By the Numbers: Pomona College Academics
Built in 1908, the Brackett Observatory is continually updated with new equipment, including computer-controlled 14" telescopes and modern electronic CCD cameras.
14
Average class size
0%
Percentage of classes taught by student instructors
7:1
Student-faculty ratio
64%
Percentage of faculty currently working with one more students on research projects
650
Approximate number of classes offered at each year at Pomona College
2,200
Approximate number of classes available to Pomona students each year through the Consortium
45
Number of majors offered at Pomona College
12
The number of foreign languages a student may take classes in through Pomona College and the Consortium
26
Number of countries in which Pomona offers study abroad programs
55%
Percentage of Pomona College students who study abroad
#1
Pomona was ranged #1 Best Classroom Experience in Princeton Review’s The Best 371 Colleges, 2010 edition, by a survey of more than 122,000 students
98%
Percentage of faculty who are still in contact with one or more former students
72%
Percentage of faculty who shared a meal with students at least six times last year
68%
Percentage of faculty who invited students to their homes at least once last year