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Pitzer College

Claremont, CA · Private · Large suburb · PIT · PTZ · PZ · Pfizer · Pitzer

Private institution in Claremont, CA · 1,191 undergraduates · 17% acceptance rate · $69,512 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$31,6631,780th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$62,6921,967th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$62,6921,967th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$82,8321,950th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$16,750395th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$69,512289th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,784457th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
83.2%165th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
94.2%148th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
16.7%63rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
1,1911,260th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
10.2%2,066th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 42 mi (LAX)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$70
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 55 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,107—
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$42,774—
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$37,568—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsHealth Professionsbachelors——
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.