Although this liberal arts college has a sticker price approaching $100,000 a year, the college is “need-blind” with more than half of students receiving need-based aid. That financial aid budget brings the annual cost under $20,000 for middle-income students.
As a smaller school — its total enrollment is less than 1,700 students — Pomona College boasts a student-to-faculty ratio of 7:1. The school also has an exceptional graduation rate of nearly 95%.
Despite its small size, Pomona College has 50 majors and minors, offering about 650 course options. Students also have the option of taking classes offered by members of the Claremont Colleges consortium — Claremont-McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer and Scripps.
The schools also combine to offer many Division III sports and extracurriculars. The group’s newspaper, The Student Life, is the oldest in Southern California and has been in circulation since 1889.
Pomona College has a dynamic and tight-knit campus community, with nearly all of its students living on campus in one of the school's 13 residence halls.
