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Pitzer College campus

🇺🇸 USA · California

Pitzer College

  • Private
  • Suburban
  • 4-year degree
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Reported admit rate
25.2%Year unverified
Tuition per year
₹61,23,615Out-of-state
Students
1,227Undergraduates
Students per teacher
10Student to faculty

About

Pitzer College is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was founded in 1963 as a women's college in the Claremont Colleges consortium and became coeducational in 1970.
Pitzer enrolls approximately 1000 students. Pitzer offers 41 majors and 22 minors, many of them cross-disciplinary. The college has a curricular emphasis on the social sciences, behavioral sciences, international programs, and media studies. Pitzer is known for its social justice culture and experimental pedagogical approach.
Pitzer competes in the NCAA Division III's Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) in a joint athletic program with Pomona College (another consortium member) as the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens. Notable alumni include federal officials, authors, and various figures in the entertainment industry. Pitzer is a top producer of Fulbright US Student Program awardees.

Admissions planning estimate

25.2% baseline · Low data confidence

Sensitivity range: 8.8%–41.5%. This is a modelling range, not a statistical confidence interval or a personal admission probability.

Stored headline rate, year/definition not independently confirmed in this refresh. Retained as a prior rather than applying an unsupported inflation multiplier. Historical IPEDS 2023 comparator: 16.66%; different cohorts are not mixed.

Reviewed 2026-10-01. Recommendations also use your grades, intended course, eligibility and available entrance cutoffs.

All / All Rounds: 16.7% (577/3,464; 2023). Fall 2023 first-time first-year applicants; historical, not 2026. Official source

Reported admit rate

25 in 100 applications received an offer in this reported cohort. Year unverified. This is not your personal chance.

From application to first day

Applied 3,438
Offered a place 865
Enrolled 310

35.8% of students offered a place chose to enrol (the yield).

Scores of enrolled test-submitters

The middle 50% of enrolled students who submitted scores. Test-optional selection can affect these bands.

SAT composite1400-1500
4001600
ACT composite31-33
136

What a year costs

₹83,07,533 published cost of attendance, per year
  • Tuition₹61,23,615
  • Housing₹20,80,594
  • Books & supplies₹1,03,325
Sticker price ₹83,07,533
After aid (average) ₹32,11,629

Tuition by who is paying

In-state ₹61,23,615
Out-of-state ₹61,23,615

Average aid awarded: ₹54,02,593 a year.

Outcomes and support

93.8%
Retention
83.4%
Graduation
34%
Get financial aid
52%
From out of state

One teacher for every 10 students

Small classes: professors will know your name.

Who studies here

As reported by the college; shares may not add up to 100.

White 47.3%
Asian 12.9%
Hispanic 12.1%
Multiracial 10%
Unknown 4.3%
African American 4.2%
Pacific Islander 0.4%
Native American 0.2%

1 programme

  • Bachelor's

Programmes

ProgrammeLevel
Accounting and Related Servicesbachelor
Agriculture, Generalbachelor
Anthropologybachelor
Area Studiesbachelor
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biologybachelor
Biological and Physical Sciencesbachelor
Biology, Generalbachelor
Chemistrybachelor
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguisticsbachelor
Cognitive Sciencebachelor
Communication and Media Studiesbachelor
Computer Sciencebachelor
Dancebachelor
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraftbachelor
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biologybachelor
Economicsbachelor
Education, Otherbachelor
Educational Administration and Supervisionbachelor
English Language and Literature, Generalbachelor
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operationsbachelor
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studiesbachelor
Fine and Studio Artsbachelor
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Otherbachelor
Geography and Cartographybachelor
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciencesbachelor
Historybachelor
Human Biologybachelor
Human Resources Management and Servicesbachelor
International Relations and National Security Studiesbachelor
International/Globalization Studiesbachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanitiesbachelor
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Servicesbachelor
Manufacturing Engineeringbachelor
Mathematicsbachelor
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Generalbachelor
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Otherbachelor
Musicbachelor
Natural Resources Conservation and Researchbachelor
Neurobiology and Neurosciencesbachelor
Non-Professional Legal Studiesbachelor
Philosophybachelor
Physicsbachelor
Political Science and Governmentbachelor
Psychology, Generalbachelor
Public Healthbachelor
Public Policy Analysisbachelor
Religion/Religious Studiesbachelor
Research and Experimental Psychologybachelor
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studiesbachelor
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguisticsbachelor
Science, Technology and Societybachelor
Sociologybachelor
Sustainability Studiesbachelor
Systems Science and Theorybachelor
Visual and Performing Arts, Otherbachelor

Every detail

Admissions & Requirements

Acceptance Rate25.16%
Total Applicants3438
Admitted Applicants865
Enrolled Applicants310
Application Fee₹6,575
Fee Waiver AvailableYes
SAT/ACT RequirementNot required
GPA RequirementRequired
Class Rank RequirementConsidered if submitted
Recommendations RequiredRequired
AP Credit AwardedYes
AP Placement AwardedYes

Deadlines

Test Scores

SAT Composite 25th %1400
SAT Composite 75th %1500
ACT Composite 25th %31
ACT Composite 75th %33

Cost & Financial Aid

In-State Tuition₹61,23,615
Out-of-State Tuition₹61,23,615
Average Housing Cost₹20,80,594
Books & Supplies₹1,03,325
Average Net Price₹32,11,629
Students Receiving Aid34%
Average Aid Awarded₹54,02,593
Out-of-State Students52%

Student Body Diversity

African American4.24%
Asian12.88%
Hispanic12.06%
White47.27%
Multiracial10.02%
Native American0.24%
Pacific Islander0.41%
International8.56%
Unknown Race4.32%

Academics & Rankings

School TypePrivate
School SettingSuburban
Years4
Graduation Rate83.39%
Retention Rate93.8%
Student/Faculty Ratio10:1
Total Undergraduates1227

Contact

Street Address1050 N Mills Ave
ZIP Code91711
Phone(909) 621-8129
Websitehttps://www.pitzer.edu
Apply (official portal)https://www.commonapp.org/