Pomona College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Pomona College is a private, residential, liberal arts college located in Claremont, California, United States. It was established in the year 1887 by a group of Congregationalists. The campus includes over 50 buildings which spread across an area of 140 acres. The student body consists of students from more than 45 states in the U.S. and over 25 countries around the world.

Pomona College is home to several clubs and organizations including the Muslim Student Association (MSA), Model Arab League, the International Club, Korean American Students Association, and Multiracial Organization Redefining Ethnicity (MORE). The college also has an active Greek life. It houses fraternities such as Nu Alpha Phi, Kappa Delta, and Sigma Tau.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, science, conservation and resource management, liberal arts, and medicine.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Selective admissions.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,532 in 2009-2010 (1,543 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 100% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Pomona College provides on-campus housing for 1,400 of its 1,543 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 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)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (14 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (169 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Asian-American Studies
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• German Studies
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (18 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICINE (24 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (56 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Molecular Biology
• Physics
• Science, Technology and Society

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (31 awarded)

• Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
• Psychology