recreational and cultural possibilities, our location offers unequalled opportunities for field study, community involvement and internships. Pomona students are so varied that they resist easy categorization. They embrace new ideas, take initiative, ask questions and challenge the status quo. They are as academically capable a group as any college or university can claim, and they are interested in doing something important with their talents. Our students share a spirit of openness and collaboration. Our students are competitive but not cutthroat - a very important distinction. They work hard, but don't compare grade point averages to peers. Maybe it's the weather or the palm trees but, we tend to think it's something more: a cooperation fostered by faculty in the lab and classroom. Professors encourage collaboration, and many students continue working together after class, forming study groups that meet in the residence halls, in lounges and computer labs and over laptops and shakes at the Coop Fountain. Students come to Pomona from every state in the nation and from many other countries, from private and public schools, from large cities, suburbs and towns so small they don't appear on most maps. More than one-third are students of color, and a substantial portion are in the first generation of their families to attend a four-year college or university. To maintain the remarkable strength and variety of Pomona's student body, the College's financial resources are critical. For U.S. citizens and permanent residents, admission decisions are made without consideration of a student's financial circumstances. Over half of Pomona's students receive financial aid from the College to support their study, and the College meets 100 percent of the demonstrated financial need of every enrolled student. This practice ensures that the most capable students will always be able to enroll at Pomona regardless of their financial circumstances.
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Applications: Pomona College
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Regular Decision
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Application deadline:
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1/2
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Notification date:
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04/05
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Deadline for accepting admissions offers:
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June 1 (Fall)
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Early Decision
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Is an early decision plan offered?
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Yes
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Early decision deadline:
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11/15
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Early decision decision sent by:
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12/15
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Early Action
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Is an early action plan offered?
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No
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Early action deadline:
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N/A
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Early action decision sent by:
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N/A
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Application Fee
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Application fee:
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$65
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Is the application fee refundable?
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No
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Can the application fee be waived for students with financial need?
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Yes
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Is it possible to defer admission?
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Yes
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Application Formats
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Can applications be submitted via E-mail?
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No
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Electronic application URL:
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http://www.pomona.edu/admissions/applying/appinstructions.asp
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Tuition and Room Deposits
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Tuition deposit:
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$500
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Is the tuition deposit refundable?
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Nonrefundable
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Room deposit:
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$500
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Is the room deposit refundable?
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Nonrefundable
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Contact Information
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Admissions director:
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Bruce Poch
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Admissions office phone number:
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(909) 621-8134
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Admissions E-mail:
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Requirements and Factors: Pomona College
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Admission Requirements
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Admission interview?
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Recommended
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Campus visit?
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Recommended
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Off-campus interviews?
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may be arranged with an admission representative
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Does the school have an open admission policy?
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No
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Does the college use SAT or ACT scores in admissions decisions for first-time, first-year applicants?
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Yes
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Standardized tests?
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Either SAT or ACT required.
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ACT Writing test?
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ACT with writing required
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SAT/ACT scores must be received by:
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01/02
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SAT Subject Test scores must be received by:
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01/02
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High school completion requirement for admissions:
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High school diploma or equivalent is not required
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General college-preparatory program?
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Require
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Academic Factors Used in Admissions Decisions
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Rigor of secondary school record?
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Very Important
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Class rank?
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Very Important
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Academic GPA?
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Very Important
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Standardized test scores?
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Very Important
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Application essay?
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Very Important
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Recommendations?
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Very Important
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Nonacademic Factors Used in Admissions Decisions
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Interview?
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Important
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Extracurricular activities?
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Very Important
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Talent/ability?
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Very Important
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Character/personal qualities?
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Very Important
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Being a first-generation college student?
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Considered
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Alumni/ae relations?
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Considered
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Geographical residence?
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Considered
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State residency?
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Not Considered
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Religious affiliation/commitment?
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Not Considered
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Race/ethnicity?
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Considered
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Volunteer work?
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Considered
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Work experience?
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Considered
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Level of the applicant's interest?
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N/A
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Required High School Course Work
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High school units required in English:
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4
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High school units required in Foreign Languages:
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2
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High school units required in History:
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3
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High school units required in Mathematics:
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3
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High school units required in Science:
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3
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High school units required in Science Labs:
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2
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High school units required in Social Studies:
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2
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Recommended High School Course Work
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High school units recommended in Foreign languages:
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3
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High school units recommended in History:
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3
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High school units recommended in Mathematics:
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4
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High school units recommended in Science:
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4
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High school units recommended in Science Labs:
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3
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High school units recommended in Social Studies:
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2
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Entering Class Statistics: Pomona College
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Fall 2009 Selectivity
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Selectivity:
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most selective
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Fall 2009 Acceptance rate:
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16%
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Early decision acceptance rate:
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N/A
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Early action acceptance rate:
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N/A
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Acceptance rate (excluding early action and early decision students):
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16%
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Fall 2009 Applications, Acceptances, and Enrollments
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Number of applicants:
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6,149
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Number of applicants accepted:
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992
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Freshman enrollment for Fall 2009:
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390
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Percent of total enrolled incoming freshmen who been accepted under either early acceptance or early action:
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N/A
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Number of male applicants:
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2,310
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Number of male applicants accepted for Fall 2009:
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482
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Male freshman enrollment:
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200
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Number of female applicants:
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3,839
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Number of female applicants accepted Fall 2009:
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510
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Female freshman enrollment:
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190
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Fall 2009 Wait List
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Does the school have a waiting list?
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Yes
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Number of applicants placed on a waiting list:
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N/A
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Number of students on the wait list accepted:
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N/A
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Number of students enrolled from a waiting list:
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N/A
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Fall 2009 High School Rank
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Percent of first-year students submitting high school class standing:
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55%
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2009 Freshmen in top 10 percent of high school class:
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92%
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2009 Freshmen in top 25 percent of high school class:
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99%
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2009 Freshmen in top 50 percent of high school class:
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100%
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Fall 2009 High School GPA
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Percent of first-year students submitting high school GPA:
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N/A
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Average high school GPA:
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N/A
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Fall 2009 Freshmen SAT Scores
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Percent of first-year students submitting SAT scores:
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78%
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SAT Critical Reading 25th-75th percentile range:
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710-780
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SAT Math 25th-75th percentile range:
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690-770
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SAT Writing 25th-75th percentile range:
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690-770
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SAT Essay 25th-75th percentile range:
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N/A
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Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 700-800 range:
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81%
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Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 600-699 range:
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16%
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Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 500-599 range:
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4%
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Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 400-499 range:
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N/A
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Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 300-399 range:
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N/A
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Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 200-299 range:
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N/A
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Percent with SAT Math scores in the 700-800 range:
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73%
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Percent with SAT Math scores in the 600-699 range:
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24%
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Percent with SAT Math scores in the 500-599 range:
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3%
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Percent with SAT Math scores in the 400-499 range:
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N/A
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Percent with SAT Math scores in the 300-399 range:
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N/A
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Percent with SAT Math scores in the 200-299 range:
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N/A
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Fall 2009 Freshmen ACT Scores
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Percent of first-year students submitting ACT scores:
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46%
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ACT English 25th-75th percentile range:
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32-35
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ACT Math 25th-75th percentile range:
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29-34
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ACT Composite 25th-75th percentile range:
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31-34
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Percent with ACT English scores in the 30-36 range:
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86%
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Percent with ACT English scores in the 24-29 range:
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13%
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Percent with ACT English scores in the 18-23 range:
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2%
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Percent with ACT English scores in the 12-17 range:
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N/A
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Percent with ACT English scores in the 6-11 range:
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N/A
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Percent with ACT English scores below 6:
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N/A
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Percent with ACT Math scores in the 30-36 range:
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75%
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Percent with ACT Math scores in the 24-29 range:
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23%
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Percent with ACT Math scores in the 18-23 range:
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2%
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Percent with ACT Math scores in the 12-17 range:
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N/A
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Percent with ACT Math scores in the 6-11 range:
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N/A
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Percent with ACT Math scores below 6:
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N/A
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Percent with ACT Composite scores in the 30-36 range:
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83%
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Percent with ACT Composite scores in the 24-29 range:
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16%
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Percent with ACT Composite scores in the 18-23 range:
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1%
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Percent with ACT Composite scores in the 12-17 range:
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N/A
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Percent with ACT Composite scores in the 6-11 range:
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N/A
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Percent with ACT Composite scores below 6:
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N/A
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Transfer Students: Pomona College
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Deadlines
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Terms for which transfer students may apply for admission:
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Fall
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Application date for transfer students:
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March 15 (Fall)
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Admission decision sent:
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May 15 (Fall)
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Deadline for accepting admissions offers:
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June 1 (Fall)
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Requirements
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Do transfer applicants need a minimum number of credits to apply?
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Yes, 24
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Minimum required high school GPA:
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3
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Minimum required college GPA:
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3.0
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High school transcript?
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Required of all
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College transcript?
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Required of all
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Essay/personal statement?
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Required of all
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Admission interview?
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Recommended of all
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Standardized test scores?
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Required of all
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Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)?
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Required of all
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Lowest course grade that may be transferred for credit:
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2.3
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Maximum number of credit/courses that may be transferred:
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16 from a two-year school, 16 from a four-year school
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Is there a minimum number of credits needed to complete degree?
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64 credits for a bachelor's degree
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Transfer Student Application and Enrollment Statistics
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Total number of transfer students applying for Fall 2009:
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265
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Total number of transfer students accepted for Fall 2009:
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30
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Total number of transfer students enrolled for Fall 2009:
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13
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International Student Admissions: Pomona College
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Deadlines and Requirements
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Application deadline:
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December 15 (Fall)
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Preapplication form required?
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No
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Separate application form required?
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No
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TOEFL
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TOEFL requirement?
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N/A
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May the TOEFL be submitted in place of the SAT or ACT?
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No
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Minimum TOEFL score required (paper test):
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600
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Minimum TOEFL score required (internet test):
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250
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Average TOEFL score (paper test):
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N/A
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Average TOEFL score (internet test):
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N/A
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