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University or college · Private nonprofit

Pitzer College

Claremont, CA

Pitzer College is a private nonprofit college in Claremont, CA, with about 1,204 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,204
1,204 undergrad
Admission rate
25%
lower than at 94% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$34,191
higher than at 90% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
83%
higher than at 91% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$69,512
higher than at 92% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Pitzer College

What you pay depends heavily on your income

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $14,535 a year after grants. Families over $110,000 pay $46,793, 3 times as much. What it costs ↓

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $86,466, but the average family on federal aid pays $34,191 after grants, about 60% less. What it costs ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $86,466 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $65,192Room & board $22,150Books & supplies $1,100

After grants, the average family on aid pays $34,191.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$20,846

About $83,384 over 4 years · 76% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Pitzer College?

25%

of applicants admitted

About 5 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Pitzer College is likely test-optional.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
83%
within 6 years · Pell students 89%
Come back for year two
94%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$69,512
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$16,750
about $178 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$178 a month against about $4,315 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

84%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 97% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$67k
Middle income$30–75k
$64k
Higher incomeover $75k
$75k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Social sciences 16%Interdisciplinary 15%Natural resources 12%Biology 10%Psychology 8%Business 8%Everything else 30%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Natural Resources Conservation and Research36 graduates a year · typical debt $17,750
$29k1 yr out
Political Science and Government31 graduates a year
$69k4 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services25 graduates a year
$90k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies20 graduates a year
—not reported
Research and Experimental Psychology20 graduates a year
—not reported
Economics19 graduates a year
—not reported
Sociology15 graduates a year
—not reported
Human Biology14 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,227 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 47%Hispanic 12%Black 4%Asian 13%Two or more 10%International 9%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
10 : 1
students per teacher
11%
get Pell grants (lower income)
20%
take federal loans
1%
undergrads 25 or older
3%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Claremont

21% of Claremont’s 35,838 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Claremont pages.

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Straight-line distances from Pitzer College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.