| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,663 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,651 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
12 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
West |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
71% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 14.2% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 9.8% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 17.5% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.2% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 32.8% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.5% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 12.5% | Nonresident Alien |
| 6.5% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 13.9% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.4% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 15.0% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 39.8% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.6% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 9.8% | Nonresident Alien |
| 6.3% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
140 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Claremont, CA |
| Population of city/town: |
35,824 |
| Nearest major city: |
Los Angeles |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
35 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
3,844,307 |
| Online campus map: |
www.pomona.edu/map |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (97%)
- other housing including Theme housing. (3%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
99% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
98% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
2% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen must live on campus. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
25% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
500 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Science library. Pacific Basin institute. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art museum, theaters, dance studio; biology, music, and performance buildings. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
partially |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
3 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
5% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Collage; Harmony; Las Voces Unidas; Pacific Winds; The Re-View; The Spectator; The Student Life |
| Number of honor societies: |
4 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
227 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Baha'i club, Christian Science Organization, Hillel, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Union, Pathfinder; Latter-day Saints and Muslim Student Associations |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Unidos, World Youth Network, Hui Laule'a, MEChA; Asian American, Hawaiian, and Vietnamese American Student Organizations |
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| International student organizations: |
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Chinese, Korean, and Pan-African Student Associations; international club, International Association, Asian Pacific Islander Awareness Committee, Model Arab League |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Pep band, jazz ensemble, orchestra, drama productions, musical theatre, film society, forensic society, team managers, Crossroads Africa, Volunteers in Asia, Model UN, women's coalition; glee, chess, and outdoor clubs; chamber music, dance, and computer science study groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Charles Katsiaficas,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Lisa Beckett |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletic Director,
Charles Katsiaficas,
Pomona College,
333 North College Way,
Claremont, CA 91711-6 |
| School colors: |
blue and orange |
| School mascot: |
Sagehens |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's football | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's golf | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's water polo | no | USWPA, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's golf | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's softball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's water polo | no | USWPA, NCAA Div. III |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
40% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
25% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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baseball, field hockey, football, and soccer fields; aquatics and recreation centers; tennis courts, track |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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basketball, billiards, dodgeball, flag football, foosball, inner-tube water polo, racquetball, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, squash, table tennis, tennis, volleyball (beach/indoor) |
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| Club sports for men: |
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cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, lacrosse, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball |
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| Club sports for women: |
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cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, rugby, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Ontario, CA (15 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Los Angeles (50 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Claremont, CA (1 mile) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Pomona, CA (5 miles) |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
23% immediately, 86% within 10 years of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Boston University, Brown University, Cambridge University, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth University, Emory University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, London School of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Northwestern University, Princeton University, Stanford, The University of Chicago, University of California--Berkeley, University of California--Los Angeles, University of Cambridge, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California. |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Analysis Group, Bain and Co., Bank of America, Bear Stearns, Bel Air Investment Advisors, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Boston Consulting Group, California Public Utility Commission, CAST Management Consultants, CBS News, Center for Blood Research, Center For Resource Solutions, City of Hope Medical Center, City Year New York, CRA International, Deloitte Consulting, Democratic National Convention, Department of Justice, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, ESRI, Goldman Sachs, Google, Gould Asset Management, Harbor Financial Group, ICM, JP Morgan Chase, LA Unified School District, Lehman Brothers, Manning, Selvage & Lee Public Relations, McKinsey & Company, McMaster-Carr, Merrill Lynch, National Democratic Institute, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Wildlife Federation, Navigant Consulting, NERA Economic Consulting, New England Center for Children, New Wave Entertainment, NIH, PaulHastings, Peace Corps, Piper Jaffray, Public Financial Management, Public Interest Research Group, Qycel, Relational Investors LLC, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Semler Brossy Consulting Group, Sony Pictures, Southern California Edison, Student Movement for Real Change, Teach For America, The Dawn Institute, The Oregon Bus Project, UCLA Brain Mapping Center, UCLA Medical Center, Urban Institute: Center of Labor, Human Services & Population Policy, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Forest Service, Vanguard, Warner Brothers Records, Wells Fargo, Wolf Education & Research Center, World Bank. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Brian Schatz, senator
- Myrlie Evers-Williams
- Kris Kristofferson.
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