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Pomona College

Private College · Located in Claremont,CA · VetLink Partner since 2018

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

Demographics

1,718 enrolled students

45% Males // 55% Females

20% first-generation college students

Academics

48 Majors & Minors Offered

7:1 student-faculty ratio

13 Average Student Class Size

Most Popular Primary Majors

Economics

Computer Science


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)


Veterans Campus Life

  • 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

Knowledge in Action

62% of students conduct research with faculty

71 study away programs in 38+ countries and U.S. cities

~50% of students participate in an off-campus study program before graduating

2,700+ additional intercollegiate courses available for students through The Claremont Colleges, a unique consortium of 5 colleges & 2 graduate institutions allowing cross-registration

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.

Alumni & Outcomes

~25,000 Active Alumni Worldwide

93.4% Graduation Rate

92% of Class of 2024 graduates are participating in career activities (a job, internship, service opportunity, further education, fellowship, or other)

65% of alumni either pursue or have completed an advanced degree within 10 years of graduating Pomona

93% graduate in six years or less

85% graduate in four years


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