Pitzer College
- 4 Year
- CLAREMONT, CA
College
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A
- Valuegrade A minus
- Diversitygrade A
- Campusgrade B minus
- Athleticsgrade C+
- Party Scenegrade B
- Professorsgrade A minus
- Locationgrade B
- Dormsgrade B+
- Campus Foodgrade B+
- Student Lifegrade B minus
- Safetygrade B
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About
- Branch of
- Claremont Colleges System
Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conference
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Pitzer College Rankings
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Pitzer Admissions
Acceptance Rate
18%
Application Deadline
January 5
SAT Range
No data available
ACT Range
No data available
Application Fee
$70
SAT/ACT
Neither required nor recommended
High School GPA
Considered but not required
Early Decision/Early Action
Yes
Application Website
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Net Price
$39,809 / year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$39,594 / year
National
$7,535Students Receiving Financial Aid
39%
Scholarship
Academics
Professors
grade A minus
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
10:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
91%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes. 46 responses80%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want. 51 responses88%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage. 50 responsesMajors
Most Popular Majors
- Political Science and Government26 Graduates
- Research and Experimental Psychology24 Graduates
- Environmental Science22 Graduates
- Organizational Behavior Studies22 Graduates
- Mathematics21 Graduates
- Economics19 Graduates
- Communications18 Graduates
- English16 Graduates
- Sociology16 Graduates
- Biology12 Graduates
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,179 Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
33
Undergrads Over 25
2%
Pell Grant
8%
Varsity Athletes
45%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
99%
Poll
90%
of students say they don't have Greek life. 41 responsesPoll
48%
of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life. 61 responsesAfter College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$48,700 / year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
85%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
86%
National
83%67%
of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation. 9 responsesSimilar Colleges
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Pitzer College Reviews
Rating 3.76 out of 5 650 reviews
These negative reviews of Pitzer College are strange, as they don't reflect my experience at Pitzer College at all. Year after year Pitzer College is a top producer of Fulbright Fellowship recipients. Year after year students win the following fellowships, scholarships and awards: Fulbright Scholar, Coro Fellowship, Rhodes Scholar, Watson Fellowship, Mellon Mays Fellowship, Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship,Truman Scholarship, Napier Award for Creative Leadership, McNair Scholarship, Kemper Scholarship, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, Harvard Model United Nations Best/Outstanding Delegate Award, Mellon Foundation Grant, W.M. Keck Foundation Summer Research Fellow and many more. As you see, Pitzer College is just a mediocre college with underachieving students. Perhaps those who are trashing Pitzer are the ones who couldn't cut it and failed...just a thought.
Pitzer, please clean your act up. I'm a student with a disability who tried to tell you that one of the professors mocked my disability publicly multiple times, & you remained silent. She's allowed to teach & has hurt more students. Years later, I am still dealing with the trauma of her bullying & invalidation of my religious beliefs.
For the first time in my experience with Pitzer, listen to me. Listen when your students bring up serious topics, listen to the promises you make, and listen when your staff violates basic morals. I can’t believe that I, a 19 year old, needed to beg a college administration to listen to me for months when I brought up an issue of discrimination.
The administrations’ lack of ability to function is baffling, and I genuinely don’t understand how a school can be so disorganized. It is honestly impressive at this point how many things the Pitzer administration has managed to mess up. I am so thankful I was smart enough to leave this disgusting environment.
For the first time in my experience with Pitzer, listen to me. Listen when your students bring up serious topics, listen to the promises you make, and listen when your staff violates basic morals. I can’t believe that I, a 19 year old, needed to beg a college administration to listen to me for months when I brought up an issue of discrimination.
The administrations’ lack of ability to function is baffling, and I genuinely don’t understand how a school can be so disorganized. It is honestly impressive at this point how many things the Pitzer administration has managed to mess up. I am so thankful I was smart enough to leave this disgusting environment.
Pitzer in many ways is heaven to me... though perhaps that is just the effect of moving to California as an east-coaster. But really, going to Pitzer was quite a bit like going to the school from Zoey 101. The students are creative, thoughtful, attractive, and well-connected (i.e. Rich AF) and the professors are lovable, wacky, and receptive to bold ideas (and also often independently wealthy for some reason). Cool architecture on campus and the dorms are brilliant in form and function. Proximity to LA, Joshua Tree, San Diego, etc. Apparently the administration is weak, but honestly who cares? And yes, the academic standards are insanely lenient (remember: trust fund dummies are this school's bread and butter). My solution: just take a class at Pomona, CMC, or Harvey Mudd. I did about half of my classes at Pomona to feel properly educated. The drawback to this method is that off-campus professors may not treat you as a priority. Oh well. If you're in Claremont--count yourself lucky.