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Pomona College
333 North College Way
Claremont, CA 91711

Official telephone: (909) 621-8000

Website: www.pomona.edu

Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

779 men, 771 women, 1,550 total

Full-time undergraduates:

770 men, 765 women, 1,535 total

Part-time undergraduates:

9 men, 6 women, 15 total

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

West

Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state:

67%

First-year student breakdown:


9.7%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
12.6%	Asian or Pacific Islander
11.8%	Hispanic
43.1%	White (non-Hispanic)
4.4%	total international (nonresident aliens)
18.2%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


9.1%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
13.8%	Asian or Pacific Islander
10.7%	Hispanic
45.8%	White (non-Hispanic)
4.2%	total international (nonresident aliens)
16.0%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

140 acres

City or town school is located in:

Claremont, CA

Population of city/town:

33,998

Nearest major city:

Los Angeles

Distance of nearest major city:

35 miles

Population of nearest major city:

3,834,340

Online campus map:

www.pomona.edu/tours/
campusmap/home.shtml

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (97%)
other housing including Theme housing. (3%)

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

100%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

98%

Percent of students who live off campus:

Students required to live on campus:

All freshmen must live on campus.

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

25%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

225

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Science library. Pacific Basin Institute.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Art museum, music and performance buildings, theatres, dance studio, science center.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career placement services:

co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station

School newspaper(s):

Collage
Harmony
Las Voces Unidas
Pacific Winds
The Re-View
The Spectator
The Student Life

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

225

Campus-based religious organizations:

Bahai Club, Christian Science Organization, Hillel, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Union, Latter-Day Saints Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Pathfinder

Minority student organizations:

Asian American, Hawaiian, and Vietnamese American Students Organizations; Unidos, World Youth Network, Hui Laule'a, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA)

International student organizations:

Chinese, Korean, and Pan-African Students Associations; international club, International Association, Asian Pacific Islander Awareness Committee, Model Arab League

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Pep band, jazz ensemble, orchestra, chamber music group, choir, glee club, dance group, drama productions, musical theatre, film society, forensic society, team managers, computer science study group, Crossroads Africa, Volunteers in Asia, Model UN, women's coalition, outdoor club

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Charles Katsiaficas,
Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Lisa Beckett

Athletic department's mailing address:

Athletic Director
Charles Katsiaficas
Pomona College
333 North College Way
Claremont, CA 91711-6

School colors:

blue and orange

School mascot:

Sagehens

Athletic conference memberships:

Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered

Scholarships?

Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

40%

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

25%

Athletic facilities:

baseball, field hockey, football, and soccer fields; aquatics and recreation centers, tennis courts, track

Intramural/Recreational sports:

basketball, beach volleyball, billiards, chess, dodgeball, flag football, foosball, indoor soccer, inner-tube water polo, racquetball, soccer, softball, squash, tennis, volleyball

Club sports for men:

cycling, equestrian sports, lacrosse, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

Club sports for women:

crew, cycling, equestrian sports, racquetball, rugby, ultimate Frisbee

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Ontario, CA (15 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Los Angeles (50 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Claremont, CA (1 mile)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Pomona, CA (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

73%

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

23% immediately, 80% within 10 years of graduation

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

Boston University, Brown University, Cambridge University, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth University, Emory University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, London School of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Northwestern University, Princeton University, Stanford, The University of Chicago, University of California--Berkeley, University of California--Los Angeles, University of Cambridge, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California.

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Analysis Group, Bain and Co., Bank of America, Bear Stearns, Bel Air Investment Advisors, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Boston Consulting Group, California Public Utility Commission, CAST Management Consultants, CBS News, Center for Blood Research, Center For Resource Solutions, City of Hope Medical Center, City Year New York, CRA International, Deloitte Consulting, Democratic National Convention, Department of Justice, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, ESRI, Goldman Sachs, Google, Gould Asset Management, Harbor Financial Group, ICM, JP Morgan Chase, LA Unified School District, Lehman Brothers, Manning, Selvage & Lee Public Relations, McKinsey & Company, McMaster-Carr, Merrill Lynch, National Democratic Institute, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Wildlife Federation, Navigant Consulting, NERA Economic Consulting, New England Center for Children, New Wave Entertainment, NIH, PaulHastings, Peace Corps, Piper Jaffray, Public Financial Management, Public Interest Research Group, Qycel, Relational Investors LLC, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Semler Brossy Consulting Group, Sony Pictures, Southern California Edison, Student Movement for Real Change, Teach For America, The Dawn Institute, The Oregon Bus Project, UCLA Brain Mapping Center, UCLA Medical Center, Urban Institute: Center of Labor, Human Services & Population Policy, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Forest Service, Vanguard, Warner Brothers Records, Wells Fargo, Wolf Education & Research Center, World Bank.

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