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The College |
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Small classes, top-notch facilities and distinguished
professors who work closely with students are key elements
of a
Pomona education. Established in 1887, Pomona College
is widely regarded as one of the premier liberal arts
colleges in America.
The college is located in Claremont, California, a charming
town 35 miles east of Los Angeles. Pomona is the founding
member of The Claremont Colleges, a consortium of seven
independent institutions blending the intimate atmosphere of
small colleges with the academic and
social resources of a university. Famous beaches, ski
resorts and Los Angeles' many
cultural offerings all are within easy
driving distance of the campus.
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Students |
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 About
1,520 students are enrolled, of whom roughly half are men
and half women. For the class entering in Fall 2007, median
SAT scores were 740 in critical reading, 730 in math, and
720 in writing. Eighty-seven
percent of the first-year students ranked in the top 10
percent of
their high school graduating classes.
Prestigious academic awards bestowed upon Pomona students
include Rhodes, Fulbright, Marshall and Watson scholarships.
Pomona students come from 46 states, the District of
Columbia and 26 foreign countries. In a voluntary
self-report, 8 percent of all current Pomona students identified
themselves as African American, 14 percent as Asian American
and 11
percent
as Latino American. About 3
percent are
foreign students. Approximately 90 percent of entering freshmen
receive degrees from Pomona after completing eight semesters
of enrollment.
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Faculty |
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 The Pomona faculty is made up of accomplished
teacher-scholars. Professors, not graduate assistants,
teach all classes, including laboratory sections in
the sciences. The student-faculty ratio is 8 to 1, and the
average class size is 14. The College has a 184 full-time
instructional faculty. Pomona professors are
accessible outside the classroom, whether engaging students
in cutting-edge research or sharing a casual meal with them
at the cafe.
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Curriculum |
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Pomona offers 45 majors in the
natural sciences,
humanities,
social sciences and fine arts. Students
may also take courses at any of the other
Claremont Colleges. The most popular majors
over the past five years have been Economics; Politics; English; Psychology; Biology; History;
Neuroscience; Public Policy Analysis; International Relations; Media Studies; Mathematics;
and Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Also common are interdisciplinary majors,
double majors and individual special majors, crafted by the
student with guidance from faculty.
Whatever the major, Pomona's
curriculum is designed to train
the mind broadly and deeply. First-year students delve into
a Critical Inquiry seminar to develop skills in critical
thinking, analysis and writing.
The College offers 600 classes each year, and
students also have access to the more than 2,500 classes at
The Claremont Colleges.
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Pomona’s 140-acre
campus has 60 buildings, including 12 residence halls
housing nearly all
students in attendance.
Twelve
buildings are shared
by all seven of The
Claremont Colleges, including libraries, a medical
services center and a bookstore. Among
Pomona’s outstanding facilities are:
-
 Bridges Hall of Music, one of the West’s
most beautiful concert halls, fully renovated in
2001 and equipped with a new, three-manual C.B. Fisk pipe organ.
- The environmentally-friendly Seaver Biology Building
opened in 2005, providing up-to-date laboratories and
classrooms that fit the latest teaching methods.
- Carnegie Building, a blend of classic architecture
and state-of-the-art technology, renovated
in 1998 to serve, along with the Hahn
Building, as home to Pomona’s Social Sciences.
- Rains Center for Sport and Recreation, a
modern athletic center including multiple courts
for basketball and volleyball; squash and racquetball
courts; and fitness and cardiovascular centers.
- Seaver Theatre, a comprehensive theatre
complex featuring a 350-seat auditorium and a
100-seat experimental theatre space.
- 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.
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Study Abroad |
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Study abroad for
qualified Pomona students is available through 42 programs
in 26 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile,
China (PRC), Costa Rica, Czech Republic,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Nepal, Russia,
Scotland, South Africa, Spain and Taiwan.
More than half of Pomona students
study abroad before graduating.
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Athletics |
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 Pomona is a member of the Southern California
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) and
the National
Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA)
Division III.
The
College offers
10
intercollegiate sports for men and 10 for women.
Additionally, 12 club teams and 17 intramural sports provide an extensive array of
competitive opportunities, and all
students have access to Pomona's top-notch
fitness
facilities.
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The Claremont Colleges |
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The
Claremont Colleges is a consortium of five
undergraduate and two graduate institutions, all
autonomous and all but one located on adjacent
campuses, with a combined enrollment of about
7,000 students. In addition to Pomona College,
the cluster includes
Claremont Graduate University (established 1925),
Scripps College
(1926),
Claremont McKenna College
(1946),
Harvey Mudd College (1955) and Pitzer College
(1963). The seventh member of the consortium,
the
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life
Sciences (1997), is located nearby. The seven institutions
jointly support central facilities, including
libraries; share a common academic calendar; open
their courses to one another’s students; and cooperate
in sponsoring special programs. This allows students to
enjoy the intimate atmosphere of a small, residential
college while still having access to the resources of a
larger university.
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Libraries and Academic Resources |
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Four libraries comprise the
Libraries of
The Claremont
Colleges: Honnold/Mudd Library
(social sciences, humanities). Seeley G. Mudd
Science Library at Pomona and Norman F.
Sprague Memorial Library at Harvey Mudd (science
and engineering); and Ella Strong Denison
Library at Scripps (humanities, fine arts, women’s
studies). Resources of the Libraries include nearly 2.5
million volumes, as well as online electronic access to more
than 30,000 journals, magazines and newspapers. Other affiliated
libraries include the George C. Stone Center for
Children’s Books (CGU) and the libraries of the
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and the
Claremont School of Theology. The
Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College maintains an extensive
film and documentary video archive.
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Information Technology |
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Pomona College maintains a state-of-the-art computer
network with high-speed Internet service via
a fiber optic cable backbone connecting virtually
all buildings on campus. All dorm rooms have
“one-port-per-pillow” network connections.
Wireless connectivity is being deployed campus-wide,
and is already available in a number of
locations. Although most students own computers,
they also have access to two general-purpose
computing labs and one multi-media lab 24 hours
a day. The labs feature both Macintosh and
Windows computers, as well as variety of printing,
graphics, scanning, digital editing and other services.
Technology-enabled classrooms and labs are
located throughout the campus.
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Cultural Offerings |
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 Each
year, a wealth of
art exhibitions, theatre productions,
concerts, and public lectures is offered to the campus and
wider community.
The Pomona College Museum of Art, housing the College’s art collections,
mounts a variety exhibitions, including faculty and student
shows. In addition to concerts by student ensembles and
individual students, the Music Department sponsors
performances featuring faculty and guest artists, exploring
a broad spectrum of classical, jazz and ethnic music. The
Theatre and Dance Department produces a variety of classic,
contemporary and experimental pieces.
Distinguished lecturers on campus range from Nobel-laureate
scientists to noted authors, political figures and
academicians. With so many choices, the hard part is
figuring out what not to attend.
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Calendar |
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Fall semester 2008
Tuesday, Sept. 2 – Friday, Dec. 19
Spring semester 2008
Tuesday, January 20 – Friday, May 15
Commencement 2008:
Sunday, May 17
Academic
Calendar Details
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Tuition |
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Tuition for 2008-09: $35,318
Room and board for 2007-08: $12,220
Fees: $307
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Financial Aid |
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Pomona is one of only a handful of institutions in the
nation still committed to need-blind admissions and
need-based financial aid. These policies enable Pomona to
choose its students solely on the basis of educational
considerations such as talent, promise and ability to
contribute to the campus learning environment. This ensures
that the best students can attend, regardless of financial
wherewithal. As of fall 2008, Pomona is eliminating loans
from its financial packages, replacing them with
scholarships.
During 2006-07, a total of approximately $25 million was
awarded to 810 Pomona College students in the form of
financial aid.
Average aid package: $31,300
Average scholarship: $27,000
Average self-help (work + loan): $4,300
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College
Finances |
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Total budget for 2007-08: $131,836,000
As of June 30, 2007:
Market value of endowment fund balance for the College:
$1,762,680,000
Total assets: $2,359,520,000
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Alumni |
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In a setting that is as intimate as it is challenging,
students are quick to make friendships and embark on
intellectual quests that change the courses of their lives.
Alumni take great pride in their Pomona degrees, and many
maintain lifetime ties to the campus community.
 Pomona
has 19,464 living alumni.
In addition to alumni events and gatherings on campus and around the greater Los Angeles area,
alumni programs have been held throughout California, the United States and the world,
including Boston, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix,
Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Seattle, Tucson and Washington, D.C.,
as well as in Canada, Europe and Asia.
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For More Information |
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For more information, use the appropriate contact information listed below:
Claremont Colleges Operator (909) 621-8000
Admissions (909) 621-8134,
admissions@pomona.edu
Alumni Relations (909) 621-8110,
alumni@pomona.edu
Annual Giving (909) 621-8142,
annualfund@pomona.edu
Career Development (909) 621-8144,
careerdevelopment@pomona.edu
Communications (909) 621-8146,
communications@pomona.edu
Financial Aid (909) 621-8105,
financial.aid@pomona.edu
Institutional Advancement (909) 621-8192,
development@pomona.edu
Parent Relations (909) 607-7999,
parentrelations@pomona.edu
President's Office (909) 621-8131,
president@pomona.edu
Registrar (909) 621-8147,
registrar@pomona.edu
Student Affairs (909) 621-8017,
studentaffairs@pomona.edu
Trusts & Estates (909) 621-8143,
pomonaplan@pomona.edu More facts about Pomona College |
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