Pomona College
CA · Private · West · Liberal arts college · Top 10 tier · 1,690 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~54% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Not stated
- ACT
- Superscores
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. SAT superscoring not stated. ACT submitters must send the ACT with Science.
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Official score reports are only for those who are admitted and enroll at Pomona College and who self-reported scores for their application.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 770 | 7.4% | 15.4% | Not reported | 100% | 64% | 50% | 1410-1530 | 32-35 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 895 | 8.6% | 14.1% | Not reported | 100% | 68% | 48% | 1390-1530 | 32-35 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 771 | 6.6% | 12.8% | Not reported | 66% | 37% | 29% | 1480-1550 | 33-35 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 749 | 7% | 17.4% | 67% | 53% | 35% | 18% | 1480-1540 | 33-35 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 819 | 6.8% | 12.5% | Not reported | 44% | 29% | 15% | 1480-1550 | 33-35 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 868 | 7.1% | 13% | 51% | 50% | 36% | 14% | 1500-1550 | 33-35 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 890 | 7.1% | 13.7% | 54% | 49% | 37% | 12% | 1490-1550 | 32-34 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 4%
- 2024: 9%
- 2023: 11%
- 2022: 2%
- 2021: 5%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Not reported2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2023 Not reported2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
Pomona reports 12,470 applicants. Median scores of students who submitted: SAT Reading & Writing 755, Math 770. 48% of the class submitted scores. 210 students enrolled through Early Decision and 204 through Regular Decision.
Source: Pomona profile: who goes to Pomona ↗ · Pomona News: Class of 2029 profile ↗