private liberal arts college in Claremont, California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pomona College (/pəˈmoʊnə/ pə-MOH-nə[7]) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was founded in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists[8] who wanted to make a "college of the New England type" in Southern California. In the 1920s, it founded the Claremont Colleges group.
Type | Private liberal arts college |
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Established | October 14, 1887 |
Endowment | $2.797 billion (2023)[1] |
Budget | $259 million (2023)[2] |
President | G. Gabrielle Starr[3] |
Academic staff | 278[2] |
Administrative staff | 271[4] |
Undergraduates | 1,732[5] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Suburban, s |
Colors | Blue and gold[6] |
Nickname | Sagehens |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – SCIAC |
Mascot | Cecil the Sagehen |
Website | www |
Pomona is a four-year college for undergraduates. About 1,700 students from all 50 U.S. states and 63 countries go there as of September 2024[update].[9] The college offers 48 majors and 600 courses, but students can take about 2,700 courses total when the courses at the other Claremont Colleges are counted.[10] The college's - main campus is in a residential area near the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Pomona has the lowest acceptance rate of any U.S. liberal arts college[11][12] (6.76% for the class of 2027[2]) and is ranked among the top five liberal arts colleges in the country by Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, and The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education.[13][14][15] It has an endowment of $2.8 billion as of 2023[update],[1] giving it the eighth-highest endowment per student of any college or university in the U.S.[16][17] In 2020, Niche ranked Pomona as the most diverse college or university in the country;[18] 74% of students are from outside of California, 56% receive need-based financial aid, and 61% are a person of color or an international student.[19][20][21][22]
Pomona has about 25,000 living alumni.[23] The college's alumni have won Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony awards. They have also become U.S. Senators, ambassadors, and other federal officials. Others have won Pulitzer Prizes, become billionaires, won a Nobel Prize, joined the National Academies, and competed in the Olympics.[24] The college is a top contributor to the Fulbright Program and other fellowships.[25][26][27][28]
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