Pitzer College
Location and Contact Information
1050 North Mills AvenueClaremont, CA 91711-6101
USA
Main Tel: (909) 621-8000
Web Site
The campus is in a large suburb.
Overview
Pitzer College is a private residential liberal arts college located in Claremont, California. The college was founded in 1963. It is spread across an area of 35 acres. The college offers bachelor’s degree programs, accelerated programs and master’s programs in several subjects, including social sciences, behavioral sciences, international programs and media studies. In 2008, the U.S. News and World Report ranked Pitzer College the 49th best national liberal arts college in the nation.
The Student Investment Committee, the Surf Club, the Green Bike Program and Cheese Club are some of the clubs and organizations available to the students at Pitzner. The college also has an active Greek life, with several sororities and honors societies on campus.
Highlights (vs. Other Schools)
- Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, liberal arts, drama and performing arts, fine arts, media, and therapy and counseling.
- Selective admissions.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High faculty salary.
- High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
- Racially diverse student body.
School characteristics:
- The school is private, not-for-profit.
- Academic calender: Semester.
- Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.
Features of note:
- The school offers a faculty tenure system.
- Campus housing is available.
- Students have meal (board) plans.
- Students may study abroad.
- Part-time classes are available.
Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| State Tuition and fees | $ 39,330 |
| Room | $ 7,240 |
| Board | $ 4,200 |
| Books and supplies | $ 1,000 |
| Other | $ 1,000 |
Financial Aid
Pitzer College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.
In 2009-2010, 59% of students received financial aid of some sort.
| Grants | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grant | 50% | $22,323 |
| Institutional Grant | 50% | $19,408 |
| Federal Grant | 11% | $5,516 |
| Pell Grant | 11% | $3,076 |
| Other Federal Grant | 9% | $2,830 |
| State or Local Grant | 9% | $9,368 |
| Loans | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Student Loan | 33% | $6,176 |
| Federal Loan | 33% | $3,724 |
| Other Loan | 7% | $11,987 |
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Similar Schools
Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Pitzer College:
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| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | 1,723 |
| 2 | Oberlin College | Oberlin, OH | 2,864 |
| 3 | Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | 1,868 |
| 4 | Macalester College | Saint Paul, MN | 1,900 |
| 5 | Hobart William Smith Colleges | Geneva, NY | 2,078 |
| 6 | Pomona College | Claremont, CA | 1,532 |
| 7 | Sewanee-The University of the South | Sewanee, TN | 1,562 |
| 8 | Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | 2,241 |
| 9 | Claremont McKenna College | Claremont, CA | 1,212 |
| 10 | Ursinus College | Collegeville, PA | 1,680 |
Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 241 | 61 |
Faculty
Tenure (2009-2010):
| Full-Time Faculty | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| With tenure | 52 | |
| Without tenure; working toward tenure | 20 | |
| Without tenure; tenure not available | 11 |
Students
Student enrollment was 1,025 in 2009-2010 (981 full-time equivalent).
About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.
Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.
Students under 25 years old represent 94% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.
Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.
Admissions Summary (2009-2010)
Applicants Admitted Men 22% Women 19% All 20%
Room and Board
Pitzer College provides on-campus housing for 738 of its 981 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.
Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 16 meals weekly.
Athletics
School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southern California Intercoll Athletic Conference for major sports.
Graduate School Focus
The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)
ART STUDIES
- Art/Art Studies
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Organizational Behavior Studies
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
- Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
- Visual and Performing Arts
ENGINEERING
- Engineering
FINE ARTS
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS
- African-American/Black Studies
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Asian-American Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Creative Writing
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- English Language and Literature/Letters
- French Language and Literature
- Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- International/Global Studies
- Linguistics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- South Asian Studies
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Urban Studies/Affairs
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS
- Mathematics
- Systems Science and Theory
MEDIA
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
MEDICINE
- Neuroscience
- Public Health
MUSIC
- Music
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Molecular Biology
- Physics
- Science, Technology and Society
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
- Psychology