Pomona College
Claremont, CA · Official website ↗
International students should also budget for health insurance, visa and travel costs not shown here.
Quick summary
| Cost per year | about $89,414 per year (tuition, housing, food, books — U.S. Department of Education figure) + flights and visa. Four years cost roughly four times this if prices stay the same; colleges usually raise prices every year. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: yes, but asking for it can affect the admission decision. Merit scholarships: none. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | extremely selective: about 1 in 14 applicants is admitted. Middle half of admitted students scored SAT 1490–1560. English minimum: IELTS 7, TOEFL (1–6) 5, Duolingo 130. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Claremont, CA · Large suburb · summer highs about 35°C, winter lows about 6°C · 12 km from ONT airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Financial aid & requirements for international students
| Aid & admission for international applicants | Need-aware for international applicants The college may consider an international applicant's ability to pay when deciding admission. Sources (1)“Admissions is need-aware for international applicants, but we meet the full need of every admitted international student.”www.pomona.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
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| Meets full financial need | Yes — meets the full demonstrated need of admitted studentsSources (1)“Admissions is need-aware for international applicants, but we meet the full need of every admitted international student.”www.pomona.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Merit scholarships | No — aid is based on need, not meritSources (1)“Pomona does not provide merit or athletic scholarships but is committed to a fully need-based financial aid program.”www.pomona.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Forms for international aid applicants | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Must request aid when applying? | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| SAT / ACT policy | Test-optional (SAT/ACT may be submitted)Sources (1)“All applicants to Pomona have the option to self-report standardized (ACT or SAT) test scores.”www.pomona.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| English proficiency | English test required unless an exemption applies
Sources (4)“If applying from a school where English is not the primary language of instruction, applicants are required to submit scores from either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Duolingo English Test.”www.pomona.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“5 Minimum TOEFL”www.pomona.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“7 Minimum IELTS”www.pomona.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“130 Minimum Duolingo”www.pomona.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Financial aid deadline | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Dates as published by the college; check the official page for time zones and supporting-document deadlines.
Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
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| Computer Science | $100,072 | $217,051 |
| Economics | $101,681 | $96,702 |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Location
| City / state | Claremont, CA |
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| Setting | Large suburb |
| Nearest major airport | Ontario International Airport (ONT), about 12 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (Aug) | average high 35°C (95°F) |
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| Coldest month (Dec) | average low 6°C (44°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 296 mm |
Month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| High °C | 20° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 34° | 35° | 33° | 28° | 24° | 19° |
| Low °C | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 65 | 78 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 48 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the Ontario Intl Ap, Ca Us weather station, about 14 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
Cost, admission rate, test-score ranges and earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). SAT range adds the 25th/75th-percentile section scores, so it is approximate. Scorecard earnings are for federal-aid recipients.