# Pomona College

#### **Admissions Numbers**

* 5 VetLink applicants matriculated
* Test optional for all applicants entering through 2025
* \~50% veterans applied first year
* \~50% veterans applied as transfer
* 3.76 Average GPA of VetLink applicants\*

  (\*applicant reported)

#### **How to Apply**

Application available on Common App and Apply Coalition with SCOIR

* Official transcripts
* School report & Counselor Recommendation
* Letters of Recommendation x2
* Application fee (Waiver available)
* Pomona-specific essays
* Standardized test scores (Optional)
* Interview with staff or alum (optional, strongly encouraged)

#### Admissions Deadlines 

* Early Decision I Application Deadline: November 15
* Early Decision II Application Deadline: January 8
* Regular Decision Application Deadline: January 8
* Transfer Application Deadline: February 15

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Demographics</strong> </td><td>1,718 enrolled students</td><td>45% Males // 55% Females</td><td>20% first-generation college students</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Academics</strong></td><td>48 Majors &#x26; Minors Offered</td><td>7:1 student-faculty ratio</td><td>13 Average Student Class Size</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Most Popular Primary Majors</strong></td><td>Economics</td><td>Computer Science</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### Financial Aid & Scholarships

* $82,700 Cost of attendance for full time Undergraduate programs (living on campus)
* Need-Blind Applications
* 100% eligible tuition and fees will be covered between the post-9/11 GI Bill & the Yellow Ribbon funds from Pomona and the VA
* 100% Demonstrated financial need met for all students who enroll using grants & employment allotment
* 67% of Pomona students receive some form of financial aid
* $69,224 Average aid award (campus job and grant aid combined)

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#### Veterans Campus Life&#x20;

* The Pomona College Career Development Office (CDO) provides students and alumni with career advising, networking, and other pre-professional opportunities, plus runs the Pomona College Internship Program, which provides stipends for completing unpaid or underpaid internships during the semester or summer
* Students have access to career planning support from faculty mentors, a pool of successful alumni and a talented Career Development Office staff who are committed to their success
* 250+ student-run clubs & organizations

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Knowledge in Action</strong> </td><td>62% of students conduct research with faculty</td><td>71 study away programs in 38+ countries and U.S. cities</td><td>~50% of students participate in an off-campus study program before graduating</td><td>2,700+ additional intercollegiate courses available for students through The Claremont Colleges, a unique consortium of 5 colleges &#x26; 2 graduate institutions allowing cross-registration</td><td>Pomona offers two combined Pre-Engineering programs with other universities: the 3-2 Plan in Engineering: California Institute of Technology and Washington University in St. Louis, and the 2-1-1-1 Dual Degree in Engineering with the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Alumni &#x26; Outcomes</strong> </td><td>~25,000 Active Alumni Worldwide</td><td>93.4% Graduation Rate</td><td>92% of Class of 2024 graduates are participating in career activities (a job, internship, service opportunity, further education, fellowship, or other)</td><td>65% of alumni either pursue or have completed an advanced degree within 10 years of graduating Pomona</td><td><p>93% graduate in six years or less</p><p>85% graduate in four years</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### More Resources

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