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

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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

• 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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