Pomona College
Pomona College is a privately owned and operated college based in Claremont, California, that provides a liberal arts education. The college only offers undergraduate degrees with its four-year programs, and about 1,600 students join the college yearly.As the first of the Claremont Colleges, Pomona offers a coed, non-religious environment. For almost a century, the Claremont Colleges have offered the students of all its campuses the opportunities found at larger schools while preserving the atmosphere of a small institution. While enrolled at Pomona College, students can also attend almost half of their courses on other campuses in the Claremont College system, which together offer over 2200 classes annually.
The U.S. News and World Report places Pomona College as the fourth top college for liberal arts while Forbes ranks it the eighth top undergraduate institution overall. Based on per capita, the college has also been named as the most awarded college for liberal arts and the nation’s fourth most awarded institution. Its acceptance rate is the second lowest among the colleges of liberal arts.
While most classes hold fifteen students, Pomona provides a professor for every 8 students, and its professors instruct all the courses offered.
Quick Facts
| Phone Number: | (909) 621-8131 |
| Address: | 550 N College Ave, Claremont, California 91711-6319 |
| Institution Type: | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above |
| Size: | Small ( 1,500+ undergrad ) |
| Award Levels: | Bachelor's |
| In-State Tuition | $ 36,767 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $ 36,782 |
| Online Degrees Offered: | NO |
| Student-to-Faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
| Website Address: | www.pomona.edu |
Majors and Degrees
| Majors/Degrees | BS/BA |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | |
| Biology Biological Sciences |  |
| Molecular Biology |
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| Neuroscience |
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| Communication and Journalism | |
| Mass Media Studies | |
| Computer Information Sciences | |
| Computer Science | |
| English Language and Literature Letters | |
| English Language and Literature | |
| Ethnic, Cultural and Group Studies | |
| African-american Black Studies | |
| American (u.s.) Studies | |
| Asian Studies | |
| Asian-american Studies | |
| German Studies | |
| Hispanic- american, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-american Studies | |
| Latin American Studies | |
| Russian Studies | |
| Women's Studies |
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| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
| Chinese Language and Literature | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
| French Language and Literature | |
| German Language and Literature | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
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| Russian Language and Literature | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | |
| History | |
| History | |
| Mathematics and Statistics | |
| Mathematics | |
| Multi Interdisciplinary Studies | |
| Multi- Interdisciplinary Studies | |
| Science, Technology and Society | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | |
| Environmental Science | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | |
| Philosophy | |
| Religion Religious Studies | |
| Physical Sciences | |
| Chemistry |
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| Geology Earth Science | |
| Physics | |
| Psychology | |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | |
| Psychology | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | |
| Public Policy Analysis | |
| Social Sciences | |
| Anthropology | |
| Economics | |
| International Relations and Affairs | |
| Political Science and Government | |
| Sociology | |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics