Pomona College acceptance rate, SAT range and net price

A Claremont college with a quarter of its offers made in December

Pomona offers two binding rounds, Early Decision I on November 8 and Early Decision II on January 8, the same day as regular applications. For fall 2025, 1,656 students applied early and 227 were admitted. Those early offers count for more than their share suggests: 210 of the 421 students who enrolled came through Early Decision and 204 through the regular round, with the rest returning from a gap year. A student who is sure about Pomona gives up little by applying ED II, which allows another set of senior grades and one more test date.

The waiting list moved modestly: 1,017 students were offered a place, 716 accepted and 31 were admitted.

Pomona: where your SAT score lands

Your SAT total

Enrolled students scoring below you (approx.)

50%

Middle 50%	1,490 to 1,550
Your score is	inside the middle 50%

Fall 2025 entering class (Class of 2029), CDS 2025-2026, C9 (156 SAT submitters, 52 ACT submitters); section medians from the Class of 2029 profile. Normal curve fitted to the two published percentiles.

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Half the class applied without a score

Pomona made test-optional admission permanent in 2023. In the Class of 2029, 48% submitted scores and 52% did not, and the college states plainly that submitting brings no advantage. Applicants who send the ACT must include the science section, which Pomona superscores across both ACT formats. The SAT range of 1,490 to 1,550 describes only the 37% who chose the SAT; the median of 1,520 is the point where a score starts to add to the file rather than merely sit in it.

Free books from fall 2026 and an aid offer without loans

For 2026-27 Pomona bills tuition of $71,660, fees of $420 and housing and food of $23,590, for $95,670. Travel and personal costs add $1,500 to $2,600, and medical insurance is billed unless waived. Starting in fall 2026, books and supplies come through the Access to Course Essentials program at no extra charge, so the budget carries no books line at all. Admission is need-blind for U.S. citizens, permanent residents and undocumented students who graduated from a U.S. high school, and aid meets full demonstrated need with grants and student jobs. The federal averages for 2023-24 were $7,026 for incomes between $30,001 and $48,000 and $17,054 between $48,001 and $75,000.

Pomona: net price for your family income

Family income per year

$

Average net price, 2023-24

$17,054

Income band	$48,001-$75,000
Share of the 2023-24 cost	20%

Federal figure for first-year students on federal aid.

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Pomona against other selective liberal arts colleges

About a third of the Class of 2029 comes from California, which makes Pomona the West Coast counterpart of Williams, Swarthmore and Amherst. Admit rates are close; the differences are in the early rounds and in who receives need-blind treatment, which the comparison tool shows side by side.