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Pomona College

Pomona College
333 North College Way
Claremont, CA 91711

Official telephone: (909) 621-8000

Website: www.pomona.edu



Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 762 men, 770 women, 1,532 total
Full-time undergraduates: 755 men, 768 women, 1,523 total
Part-time undergraduates: 7 men, 2 women, 9 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
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:
8.4% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
15.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
10.5% Hispanic
45.0% White (non-Hispanic)
6.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
14.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
8.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
14.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
11.3% Hispanic
46.8% White (non-Hispanic)
4.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
14.8% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 140 acres
City or town school is located in: Claremont, CA
Population of city/town: 35,000
Nearest major city: Los Angeles
Distance of nearest major city: 35 miles
Population of nearest major city: 4,000,000
Online campus map: www.pomona.edu/tours/
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: 2%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen must live on campus.

STUDY FACILITIES
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
open-stack holdings total more than 1.8 million volumes, 6,000 periodical subscriptions, 1.15 million microforms, US government document depository since 1913

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: 5
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): Collage (five-college newsmagazine), Harmony (multicultural), Las Voices Unidas (Latino), Pacific Winds (Asian/Pacific Islander), The Re-View (feminist), The Student Life (Pomona College Newspaper)
Total number of registered organizations: 280
Campus-based religious organizations:
Office of Chaplains, McAlister Center for Religious Activities, other religious groups representing faiths such as Jewish, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Baha'i, Christian Science, Latter-Day Saints, Islam, Zen Buddhism
Minority student organizations:
Asian American Students Association, Hui Laule'a (Hawaiian Students' organization), Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA), Pan-African Students Association, Unidos, Vietnamese American Student Association
International student organizations:
Asian Pacific Islander Awareness Committee, Chinese Student Association, International Club, Korean Students Association, World Youth Network
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
organizations in arts, communications, cultural, honor societies, music, politics, religion, service, special interest, student government

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.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's water polonoUSWPA, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's water polonoUSWPA, NCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 40%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 25%
Athletic facilities:
aquatics center, baseball, field hockey, football, and soccer fields; recreation center, 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: no

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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