Admissions Details
- Acceptance Rate
- 7.0%
- Average SAT
- 1,520
- SAT Range (25th–75th)
- 1,480–1,560
- ACT Composite (avg)
- 34
- Total Enrollment
- 1,638
Admissions Overview
Pomona College is highly selective with a 7.02% acceptance rate, making it one of the most competitive liberal arts colleges in the nation. This means roughly 93 out of every 100 applicants are rejected. Admitted students typically score between 1480-1560 on the SAT or around 34 on the ACT. The middle 50% SAT range spans just 80 points, indicating little room for academic weakness.
Pomona seeks intellectually curious students who thrive in small seminar settings and want deep faculty relationships. The college values academic excellence across disciplines rather than pre-professional focus. With its 7:1 student-faculty ratio and liberal arts mission, Pomona looks for students who embrace learning for its own sake and want to engage meaningfully with big ideas.
Pomona seeks intellectually curious students who thrive in small seminar settings and want deep faculty relationships. The college values academic excellence across disciplines rather than pre-professional focus. With its 7:1 student-faculty ratio and liberal arts mission, Pomona looks for students who embrace learning for its own sake and want to engage meaningfully with big ideas.