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Acceptance Rate 6.64%
Yield 58.50%
SAT Score 1,520
ACT Score 34
Applicants 11,620

Applying To Pomona

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 6.64% at Pomona College where a total of 11,620 students applied and 771 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,520 and the average ACT score is 34. It requires four items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Pomona.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$-1
Admission Informationwww.pomona.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.pomona.edu/admissions/apply
Acceptance Rate6.64%
Average Test Scores1,520 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 6.64% where a total of 11,620 students (4,678 men and 6,942 women) have applied to Pomona and 771 (336 men and 435 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 196 male and 255 female students have enrolled into Pomona and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 58.50%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Pomona
TotalMenWomen
Applicants11,6204,6786,942
Admitted771336435
Enrolled451196255
Acceptance Rate 6.64% 7.18% 6.27%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 58.50% 58.33% 58.62%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Pomona, 166 applicants (37% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 129 applicants (29%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,520 and the average ACT score is 34 at Pomona. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,570 and 25th percentile score is 1,470. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 106 and the 25th percentile score is 98. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Pomona.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Pomona
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing730770
SAT Math740800
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3135
ACT English3436
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Pomona College requires 4 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 3 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Rank, Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Pomona
High School GPA△
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Pomona College is Semester. Pomona College accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Pomona College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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