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| How the College Began |
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Pomona College was established in 1887 as an institution of "the New England type" --a coeducational, nonsectarian, comprehensive, undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences. Instruction began in September 1888 in a small rented house in the nearby city of Pomona. The following January, an unfinished hotel (now Sumner Hall) in Claremont, together with considerable adjacent land, was donated to the College. Although originally regarded as a temporary location, Claremont became the College's permanent home. The name "Pomona College," already so closely identified with the institution, was retained.
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| A College in a Garden |
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 Pomona's
140-acre campus includes 59 buildings. Bridges Hall of Music
is one of the West’s most beautiful concert halls. Rains Center for Sport and Recreation,
a modern athletic center includes multiple courts for
basketball and volleyball, plus squash, racquetball and a
weight room.
The stately academic buildings are constantly updated,
offering modern laboratories and lecture halls. Nearly all
students live on campus in the College's 12 dorms. Smith Campus Center, a popular new building
by noted architect Robert A.M. Stern,
opened in 1999 as a focal point for activities
involving the campus community, with two restaurants, a
recreation room and a student store.
Pomona College's landscaped grounds have been developed according to the founders' concept of a "college in a garden"
and the beauty of the campus is widely recognized.
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| The Students: Best of the Best |
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About 1,500 students are enrolled, of whom roughly half are
men and half women. The freshman class has median SAT scores
of 730 math and 730 verbal. Of those who come from high
schools that provide rank, 86% graduated in the top 10% of
their classes. Pomona students come from 48 states, Guam,
the District of Columbia, and 29 countries. Approximately
90% of entering freshmen receive degrees from Pomona within
four years.
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| The Faculty: Personal Commitment |
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Pomona has a full-time faculty of 175. All faculty with the
rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant
professor hold doctoral degrees or appropriate terminal
degrees. There are 50 endowed professorships. The student-faculty ratio is nine to one. Personal commitment to the students' growth and development and close interaction with students are two of the most important characteristics of Pomona's faculty.
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| Faculty Advisers |
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Each new student is assigned an academic adviser who works closely with him/her in planning a program of study and following it through to graduation. Advisers also help counsel students in decisions regarding a graduate school or career.
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| Department Liaisons |
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Department Liaisons are students assigned by each academic department to facilitate communication between the students and the faculty. Liaisons are generally juniors or seniors.
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| The Alumni Lifeline |
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The Pomona College Alumni Association is a non-dues paying organization. Once students have taken one semester of coursework at the College, they are automatically members of the
association.
Pomona has more than 19,730 living alumni.
Approximately 80 percent of Pomona alumni attend graduate or
professional school within a few years of graduation. Of those in the
work force, 3 percent are in government, 14 percent in
education, 20 percent in business and 33 percent in the
professions.
The Office of Alumni Relations concentrates on outreach
to alumni and students through programs such as Regional
Communities, the Inspirational Young Alumni Award, the Distinguished Service Award and the annual Alumni Weekend. This well-attended celebration, along with class reunions, takes place in the spring.
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| Parents Fund |
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From the start, parents have been key partners in supporting
Pomona's educational vision. C.H. Baldwin, the father of
Pomona's first president, began a tradition of parental
contributions to the College in 1894 when he generously
donated $25,000 to help the College avert financial
disaster. Today, the Pomona College Parents Fund continues
to provide important support with more than $300,000 in
unrestricted gifts annually.
For further information about the Parents Fund, contact the
Office of Annual Giving toll-free at 1-888-RENWICK or visit
their Website. |
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