Pitzer College
Claremont, California
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 1,227 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 25%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $36,135per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 83%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $72,27010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Pitzer operates within The Claremont Colleges consortium, giving students cross-registration and campus access across seven contiguous institutions.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 25%About 3 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Pitzer College's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $36,135full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $89,742sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $67,792Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 83%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 94%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $72,27010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,625federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,227Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 12%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 23%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA — admits 84%
- Occidental College Los Angeles, CA — admits 44%
- Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA — admits 77%
- Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA — admits 75%
Also worth a look
- Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA — admits 13%
- Reed College Portland, OR — admits 25%
- Occidental College Los Angeles, CA — admits 44%
- Scripps College Claremont, CA — admits 38%
- Fisk University Nashville, TN — admits 37%
- Trinity College Hartford, CT — admits 29%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Pitzer College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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