POMONA COLLEGE

2017ndash18

AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

UNDERGRADUATE RANKINGS Princeton Review US News amp World Report raquo 1 Best Financial Aid raquo Top 10 National Liberal Arts Colleges

Wall Street JournalTimes Higher Education Washington Monthly raquo 3 Top Liberal Arts Colleges in the US raquo Top 10 National Liberal Arts Colleges

that Contribute Most to the Public Good Forbes raquo 7 Americarsquos Top Colleges

-

ldquoI SEE POMONA AS THE BEST OF BOTH

WORLDS IT PREPARED ME FOR AN

IMPACTFUL FULFILLING CAREER WHILE

IMMERSING ME IN A BREADTH OF DISCIPLINES

AND TURNING ME INTO A MORE EDUCATED

WELL-ROUNDED PERSONrdquomdash Ziqi Xiong lsquo17 Dalian China (employed by Facebook

post graduation)

Average High (C) Average Low (C)

DECndashFEB 20 6

MARCHndashMAY 24 10

JUNEndashAUG 31 16

SEPTndashNOV 27 12

San Francisco

Los Angeles Pomona College

SAMPLING OF RECENT INTERNSHIPS COMPLETED BY POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BabyCare Ltd BEIJING CHINA

raquo Clarify Health Solutions Inc SAN FRANCISCO CA

raquo Daly amp Associates HONG KONG SAR CHINA

raquo Department of Energy WASHINGTON DC

raquo Ernst amp Young Ltd HANOI VIETNAM

raquo Human Rights Watch LONDON ENGLAND

raquo Intuit SAN FRANCISCO CA

raquo Israel Social TV BAT YAM ISRAEL

raquo Oddlot Entertainment LOS ANGELES CA

raquo Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center POMONA CA

raquo The Rainforest Foundation US LIMA PERU

raquo The World Bank WASHINGTON DC

raquo UNAIDS NEW YORK NY

raquo WH Trading LLC CHICAGO IL

SUNNY CALIFORNIA Claremont has an average of 282 sunny days each year

SAMPLING OF RECENT GRADUATE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCES BY POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL Master of Theological Studies (MTS)

raquo HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN Master in Architecture (MArch)

raquo NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE Doctor of Medicine (MD)

raquo STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Doctorate in Operations Information amp Technology (PhD)

raquo UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Master in Biological Science -Pathology (MPhil) Doctorate in Clinical Neurosciences (Phd)

ldquoWhen I was applying to colleges

my parents looked at the costmdash

it was way out of range Pomona

was able to meet 100 percent

of the cost of attendancerdquo

ROBERT KIPKEMOI LANGAT

WALDAI KENYA

AVERAGE FINANCIAL AID AWARD FOR

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS $48257

ENGAGED STUDENTS Pomona College is for adventurous creative-minded students with the drive to explore

and pursue their academic passions Offering 48 majors a stellar faculty small classes and

unmatched resources supporting student success Pomona is widely regarded as one of the

worldrsquos leading liberal arts and sciences institutions Students studying at Pomona receive an

excellent education in the humanities fine arts social sciences and natural and physical sciences

in an academic and residential environment rich in resources intellectual collaboration and the

passionate pursuit of individual interests

The College enrolls approximately 1650 students (with roughly 100 studying abroad each

semester) and has a student-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 The average class size of 15 offers students

the opportunity to become full participants in the learning process Close interaction between

teachers and students is the norm with most classes taught as seminars By challenging one

another and their professors Pomona

students develop skills in analytical and

critical thinking

Pomona is also a member of

the Claremont Consortium a unique

collection of five undergraduate and

two graduate institutions located very

near each other affording a wide choice

of facilities events and opportunities

common to larger universities

All Pomona students are

undergraduates No graduate-level

programs are offered and the College

does not enroll students who have

already completed a bachelorrsquos

degree or the equivalent

STELLAR FACULTY Since Pomona is an entirely undergraduate institution there are no graduate students

competing for faculty attention Even in your first year some of your classes may be taught

by senior professors Many of the Collegersquos most distinguished faculty teach first-year

seminars and senior science faculty often teach introductory lab sections

Yoursquoll not only learn from extraordinary professors Yoursquoll get to know them well

With small classes and about 85 percent of faculty living within five miles of campus face

time isnrsquot limited to classroom and office hours Yoursquoll find professors and students in every

discipline working closely on research as well as interacting in a range of casual settingsmdash

over lunch on the playing field as participants in a musical ensemble or just strolling across

campus on a beautiful California day

ldquoAfterfouryearsatPomonaIhavecometorealizethatthereisnothingthatcangiveaninternational

studentabetterexperienceofAmericanhighereducationthanaliberalartscollegePomonaprovided

the resources and support I needed to transition to life in the USrdquo

MINGYAN ldquoOPHELIArdquo MA

SHANGHAI CHINA

ldquo -

rsquo rdquo

ldquo

rdquo

The community of international students at

Pomona is open welcoming helpful and fun

The International Student Mentor Program

andtheinternationalstudenteventshave

givenmeastrongsenseofbelonging

PHILIPP SCHMUumlCKER

ULM GERMANY

TRUE LIBERAL ARTS A true liberal arts education is the most effective way to prepare yourself to thrive in a changing

world With intimate classes a strong curriculum and deep resources Pomona is especially well

suited to provide students both the breadth of study that builds intellectual resilience and the depth

of study needed for advancement in a specific field

No specific course in the Pomona curriculum is prescribed for graduation Designed to

encourage exploration while providing great freedom of choice Pomonarsquos Breadth of Study

Requirements include one course in each of six areasmdashCriticism Analysis and Contextual Study of

Works of the Human Imagination Social Institutions and Human Behavior History Values Ethics

and Cultural Studies Physical and Biological Sciences Mathematical and Formal

Reasoning and Creation and Performance of Works of Art and Literature

Central to this rich and empowering intellectual experience is trading

ideas with other exceptional students in an environment that encourages

collegiality not competition And since 90 of all classes have fewer than

30 students it is virtually impossible to get lost in the classroom

ThesupporttheCollegehasprovidedhasbeenimmenseandnurturingTheinclu

sivenessofPomonaCollegeiswhattrulymakesmegratefulformyexperienceasI

haven tfeltexcludedinanenvironmentcompletelydifferentfrommynaturalone

SACHIT TANEJA

NEW DELHI INDIA

5Cs

SUPERB RESOURCES Our students enjoy both the advantages of a small school where professors teach every class and

the opportunities and resources of a larger university setting When you add the resources of the

undergraduate Claremont Colleges (the 5Cs) to everything Pomona already offers all told you get

more classes to choose from (over 2000) more students to bounce ideas off of (nearly 6000)

more clubs to join (250 and counting)mdashand more dining halls to eat in (7)

Benefits of being in Southern California are harder to quantify Where else

can you explore performance and social justice through the Theater for Young

Audiences program stargaze with three astronomy professors on a field trip to

the Anza Borrego desert and create an app for a hackathon that representatives

from Microsoft Intuit 10Gen Amazon

Yelp and Google will judge on-site

THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES

szlig TO KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Pomona is a globally oriented college with international experiences woven throughout

student life curriculum and faculty scholarship

As a recognized leader in international education among US undergraduate

institutions Pomona seeks to deepen the international experience of students in preparation

for leadership in an interconnected world The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and

International Relations provides a hub for international life for the Pomona community Native

speakers of Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish live in each of the six

language sections as advisors to help organize activities and events for the students who live

there The Oldenborg foreign-language lunch tables program invites students faculty and

staff at all levels of fluency to converse informally in 25 languages Oldenborg also sponsors

a wide variety of international and intercultural activities including a guest speaker series and

international film screenings

Pomona offers international students a supportive environment in a community aware

of many cultures and political systems around the world International students at Pomona

have the support of the International Place (I-Place) of The Claremont Colleges which

serves as a social and cultural center to more than 1100 international students throughout

the consortium In addition to hosting regular lunches and other cultural events I-Place

organizes a special week-long orientation that helps international students prepare for and

adapt to their new surroundings before they begin academic and social life at Pomona

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (BY HOMETOWN)

ITALY MONTENEGRO ESTONIA BULGARIA 1 1 1 TURKMENISTAN 1 TURKEYBELARUS 1CANADA GREAT NETHERLANDS GREECE POLAND HUNGARY 1 8 IRAN

11 BRITAIN 1 5 1 2 1UKRAINE SERBIA 1 ISRAEL18 1 MONGOLIA 3

1

VIETNAM 2

RUSSIA 2

CHINAGERMANY 57

3 IRELAND JAPAN

MEXICO 2 5BERMUDA 12 1 FRANCE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GUATEMALA 2

BAHAMAS 6 23 1 AUSTRIA TAIWAN

HONDURAS HONG KONG 1 23 8SENEGAL

EL SALVADOR 1 GHANA SUDAN PHILIPPINES 2 6 1 NEPAL 1

NIGERIA 2INDIA JAMAICA 21EGYPT

PERU 1 2 SINGAPORE2 2 BRAZIL RWANDA NICARAGUA COLOMBIA 5 ETHIOPIA

9

1 2 THAILAND 22 AUSTRALIATANZANIA 4VENEZUELA SWAZILAND URUGUAY 321 11 ZIMBABWE KENYA PAKISTAN ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA 2 3 62 1 1

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

UNDERGRADUATE RANKINGS Princeton Review US News amp World Report raquo 1 Best Financial Aid raquo Top 10 National Liberal Arts Colleges

Wall Street JournalTimes Higher Education Washington Monthly raquo 3 Top Liberal Arts Colleges in the US raquo Top 10 National Liberal Arts Colleges

that Contribute Most to the Public Good Forbes raquo 7 Americarsquos Top Colleges

-

ldquoI SEE POMONA AS THE BEST OF BOTH

WORLDS IT PREPARED ME FOR AN

IMPACTFUL FULFILLING CAREER WHILE

IMMERSING ME IN A BREADTH OF DISCIPLINES

AND TURNING ME INTO A MORE EDUCATED

WELL-ROUNDED PERSONrdquomdash Ziqi Xiong lsquo17 Dalian China (employed by Facebook

post graduation)

Average High (C) Average Low (C)

DECndashFEB 20 6

MARCHndashMAY 24 10

JUNEndashAUG 31 16

SEPTndashNOV 27 12

San Francisco

Los Angeles Pomona College

SAMPLING OF RECENT INTERNSHIPS COMPLETED BY POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BabyCare Ltd BEIJING CHINA

raquo Clarify Health Solutions Inc SAN FRANCISCO CA

raquo Daly amp Associates HONG KONG SAR CHINA

raquo Department of Energy WASHINGTON DC

raquo Ernst amp Young Ltd HANOI VIETNAM

raquo Human Rights Watch LONDON ENGLAND

raquo Intuit SAN FRANCISCO CA

raquo Israel Social TV BAT YAM ISRAEL

raquo Oddlot Entertainment LOS ANGELES CA

raquo Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center POMONA CA

raquo The Rainforest Foundation US LIMA PERU

raquo The World Bank WASHINGTON DC

raquo UNAIDS NEW YORK NY

raquo WH Trading LLC CHICAGO IL

SUNNY CALIFORNIA Claremont has an average of 282 sunny days each year

SAMPLING OF RECENT GRADUATE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCES BY POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL Master of Theological Studies (MTS)

raquo HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN Master in Architecture (MArch)

raquo NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE Doctor of Medicine (MD)

raquo STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Doctorate in Operations Information amp Technology (PhD)

raquo UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Master in Biological Science -Pathology (MPhil) Doctorate in Clinical Neurosciences (Phd)

ldquoWhen I was applying to colleges

my parents looked at the costmdash

it was way out of range Pomona

was able to meet 100 percent

of the cost of attendancerdquo

ROBERT KIPKEMOI LANGAT

WALDAI KENYA

AVERAGE FINANCIAL AID AWARD FOR

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS $48257

ENGAGED STUDENTS Pomona College is for adventurous creative-minded students with the drive to explore

and pursue their academic passions Offering 48 majors a stellar faculty small classes and

unmatched resources supporting student success Pomona is widely regarded as one of the

worldrsquos leading liberal arts and sciences institutions Students studying at Pomona receive an

excellent education in the humanities fine arts social sciences and natural and physical sciences

in an academic and residential environment rich in resources intellectual collaboration and the

passionate pursuit of individual interests

The College enrolls approximately 1650 students (with roughly 100 studying abroad each

semester) and has a student-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 The average class size of 15 offers students

the opportunity to become full participants in the learning process Close interaction between

teachers and students is the norm with most classes taught as seminars By challenging one

another and their professors Pomona

students develop skills in analytical and

critical thinking

Pomona is also a member of

the Claremont Consortium a unique

collection of five undergraduate and

two graduate institutions located very

near each other affording a wide choice

of facilities events and opportunities

common to larger universities

All Pomona students are

undergraduates No graduate-level

programs are offered and the College

does not enroll students who have

already completed a bachelorrsquos

degree or the equivalent

STELLAR FACULTY Since Pomona is an entirely undergraduate institution there are no graduate students

competing for faculty attention Even in your first year some of your classes may be taught

by senior professors Many of the Collegersquos most distinguished faculty teach first-year

seminars and senior science faculty often teach introductory lab sections

Yoursquoll not only learn from extraordinary professors Yoursquoll get to know them well

With small classes and about 85 percent of faculty living within five miles of campus face

time isnrsquot limited to classroom and office hours Yoursquoll find professors and students in every

discipline working closely on research as well as interacting in a range of casual settingsmdash

over lunch on the playing field as participants in a musical ensemble or just strolling across

campus on a beautiful California day

ldquoAfterfouryearsatPomonaIhavecometorealizethatthereisnothingthatcangiveaninternational

studentabetterexperienceofAmericanhighereducationthanaliberalartscollegePomonaprovided

the resources and support I needed to transition to life in the USrdquo

MINGYAN ldquoOPHELIArdquo MA

SHANGHAI CHINA

ldquo -

rsquo rdquo

ldquo

rdquo

The community of international students at

Pomona is open welcoming helpful and fun

The International Student Mentor Program

andtheinternationalstudenteventshave

givenmeastrongsenseofbelonging

PHILIPP SCHMUumlCKER

ULM GERMANY

TRUE LIBERAL ARTS A true liberal arts education is the most effective way to prepare yourself to thrive in a changing

world With intimate classes a strong curriculum and deep resources Pomona is especially well

suited to provide students both the breadth of study that builds intellectual resilience and the depth

of study needed for advancement in a specific field

No specific course in the Pomona curriculum is prescribed for graduation Designed to

encourage exploration while providing great freedom of choice Pomonarsquos Breadth of Study

Requirements include one course in each of six areasmdashCriticism Analysis and Contextual Study of

Works of the Human Imagination Social Institutions and Human Behavior History Values Ethics

and Cultural Studies Physical and Biological Sciences Mathematical and Formal

Reasoning and Creation and Performance of Works of Art and Literature

Central to this rich and empowering intellectual experience is trading

ideas with other exceptional students in an environment that encourages

collegiality not competition And since 90 of all classes have fewer than

30 students it is virtually impossible to get lost in the classroom

ThesupporttheCollegehasprovidedhasbeenimmenseandnurturingTheinclu

sivenessofPomonaCollegeiswhattrulymakesmegratefulformyexperienceasI

haven tfeltexcludedinanenvironmentcompletelydifferentfrommynaturalone

SACHIT TANEJA

NEW DELHI INDIA

5Cs

SUPERB RESOURCES Our students enjoy both the advantages of a small school where professors teach every class and

the opportunities and resources of a larger university setting When you add the resources of the

undergraduate Claremont Colleges (the 5Cs) to everything Pomona already offers all told you get

more classes to choose from (over 2000) more students to bounce ideas off of (nearly 6000)

more clubs to join (250 and counting)mdashand more dining halls to eat in (7)

Benefits of being in Southern California are harder to quantify Where else

can you explore performance and social justice through the Theater for Young

Audiences program stargaze with three astronomy professors on a field trip to

the Anza Borrego desert and create an app for a hackathon that representatives

from Microsoft Intuit 10Gen Amazon

Yelp and Google will judge on-site

THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES

szlig TO KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Pomona is a globally oriented college with international experiences woven throughout

student life curriculum and faculty scholarship

As a recognized leader in international education among US undergraduate

institutions Pomona seeks to deepen the international experience of students in preparation

for leadership in an interconnected world The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and

International Relations provides a hub for international life for the Pomona community Native

speakers of Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish live in each of the six

language sections as advisors to help organize activities and events for the students who live

there The Oldenborg foreign-language lunch tables program invites students faculty and

staff at all levels of fluency to converse informally in 25 languages Oldenborg also sponsors

a wide variety of international and intercultural activities including a guest speaker series and

international film screenings

Pomona offers international students a supportive environment in a community aware

of many cultures and political systems around the world International students at Pomona

have the support of the International Place (I-Place) of The Claremont Colleges which

serves as a social and cultural center to more than 1100 international students throughout

the consortium In addition to hosting regular lunches and other cultural events I-Place

organizes a special week-long orientation that helps international students prepare for and

adapt to their new surroundings before they begin academic and social life at Pomona

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (BY HOMETOWN)

ITALY MONTENEGRO ESTONIA BULGARIA 1 1 1 TURKMENISTAN 1 TURKEYBELARUS 1CANADA GREAT NETHERLANDS GREECE POLAND HUNGARY 1 8 IRAN

11 BRITAIN 1 5 1 2 1UKRAINE SERBIA 1 ISRAEL18 1 MONGOLIA 3

1

VIETNAM 2

RUSSIA 2

CHINAGERMANY 57

3 IRELAND JAPAN

MEXICO 2 5BERMUDA 12 1 FRANCE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GUATEMALA 2

BAHAMAS 6 23 1 AUSTRIA TAIWAN

HONDURAS HONG KONG 1 23 8SENEGAL

EL SALVADOR 1 GHANA SUDAN PHILIPPINES 2 6 1 NEPAL 1

NIGERIA 2INDIA JAMAICA 21EGYPT

PERU 1 2 SINGAPORE2 2 BRAZIL RWANDA NICARAGUA COLOMBIA 5 ETHIOPIA

9

1 2 THAILAND 22 AUSTRALIATANZANIA 4VENEZUELA SWAZILAND URUGUAY 321 11 ZIMBABWE KENYA PAKISTAN ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA 2 3 62 1 1

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

-

ldquoI SEE POMONA AS THE BEST OF BOTH

WORLDS IT PREPARED ME FOR AN

IMPACTFUL FULFILLING CAREER WHILE

IMMERSING ME IN A BREADTH OF DISCIPLINES

AND TURNING ME INTO A MORE EDUCATED

WELL-ROUNDED PERSONrdquomdash Ziqi Xiong lsquo17 Dalian China (employed by Facebook

post graduation)

Average High (C) Average Low (C)

DECndashFEB 20 6

MARCHndashMAY 24 10

JUNEndashAUG 31 16

SEPTndashNOV 27 12

San Francisco

Los Angeles Pomona College

SAMPLING OF RECENT INTERNSHIPS COMPLETED BY POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BabyCare Ltd BEIJING CHINA

raquo Clarify Health Solutions Inc SAN FRANCISCO CA

raquo Daly amp Associates HONG KONG SAR CHINA

raquo Department of Energy WASHINGTON DC

raquo Ernst amp Young Ltd HANOI VIETNAM

raquo Human Rights Watch LONDON ENGLAND

raquo Intuit SAN FRANCISCO CA

raquo Israel Social TV BAT YAM ISRAEL

raquo Oddlot Entertainment LOS ANGELES CA

raquo Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center POMONA CA

raquo The Rainforest Foundation US LIMA PERU

raquo The World Bank WASHINGTON DC

raquo UNAIDS NEW YORK NY

raquo WH Trading LLC CHICAGO IL

SUNNY CALIFORNIA Claremont has an average of 282 sunny days each year

SAMPLING OF RECENT GRADUATE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCES BY POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL Master of Theological Studies (MTS)

raquo HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN Master in Architecture (MArch)

raquo NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE Doctor of Medicine (MD)

raquo STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Doctorate in Operations Information amp Technology (PhD)

raquo UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Master in Biological Science -Pathology (MPhil) Doctorate in Clinical Neurosciences (Phd)

ldquoWhen I was applying to colleges

my parents looked at the costmdash

it was way out of range Pomona

was able to meet 100 percent

of the cost of attendancerdquo

ROBERT KIPKEMOI LANGAT

WALDAI KENYA

AVERAGE FINANCIAL AID AWARD FOR

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS $48257

ENGAGED STUDENTS Pomona College is for adventurous creative-minded students with the drive to explore

and pursue their academic passions Offering 48 majors a stellar faculty small classes and

unmatched resources supporting student success Pomona is widely regarded as one of the

worldrsquos leading liberal arts and sciences institutions Students studying at Pomona receive an

excellent education in the humanities fine arts social sciences and natural and physical sciences

in an academic and residential environment rich in resources intellectual collaboration and the

passionate pursuit of individual interests

The College enrolls approximately 1650 students (with roughly 100 studying abroad each

semester) and has a student-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 The average class size of 15 offers students

the opportunity to become full participants in the learning process Close interaction between

teachers and students is the norm with most classes taught as seminars By challenging one

another and their professors Pomona

students develop skills in analytical and

critical thinking

Pomona is also a member of

the Claremont Consortium a unique

collection of five undergraduate and

two graduate institutions located very

near each other affording a wide choice

of facilities events and opportunities

common to larger universities

All Pomona students are

undergraduates No graduate-level

programs are offered and the College

does not enroll students who have

already completed a bachelorrsquos

degree or the equivalent

STELLAR FACULTY Since Pomona is an entirely undergraduate institution there are no graduate students

competing for faculty attention Even in your first year some of your classes may be taught

by senior professors Many of the Collegersquos most distinguished faculty teach first-year

seminars and senior science faculty often teach introductory lab sections

Yoursquoll not only learn from extraordinary professors Yoursquoll get to know them well

With small classes and about 85 percent of faculty living within five miles of campus face

time isnrsquot limited to classroom and office hours Yoursquoll find professors and students in every

discipline working closely on research as well as interacting in a range of casual settingsmdash

over lunch on the playing field as participants in a musical ensemble or just strolling across

campus on a beautiful California day

ldquoAfterfouryearsatPomonaIhavecometorealizethatthereisnothingthatcangiveaninternational

studentabetterexperienceofAmericanhighereducationthanaliberalartscollegePomonaprovided

the resources and support I needed to transition to life in the USrdquo

MINGYAN ldquoOPHELIArdquo MA

SHANGHAI CHINA

ldquo -

rsquo rdquo

ldquo

rdquo

The community of international students at

Pomona is open welcoming helpful and fun

The International Student Mentor Program

andtheinternationalstudenteventshave

givenmeastrongsenseofbelonging

PHILIPP SCHMUumlCKER

ULM GERMANY

TRUE LIBERAL ARTS A true liberal arts education is the most effective way to prepare yourself to thrive in a changing

world With intimate classes a strong curriculum and deep resources Pomona is especially well

suited to provide students both the breadth of study that builds intellectual resilience and the depth

of study needed for advancement in a specific field

No specific course in the Pomona curriculum is prescribed for graduation Designed to

encourage exploration while providing great freedom of choice Pomonarsquos Breadth of Study

Requirements include one course in each of six areasmdashCriticism Analysis and Contextual Study of

Works of the Human Imagination Social Institutions and Human Behavior History Values Ethics

and Cultural Studies Physical and Biological Sciences Mathematical and Formal

Reasoning and Creation and Performance of Works of Art and Literature

Central to this rich and empowering intellectual experience is trading

ideas with other exceptional students in an environment that encourages

collegiality not competition And since 90 of all classes have fewer than

30 students it is virtually impossible to get lost in the classroom

ThesupporttheCollegehasprovidedhasbeenimmenseandnurturingTheinclu

sivenessofPomonaCollegeiswhattrulymakesmegratefulformyexperienceasI

haven tfeltexcludedinanenvironmentcompletelydifferentfrommynaturalone

SACHIT TANEJA

NEW DELHI INDIA

5Cs

SUPERB RESOURCES Our students enjoy both the advantages of a small school where professors teach every class and

the opportunities and resources of a larger university setting When you add the resources of the

undergraduate Claremont Colleges (the 5Cs) to everything Pomona already offers all told you get

more classes to choose from (over 2000) more students to bounce ideas off of (nearly 6000)

more clubs to join (250 and counting)mdashand more dining halls to eat in (7)

Benefits of being in Southern California are harder to quantify Where else

can you explore performance and social justice through the Theater for Young

Audiences program stargaze with three astronomy professors on a field trip to

the Anza Borrego desert and create an app for a hackathon that representatives

from Microsoft Intuit 10Gen Amazon

Yelp and Google will judge on-site

THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES

szlig TO KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Pomona is a globally oriented college with international experiences woven throughout

student life curriculum and faculty scholarship

As a recognized leader in international education among US undergraduate

institutions Pomona seeks to deepen the international experience of students in preparation

for leadership in an interconnected world The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and

International Relations provides a hub for international life for the Pomona community Native

speakers of Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish live in each of the six

language sections as advisors to help organize activities and events for the students who live

there The Oldenborg foreign-language lunch tables program invites students faculty and

staff at all levels of fluency to converse informally in 25 languages Oldenborg also sponsors

a wide variety of international and intercultural activities including a guest speaker series and

international film screenings

Pomona offers international students a supportive environment in a community aware

of many cultures and political systems around the world International students at Pomona

have the support of the International Place (I-Place) of The Claremont Colleges which

serves as a social and cultural center to more than 1100 international students throughout

the consortium In addition to hosting regular lunches and other cultural events I-Place

organizes a special week-long orientation that helps international students prepare for and

adapt to their new surroundings before they begin academic and social life at Pomona

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (BY HOMETOWN)

ITALY MONTENEGRO ESTONIA BULGARIA 1 1 1 TURKMENISTAN 1 TURKEYBELARUS 1CANADA GREAT NETHERLANDS GREECE POLAND HUNGARY 1 8 IRAN

11 BRITAIN 1 5 1 2 1UKRAINE SERBIA 1 ISRAEL18 1 MONGOLIA 3

1

VIETNAM 2

RUSSIA 2

CHINAGERMANY 57

3 IRELAND JAPAN

MEXICO 2 5BERMUDA 12 1 FRANCE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GUATEMALA 2

BAHAMAS 6 23 1 AUSTRIA TAIWAN

HONDURAS HONG KONG 1 23 8SENEGAL

EL SALVADOR 1 GHANA SUDAN PHILIPPINES 2 6 1 NEPAL 1

NIGERIA 2INDIA JAMAICA 21EGYPT

PERU 1 2 SINGAPORE2 2 BRAZIL RWANDA NICARAGUA COLOMBIA 5 ETHIOPIA

9

1 2 THAILAND 22 AUSTRALIATANZANIA 4VENEZUELA SWAZILAND URUGUAY 321 11 ZIMBABWE KENYA PAKISTAN ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA 2 3 62 1 1

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

Average High (C) Average Low (C)

DECndashFEB 20 6

MARCHndashMAY 24 10

JUNEndashAUG 31 16

SEPTndashNOV 27 12

San Francisco

Los Angeles Pomona College

SAMPLING OF RECENT INTERNSHIPS COMPLETED BY POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BabyCare Ltd BEIJING CHINA

raquo Clarify Health Solutions Inc SAN FRANCISCO CA

raquo Daly amp Associates HONG KONG SAR CHINA

raquo Department of Energy WASHINGTON DC

raquo Ernst amp Young Ltd HANOI VIETNAM

raquo Human Rights Watch LONDON ENGLAND

raquo Intuit SAN FRANCISCO CA

raquo Israel Social TV BAT YAM ISRAEL

raquo Oddlot Entertainment LOS ANGELES CA

raquo Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center POMONA CA

raquo The Rainforest Foundation US LIMA PERU

raquo The World Bank WASHINGTON DC

raquo UNAIDS NEW YORK NY

raquo WH Trading LLC CHICAGO IL

SUNNY CALIFORNIA Claremont has an average of 282 sunny days each year

SAMPLING OF RECENT GRADUATE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCES BY POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL Master of Theological Studies (MTS)

raquo HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN Master in Architecture (MArch)

raquo NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE Doctor of Medicine (MD)

raquo STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Doctorate in Operations Information amp Technology (PhD)

raquo UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Master in Biological Science -Pathology (MPhil) Doctorate in Clinical Neurosciences (Phd)

ldquoWhen I was applying to colleges

my parents looked at the costmdash

it was way out of range Pomona

was able to meet 100 percent

of the cost of attendancerdquo

ROBERT KIPKEMOI LANGAT

WALDAI KENYA

AVERAGE FINANCIAL AID AWARD FOR

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS $48257

ENGAGED STUDENTS Pomona College is for adventurous creative-minded students with the drive to explore

and pursue their academic passions Offering 48 majors a stellar faculty small classes and

unmatched resources supporting student success Pomona is widely regarded as one of the

worldrsquos leading liberal arts and sciences institutions Students studying at Pomona receive an

excellent education in the humanities fine arts social sciences and natural and physical sciences

in an academic and residential environment rich in resources intellectual collaboration and the

passionate pursuit of individual interests

The College enrolls approximately 1650 students (with roughly 100 studying abroad each

semester) and has a student-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 The average class size of 15 offers students

the opportunity to become full participants in the learning process Close interaction between

teachers and students is the norm with most classes taught as seminars By challenging one

another and their professors Pomona

students develop skills in analytical and

critical thinking

Pomona is also a member of

the Claremont Consortium a unique

collection of five undergraduate and

two graduate institutions located very

near each other affording a wide choice

of facilities events and opportunities

common to larger universities

All Pomona students are

undergraduates No graduate-level

programs are offered and the College

does not enroll students who have

already completed a bachelorrsquos

degree or the equivalent

STELLAR FACULTY Since Pomona is an entirely undergraduate institution there are no graduate students

competing for faculty attention Even in your first year some of your classes may be taught

by senior professors Many of the Collegersquos most distinguished faculty teach first-year

seminars and senior science faculty often teach introductory lab sections

Yoursquoll not only learn from extraordinary professors Yoursquoll get to know them well

With small classes and about 85 percent of faculty living within five miles of campus face

time isnrsquot limited to classroom and office hours Yoursquoll find professors and students in every

discipline working closely on research as well as interacting in a range of casual settingsmdash

over lunch on the playing field as participants in a musical ensemble or just strolling across

campus on a beautiful California day

ldquoAfterfouryearsatPomonaIhavecometorealizethatthereisnothingthatcangiveaninternational

studentabetterexperienceofAmericanhighereducationthanaliberalartscollegePomonaprovided

the resources and support I needed to transition to life in the USrdquo

MINGYAN ldquoOPHELIArdquo MA

SHANGHAI CHINA

ldquo -

rsquo rdquo

ldquo

rdquo

The community of international students at

Pomona is open welcoming helpful and fun

The International Student Mentor Program

andtheinternationalstudenteventshave

givenmeastrongsenseofbelonging

PHILIPP SCHMUumlCKER

ULM GERMANY

TRUE LIBERAL ARTS A true liberal arts education is the most effective way to prepare yourself to thrive in a changing

world With intimate classes a strong curriculum and deep resources Pomona is especially well

suited to provide students both the breadth of study that builds intellectual resilience and the depth

of study needed for advancement in a specific field

No specific course in the Pomona curriculum is prescribed for graduation Designed to

encourage exploration while providing great freedom of choice Pomonarsquos Breadth of Study

Requirements include one course in each of six areasmdashCriticism Analysis and Contextual Study of

Works of the Human Imagination Social Institutions and Human Behavior History Values Ethics

and Cultural Studies Physical and Biological Sciences Mathematical and Formal

Reasoning and Creation and Performance of Works of Art and Literature

Central to this rich and empowering intellectual experience is trading

ideas with other exceptional students in an environment that encourages

collegiality not competition And since 90 of all classes have fewer than

30 students it is virtually impossible to get lost in the classroom

ThesupporttheCollegehasprovidedhasbeenimmenseandnurturingTheinclu

sivenessofPomonaCollegeiswhattrulymakesmegratefulformyexperienceasI

haven tfeltexcludedinanenvironmentcompletelydifferentfrommynaturalone

SACHIT TANEJA

NEW DELHI INDIA

5Cs

SUPERB RESOURCES Our students enjoy both the advantages of a small school where professors teach every class and

the opportunities and resources of a larger university setting When you add the resources of the

undergraduate Claremont Colleges (the 5Cs) to everything Pomona already offers all told you get

more classes to choose from (over 2000) more students to bounce ideas off of (nearly 6000)

more clubs to join (250 and counting)mdashand more dining halls to eat in (7)

Benefits of being in Southern California are harder to quantify Where else

can you explore performance and social justice through the Theater for Young

Audiences program stargaze with three astronomy professors on a field trip to

the Anza Borrego desert and create an app for a hackathon that representatives

from Microsoft Intuit 10Gen Amazon

Yelp and Google will judge on-site

THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES

szlig TO KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Pomona is a globally oriented college with international experiences woven throughout

student life curriculum and faculty scholarship

As a recognized leader in international education among US undergraduate

institutions Pomona seeks to deepen the international experience of students in preparation

for leadership in an interconnected world The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and

International Relations provides a hub for international life for the Pomona community Native

speakers of Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish live in each of the six

language sections as advisors to help organize activities and events for the students who live

there The Oldenborg foreign-language lunch tables program invites students faculty and

staff at all levels of fluency to converse informally in 25 languages Oldenborg also sponsors

a wide variety of international and intercultural activities including a guest speaker series and

international film screenings

Pomona offers international students a supportive environment in a community aware

of many cultures and political systems around the world International students at Pomona

have the support of the International Place (I-Place) of The Claremont Colleges which

serves as a social and cultural center to more than 1100 international students throughout

the consortium In addition to hosting regular lunches and other cultural events I-Place

organizes a special week-long orientation that helps international students prepare for and

adapt to their new surroundings before they begin academic and social life at Pomona

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (BY HOMETOWN)

ITALY MONTENEGRO ESTONIA BULGARIA 1 1 1 TURKMENISTAN 1 TURKEYBELARUS 1CANADA GREAT NETHERLANDS GREECE POLAND HUNGARY 1 8 IRAN

11 BRITAIN 1 5 1 2 1UKRAINE SERBIA 1 ISRAEL18 1 MONGOLIA 3

1

VIETNAM 2

RUSSIA 2

CHINAGERMANY 57

3 IRELAND JAPAN

MEXICO 2 5BERMUDA 12 1 FRANCE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GUATEMALA 2

BAHAMAS 6 23 1 AUSTRIA TAIWAN

HONDURAS HONG KONG 1 23 8SENEGAL

EL SALVADOR 1 GHANA SUDAN PHILIPPINES 2 6 1 NEPAL 1

NIGERIA 2INDIA JAMAICA 21EGYPT

PERU 1 2 SINGAPORE2 2 BRAZIL RWANDA NICARAGUA COLOMBIA 5 ETHIOPIA

9

1 2 THAILAND 22 AUSTRALIATANZANIA 4VENEZUELA SWAZILAND URUGUAY 321 11 ZIMBABWE KENYA PAKISTAN ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA 2 3 62 1 1

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

SAMPLING OF RECENT GRADUATE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCES BY POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL Master of Theological Studies (MTS)

raquo HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN Master in Architecture (MArch)

raquo NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE Doctor of Medicine (MD)

raquo STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Doctorate in Operations Information amp Technology (PhD)

raquo UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Master in Biological Science -Pathology (MPhil) Doctorate in Clinical Neurosciences (Phd)

ldquoWhen I was applying to colleges

my parents looked at the costmdash

it was way out of range Pomona

was able to meet 100 percent

of the cost of attendancerdquo

ROBERT KIPKEMOI LANGAT

WALDAI KENYA

AVERAGE FINANCIAL AID AWARD FOR

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS $48257

ENGAGED STUDENTS Pomona College is for adventurous creative-minded students with the drive to explore

and pursue their academic passions Offering 48 majors a stellar faculty small classes and

unmatched resources supporting student success Pomona is widely regarded as one of the

worldrsquos leading liberal arts and sciences institutions Students studying at Pomona receive an

excellent education in the humanities fine arts social sciences and natural and physical sciences

in an academic and residential environment rich in resources intellectual collaboration and the

passionate pursuit of individual interests

The College enrolls approximately 1650 students (with roughly 100 studying abroad each

semester) and has a student-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 The average class size of 15 offers students

the opportunity to become full participants in the learning process Close interaction between

teachers and students is the norm with most classes taught as seminars By challenging one

another and their professors Pomona

students develop skills in analytical and

critical thinking

Pomona is also a member of

the Claremont Consortium a unique

collection of five undergraduate and

two graduate institutions located very

near each other affording a wide choice

of facilities events and opportunities

common to larger universities

All Pomona students are

undergraduates No graduate-level

programs are offered and the College

does not enroll students who have

already completed a bachelorrsquos

degree or the equivalent

STELLAR FACULTY Since Pomona is an entirely undergraduate institution there are no graduate students

competing for faculty attention Even in your first year some of your classes may be taught

by senior professors Many of the Collegersquos most distinguished faculty teach first-year

seminars and senior science faculty often teach introductory lab sections

Yoursquoll not only learn from extraordinary professors Yoursquoll get to know them well

With small classes and about 85 percent of faculty living within five miles of campus face

time isnrsquot limited to classroom and office hours Yoursquoll find professors and students in every

discipline working closely on research as well as interacting in a range of casual settingsmdash

over lunch on the playing field as participants in a musical ensemble or just strolling across

campus on a beautiful California day

ldquoAfterfouryearsatPomonaIhavecometorealizethatthereisnothingthatcangiveaninternational

studentabetterexperienceofAmericanhighereducationthanaliberalartscollegePomonaprovided

the resources and support I needed to transition to life in the USrdquo

MINGYAN ldquoOPHELIArdquo MA

SHANGHAI CHINA

ldquo -

rsquo rdquo

ldquo

rdquo

The community of international students at

Pomona is open welcoming helpful and fun

The International Student Mentor Program

andtheinternationalstudenteventshave

givenmeastrongsenseofbelonging

PHILIPP SCHMUumlCKER

ULM GERMANY

TRUE LIBERAL ARTS A true liberal arts education is the most effective way to prepare yourself to thrive in a changing

world With intimate classes a strong curriculum and deep resources Pomona is especially well

suited to provide students both the breadth of study that builds intellectual resilience and the depth

of study needed for advancement in a specific field

No specific course in the Pomona curriculum is prescribed for graduation Designed to

encourage exploration while providing great freedom of choice Pomonarsquos Breadth of Study

Requirements include one course in each of six areasmdashCriticism Analysis and Contextual Study of

Works of the Human Imagination Social Institutions and Human Behavior History Values Ethics

and Cultural Studies Physical and Biological Sciences Mathematical and Formal

Reasoning and Creation and Performance of Works of Art and Literature

Central to this rich and empowering intellectual experience is trading

ideas with other exceptional students in an environment that encourages

collegiality not competition And since 90 of all classes have fewer than

30 students it is virtually impossible to get lost in the classroom

ThesupporttheCollegehasprovidedhasbeenimmenseandnurturingTheinclu

sivenessofPomonaCollegeiswhattrulymakesmegratefulformyexperienceasI

haven tfeltexcludedinanenvironmentcompletelydifferentfrommynaturalone

SACHIT TANEJA

NEW DELHI INDIA

5Cs

SUPERB RESOURCES Our students enjoy both the advantages of a small school where professors teach every class and

the opportunities and resources of a larger university setting When you add the resources of the

undergraduate Claremont Colleges (the 5Cs) to everything Pomona already offers all told you get

more classes to choose from (over 2000) more students to bounce ideas off of (nearly 6000)

more clubs to join (250 and counting)mdashand more dining halls to eat in (7)

Benefits of being in Southern California are harder to quantify Where else

can you explore performance and social justice through the Theater for Young

Audiences program stargaze with three astronomy professors on a field trip to

the Anza Borrego desert and create an app for a hackathon that representatives

from Microsoft Intuit 10Gen Amazon

Yelp and Google will judge on-site

THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES

szlig TO KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Pomona is a globally oriented college with international experiences woven throughout

student life curriculum and faculty scholarship

As a recognized leader in international education among US undergraduate

institutions Pomona seeks to deepen the international experience of students in preparation

for leadership in an interconnected world The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and

International Relations provides a hub for international life for the Pomona community Native

speakers of Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish live in each of the six

language sections as advisors to help organize activities and events for the students who live

there The Oldenborg foreign-language lunch tables program invites students faculty and

staff at all levels of fluency to converse informally in 25 languages Oldenborg also sponsors

a wide variety of international and intercultural activities including a guest speaker series and

international film screenings

Pomona offers international students a supportive environment in a community aware

of many cultures and political systems around the world International students at Pomona

have the support of the International Place (I-Place) of The Claremont Colleges which

serves as a social and cultural center to more than 1100 international students throughout

the consortium In addition to hosting regular lunches and other cultural events I-Place

organizes a special week-long orientation that helps international students prepare for and

adapt to their new surroundings before they begin academic and social life at Pomona

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (BY HOMETOWN)

ITALY MONTENEGRO ESTONIA BULGARIA 1 1 1 TURKMENISTAN 1 TURKEYBELARUS 1CANADA GREAT NETHERLANDS GREECE POLAND HUNGARY 1 8 IRAN

11 BRITAIN 1 5 1 2 1UKRAINE SERBIA 1 ISRAEL18 1 MONGOLIA 3

1

VIETNAM 2

RUSSIA 2

CHINAGERMANY 57

3 IRELAND JAPAN

MEXICO 2 5BERMUDA 12 1 FRANCE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GUATEMALA 2

BAHAMAS 6 23 1 AUSTRIA TAIWAN

HONDURAS HONG KONG 1 23 8SENEGAL

EL SALVADOR 1 GHANA SUDAN PHILIPPINES 2 6 1 NEPAL 1

NIGERIA 2INDIA JAMAICA 21EGYPT

PERU 1 2 SINGAPORE2 2 BRAZIL RWANDA NICARAGUA COLOMBIA 5 ETHIOPIA

9

1 2 THAILAND 22 AUSTRALIATANZANIA 4VENEZUELA SWAZILAND URUGUAY 321 11 ZIMBABWE KENYA PAKISTAN ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA 2 3 62 1 1

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

ENGAGED STUDENTS Pomona College is for adventurous creative-minded students with the drive to explore

and pursue their academic passions Offering 48 majors a stellar faculty small classes and

unmatched resources supporting student success Pomona is widely regarded as one of the

worldrsquos leading liberal arts and sciences institutions Students studying at Pomona receive an

excellent education in the humanities fine arts social sciences and natural and physical sciences

in an academic and residential environment rich in resources intellectual collaboration and the

passionate pursuit of individual interests

The College enrolls approximately 1650 students (with roughly 100 studying abroad each

semester) and has a student-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 The average class size of 15 offers students

the opportunity to become full participants in the learning process Close interaction between

teachers and students is the norm with most classes taught as seminars By challenging one

another and their professors Pomona

students develop skills in analytical and

critical thinking

Pomona is also a member of

the Claremont Consortium a unique

collection of five undergraduate and

two graduate institutions located very

near each other affording a wide choice

of facilities events and opportunities

common to larger universities

All Pomona students are

undergraduates No graduate-level

programs are offered and the College

does not enroll students who have

already completed a bachelorrsquos

degree or the equivalent

STELLAR FACULTY Since Pomona is an entirely undergraduate institution there are no graduate students

competing for faculty attention Even in your first year some of your classes may be taught

by senior professors Many of the Collegersquos most distinguished faculty teach first-year

seminars and senior science faculty often teach introductory lab sections

Yoursquoll not only learn from extraordinary professors Yoursquoll get to know them well

With small classes and about 85 percent of faculty living within five miles of campus face

time isnrsquot limited to classroom and office hours Yoursquoll find professors and students in every

discipline working closely on research as well as interacting in a range of casual settingsmdash

over lunch on the playing field as participants in a musical ensemble or just strolling across

campus on a beautiful California day

ldquoAfterfouryearsatPomonaIhavecometorealizethatthereisnothingthatcangiveaninternational

studentabetterexperienceofAmericanhighereducationthanaliberalartscollegePomonaprovided

the resources and support I needed to transition to life in the USrdquo

MINGYAN ldquoOPHELIArdquo MA

SHANGHAI CHINA

ldquo -

rsquo rdquo

ldquo

rdquo

The community of international students at

Pomona is open welcoming helpful and fun

The International Student Mentor Program

andtheinternationalstudenteventshave

givenmeastrongsenseofbelonging

PHILIPP SCHMUumlCKER

ULM GERMANY

TRUE LIBERAL ARTS A true liberal arts education is the most effective way to prepare yourself to thrive in a changing

world With intimate classes a strong curriculum and deep resources Pomona is especially well

suited to provide students both the breadth of study that builds intellectual resilience and the depth

of study needed for advancement in a specific field

No specific course in the Pomona curriculum is prescribed for graduation Designed to

encourage exploration while providing great freedom of choice Pomonarsquos Breadth of Study

Requirements include one course in each of six areasmdashCriticism Analysis and Contextual Study of

Works of the Human Imagination Social Institutions and Human Behavior History Values Ethics

and Cultural Studies Physical and Biological Sciences Mathematical and Formal

Reasoning and Creation and Performance of Works of Art and Literature

Central to this rich and empowering intellectual experience is trading

ideas with other exceptional students in an environment that encourages

collegiality not competition And since 90 of all classes have fewer than

30 students it is virtually impossible to get lost in the classroom

ThesupporttheCollegehasprovidedhasbeenimmenseandnurturingTheinclu

sivenessofPomonaCollegeiswhattrulymakesmegratefulformyexperienceasI

haven tfeltexcludedinanenvironmentcompletelydifferentfrommynaturalone

SACHIT TANEJA

NEW DELHI INDIA

5Cs

SUPERB RESOURCES Our students enjoy both the advantages of a small school where professors teach every class and

the opportunities and resources of a larger university setting When you add the resources of the

undergraduate Claremont Colleges (the 5Cs) to everything Pomona already offers all told you get

more classes to choose from (over 2000) more students to bounce ideas off of (nearly 6000)

more clubs to join (250 and counting)mdashand more dining halls to eat in (7)

Benefits of being in Southern California are harder to quantify Where else

can you explore performance and social justice through the Theater for Young

Audiences program stargaze with three astronomy professors on a field trip to

the Anza Borrego desert and create an app for a hackathon that representatives

from Microsoft Intuit 10Gen Amazon

Yelp and Google will judge on-site

THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES

szlig TO KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Pomona is a globally oriented college with international experiences woven throughout

student life curriculum and faculty scholarship

As a recognized leader in international education among US undergraduate

institutions Pomona seeks to deepen the international experience of students in preparation

for leadership in an interconnected world The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and

International Relations provides a hub for international life for the Pomona community Native

speakers of Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish live in each of the six

language sections as advisors to help organize activities and events for the students who live

there The Oldenborg foreign-language lunch tables program invites students faculty and

staff at all levels of fluency to converse informally in 25 languages Oldenborg also sponsors

a wide variety of international and intercultural activities including a guest speaker series and

international film screenings

Pomona offers international students a supportive environment in a community aware

of many cultures and political systems around the world International students at Pomona

have the support of the International Place (I-Place) of The Claremont Colleges which

serves as a social and cultural center to more than 1100 international students throughout

the consortium In addition to hosting regular lunches and other cultural events I-Place

organizes a special week-long orientation that helps international students prepare for and

adapt to their new surroundings before they begin academic and social life at Pomona

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (BY HOMETOWN)

ITALY MONTENEGRO ESTONIA BULGARIA 1 1 1 TURKMENISTAN 1 TURKEYBELARUS 1CANADA GREAT NETHERLANDS GREECE POLAND HUNGARY 1 8 IRAN

11 BRITAIN 1 5 1 2 1UKRAINE SERBIA 1 ISRAEL18 1 MONGOLIA 3

1

VIETNAM 2

RUSSIA 2

CHINAGERMANY 57

3 IRELAND JAPAN

MEXICO 2 5BERMUDA 12 1 FRANCE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GUATEMALA 2

BAHAMAS 6 23 1 AUSTRIA TAIWAN

HONDURAS HONG KONG 1 23 8SENEGAL

EL SALVADOR 1 GHANA SUDAN PHILIPPINES 2 6 1 NEPAL 1

NIGERIA 2INDIA JAMAICA 21EGYPT

PERU 1 2 SINGAPORE2 2 BRAZIL RWANDA NICARAGUA COLOMBIA 5 ETHIOPIA

9

1 2 THAILAND 22 AUSTRALIATANZANIA 4VENEZUELA SWAZILAND URUGUAY 321 11 ZIMBABWE KENYA PAKISTAN ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA 2 3 62 1 1

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

STELLAR FACULTY Since Pomona is an entirely undergraduate institution there are no graduate students

competing for faculty attention Even in your first year some of your classes may be taught

by senior professors Many of the Collegersquos most distinguished faculty teach first-year

seminars and senior science faculty often teach introductory lab sections

Yoursquoll not only learn from extraordinary professors Yoursquoll get to know them well

With small classes and about 85 percent of faculty living within five miles of campus face

time isnrsquot limited to classroom and office hours Yoursquoll find professors and students in every

discipline working closely on research as well as interacting in a range of casual settingsmdash

over lunch on the playing field as participants in a musical ensemble or just strolling across

campus on a beautiful California day

ldquoAfterfouryearsatPomonaIhavecometorealizethatthereisnothingthatcangiveaninternational

studentabetterexperienceofAmericanhighereducationthanaliberalartscollegePomonaprovided

the resources and support I needed to transition to life in the USrdquo

MINGYAN ldquoOPHELIArdquo MA

SHANGHAI CHINA

ldquo -

rsquo rdquo

ldquo

rdquo

The community of international students at

Pomona is open welcoming helpful and fun

The International Student Mentor Program

andtheinternationalstudenteventshave

givenmeastrongsenseofbelonging

PHILIPP SCHMUumlCKER

ULM GERMANY

TRUE LIBERAL ARTS A true liberal arts education is the most effective way to prepare yourself to thrive in a changing

world With intimate classes a strong curriculum and deep resources Pomona is especially well

suited to provide students both the breadth of study that builds intellectual resilience and the depth

of study needed for advancement in a specific field

No specific course in the Pomona curriculum is prescribed for graduation Designed to

encourage exploration while providing great freedom of choice Pomonarsquos Breadth of Study

Requirements include one course in each of six areasmdashCriticism Analysis and Contextual Study of

Works of the Human Imagination Social Institutions and Human Behavior History Values Ethics

and Cultural Studies Physical and Biological Sciences Mathematical and Formal

Reasoning and Creation and Performance of Works of Art and Literature

Central to this rich and empowering intellectual experience is trading

ideas with other exceptional students in an environment that encourages

collegiality not competition And since 90 of all classes have fewer than

30 students it is virtually impossible to get lost in the classroom

ThesupporttheCollegehasprovidedhasbeenimmenseandnurturingTheinclu

sivenessofPomonaCollegeiswhattrulymakesmegratefulformyexperienceasI

haven tfeltexcludedinanenvironmentcompletelydifferentfrommynaturalone

SACHIT TANEJA

NEW DELHI INDIA

5Cs

SUPERB RESOURCES Our students enjoy both the advantages of a small school where professors teach every class and

the opportunities and resources of a larger university setting When you add the resources of the

undergraduate Claremont Colleges (the 5Cs) to everything Pomona already offers all told you get

more classes to choose from (over 2000) more students to bounce ideas off of (nearly 6000)

more clubs to join (250 and counting)mdashand more dining halls to eat in (7)

Benefits of being in Southern California are harder to quantify Where else

can you explore performance and social justice through the Theater for Young

Audiences program stargaze with three astronomy professors on a field trip to

the Anza Borrego desert and create an app for a hackathon that representatives

from Microsoft Intuit 10Gen Amazon

Yelp and Google will judge on-site

THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES

szlig TO KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Pomona is a globally oriented college with international experiences woven throughout

student life curriculum and faculty scholarship

As a recognized leader in international education among US undergraduate

institutions Pomona seeks to deepen the international experience of students in preparation

for leadership in an interconnected world The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and

International Relations provides a hub for international life for the Pomona community Native

speakers of Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish live in each of the six

language sections as advisors to help organize activities and events for the students who live

there The Oldenborg foreign-language lunch tables program invites students faculty and

staff at all levels of fluency to converse informally in 25 languages Oldenborg also sponsors

a wide variety of international and intercultural activities including a guest speaker series and

international film screenings

Pomona offers international students a supportive environment in a community aware

of many cultures and political systems around the world International students at Pomona

have the support of the International Place (I-Place) of The Claremont Colleges which

serves as a social and cultural center to more than 1100 international students throughout

the consortium In addition to hosting regular lunches and other cultural events I-Place

organizes a special week-long orientation that helps international students prepare for and

adapt to their new surroundings before they begin academic and social life at Pomona

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (BY HOMETOWN)

ITALY MONTENEGRO ESTONIA BULGARIA 1 1 1 TURKMENISTAN 1 TURKEYBELARUS 1CANADA GREAT NETHERLANDS GREECE POLAND HUNGARY 1 8 IRAN

11 BRITAIN 1 5 1 2 1UKRAINE SERBIA 1 ISRAEL18 1 MONGOLIA 3

1

VIETNAM 2

RUSSIA 2

CHINAGERMANY 57

3 IRELAND JAPAN

MEXICO 2 5BERMUDA 12 1 FRANCE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GUATEMALA 2

BAHAMAS 6 23 1 AUSTRIA TAIWAN

HONDURAS HONG KONG 1 23 8SENEGAL

EL SALVADOR 1 GHANA SUDAN PHILIPPINES 2 6 1 NEPAL 1

NIGERIA 2INDIA JAMAICA 21EGYPT

PERU 1 2 SINGAPORE2 2 BRAZIL RWANDA NICARAGUA COLOMBIA 5 ETHIOPIA

9

1 2 THAILAND 22 AUSTRALIATANZANIA 4VENEZUELA SWAZILAND URUGUAY 321 11 ZIMBABWE KENYA PAKISTAN ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA 2 3 62 1 1

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

ldquo -

rsquo rdquo

ldquo

rdquo

The community of international students at

Pomona is open welcoming helpful and fun

The International Student Mentor Program

andtheinternationalstudenteventshave

givenmeastrongsenseofbelonging

PHILIPP SCHMUumlCKER

ULM GERMANY

TRUE LIBERAL ARTS A true liberal arts education is the most effective way to prepare yourself to thrive in a changing

world With intimate classes a strong curriculum and deep resources Pomona is especially well

suited to provide students both the breadth of study that builds intellectual resilience and the depth

of study needed for advancement in a specific field

No specific course in the Pomona curriculum is prescribed for graduation Designed to

encourage exploration while providing great freedom of choice Pomonarsquos Breadth of Study

Requirements include one course in each of six areasmdashCriticism Analysis and Contextual Study of

Works of the Human Imagination Social Institutions and Human Behavior History Values Ethics

and Cultural Studies Physical and Biological Sciences Mathematical and Formal

Reasoning and Creation and Performance of Works of Art and Literature

Central to this rich and empowering intellectual experience is trading

ideas with other exceptional students in an environment that encourages

collegiality not competition And since 90 of all classes have fewer than

30 students it is virtually impossible to get lost in the classroom

ThesupporttheCollegehasprovidedhasbeenimmenseandnurturingTheinclu

sivenessofPomonaCollegeiswhattrulymakesmegratefulformyexperienceasI

haven tfeltexcludedinanenvironmentcompletelydifferentfrommynaturalone

SACHIT TANEJA

NEW DELHI INDIA

5Cs

SUPERB RESOURCES Our students enjoy both the advantages of a small school where professors teach every class and

the opportunities and resources of a larger university setting When you add the resources of the

undergraduate Claremont Colleges (the 5Cs) to everything Pomona already offers all told you get

more classes to choose from (over 2000) more students to bounce ideas off of (nearly 6000)

more clubs to join (250 and counting)mdashand more dining halls to eat in (7)

Benefits of being in Southern California are harder to quantify Where else

can you explore performance and social justice through the Theater for Young

Audiences program stargaze with three astronomy professors on a field trip to

the Anza Borrego desert and create an app for a hackathon that representatives

from Microsoft Intuit 10Gen Amazon

Yelp and Google will judge on-site

THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES

szlig TO KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Pomona is a globally oriented college with international experiences woven throughout

student life curriculum and faculty scholarship

As a recognized leader in international education among US undergraduate

institutions Pomona seeks to deepen the international experience of students in preparation

for leadership in an interconnected world The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and

International Relations provides a hub for international life for the Pomona community Native

speakers of Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish live in each of the six

language sections as advisors to help organize activities and events for the students who live

there The Oldenborg foreign-language lunch tables program invites students faculty and

staff at all levels of fluency to converse informally in 25 languages Oldenborg also sponsors

a wide variety of international and intercultural activities including a guest speaker series and

international film screenings

Pomona offers international students a supportive environment in a community aware

of many cultures and political systems around the world International students at Pomona

have the support of the International Place (I-Place) of The Claremont Colleges which

serves as a social and cultural center to more than 1100 international students throughout

the consortium In addition to hosting regular lunches and other cultural events I-Place

organizes a special week-long orientation that helps international students prepare for and

adapt to their new surroundings before they begin academic and social life at Pomona

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (BY HOMETOWN)

ITALY MONTENEGRO ESTONIA BULGARIA 1 1 1 TURKMENISTAN 1 TURKEYBELARUS 1CANADA GREAT NETHERLANDS GREECE POLAND HUNGARY 1 8 IRAN

11 BRITAIN 1 5 1 2 1UKRAINE SERBIA 1 ISRAEL18 1 MONGOLIA 3

1

VIETNAM 2

RUSSIA 2

CHINAGERMANY 57

3 IRELAND JAPAN

MEXICO 2 5BERMUDA 12 1 FRANCE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GUATEMALA 2

BAHAMAS 6 23 1 AUSTRIA TAIWAN

HONDURAS HONG KONG 1 23 8SENEGAL

EL SALVADOR 1 GHANA SUDAN PHILIPPINES 2 6 1 NEPAL 1

NIGERIA 2INDIA JAMAICA 21EGYPT

PERU 1 2 SINGAPORE2 2 BRAZIL RWANDA NICARAGUA COLOMBIA 5 ETHIOPIA

9

1 2 THAILAND 22 AUSTRALIATANZANIA 4VENEZUELA SWAZILAND URUGUAY 321 11 ZIMBABWE KENYA PAKISTAN ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA 2 3 62 1 1

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

5Cs

SUPERB RESOURCES Our students enjoy both the advantages of a small school where professors teach every class and

the opportunities and resources of a larger university setting When you add the resources of the

undergraduate Claremont Colleges (the 5Cs) to everything Pomona already offers all told you get

more classes to choose from (over 2000) more students to bounce ideas off of (nearly 6000)

more clubs to join (250 and counting)mdashand more dining halls to eat in (7)

Benefits of being in Southern California are harder to quantify Where else

can you explore performance and social justice through the Theater for Young

Audiences program stargaze with three astronomy professors on a field trip to

the Anza Borrego desert and create an app for a hackathon that representatives

from Microsoft Intuit 10Gen Amazon

Yelp and Google will judge on-site

THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES

szlig TO KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Pomona is a globally oriented college with international experiences woven throughout

student life curriculum and faculty scholarship

As a recognized leader in international education among US undergraduate

institutions Pomona seeks to deepen the international experience of students in preparation

for leadership in an interconnected world The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and

International Relations provides a hub for international life for the Pomona community Native

speakers of Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish live in each of the six

language sections as advisors to help organize activities and events for the students who live

there The Oldenborg foreign-language lunch tables program invites students faculty and

staff at all levels of fluency to converse informally in 25 languages Oldenborg also sponsors

a wide variety of international and intercultural activities including a guest speaker series and

international film screenings

Pomona offers international students a supportive environment in a community aware

of many cultures and political systems around the world International students at Pomona

have the support of the International Place (I-Place) of The Claremont Colleges which

serves as a social and cultural center to more than 1100 international students throughout

the consortium In addition to hosting regular lunches and other cultural events I-Place

organizes a special week-long orientation that helps international students prepare for and

adapt to their new surroundings before they begin academic and social life at Pomona

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (BY HOMETOWN)

ITALY MONTENEGRO ESTONIA BULGARIA 1 1 1 TURKMENISTAN 1 TURKEYBELARUS 1CANADA GREAT NETHERLANDS GREECE POLAND HUNGARY 1 8 IRAN

11 BRITAIN 1 5 1 2 1UKRAINE SERBIA 1 ISRAEL18 1 MONGOLIA 3

1

VIETNAM 2

RUSSIA 2

CHINAGERMANY 57

3 IRELAND JAPAN

MEXICO 2 5BERMUDA 12 1 FRANCE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GUATEMALA 2

BAHAMAS 6 23 1 AUSTRIA TAIWAN

HONDURAS HONG KONG 1 23 8SENEGAL

EL SALVADOR 1 GHANA SUDAN PHILIPPINES 2 6 1 NEPAL 1

NIGERIA 2INDIA JAMAICA 21EGYPT

PERU 1 2 SINGAPORE2 2 BRAZIL RWANDA NICARAGUA COLOMBIA 5 ETHIOPIA

9

1 2 THAILAND 22 AUSTRALIATANZANIA 4VENEZUELA SWAZILAND URUGUAY 321 11 ZIMBABWE KENYA PAKISTAN ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA 2 3 62 1 1

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Pomona is a globally oriented college with international experiences woven throughout

student life curriculum and faculty scholarship

As a recognized leader in international education among US undergraduate

institutions Pomona seeks to deepen the international experience of students in preparation

for leadership in an interconnected world The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and

International Relations provides a hub for international life for the Pomona community Native

speakers of Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish live in each of the six

language sections as advisors to help organize activities and events for the students who live

there The Oldenborg foreign-language lunch tables program invites students faculty and

staff at all levels of fluency to converse informally in 25 languages Oldenborg also sponsors

a wide variety of international and intercultural activities including a guest speaker series and

international film screenings

Pomona offers international students a supportive environment in a community aware

of many cultures and political systems around the world International students at Pomona

have the support of the International Place (I-Place) of The Claremont Colleges which

serves as a social and cultural center to more than 1100 international students throughout

the consortium In addition to hosting regular lunches and other cultural events I-Place

organizes a special week-long orientation that helps international students prepare for and

adapt to their new surroundings before they begin academic and social life at Pomona

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (BY HOMETOWN)

ITALY MONTENEGRO ESTONIA BULGARIA 1 1 1 TURKMENISTAN 1 TURKEYBELARUS 1CANADA GREAT NETHERLANDS GREECE POLAND HUNGARY 1 8 IRAN

11 BRITAIN 1 5 1 2 1UKRAINE SERBIA 1 ISRAEL18 1 MONGOLIA 3

1

VIETNAM 2

RUSSIA 2

CHINAGERMANY 57

3 IRELAND JAPAN

MEXICO 2 5BERMUDA 12 1 FRANCE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GUATEMALA 2

BAHAMAS 6 23 1 AUSTRIA TAIWAN

HONDURAS HONG KONG 1 23 8SENEGAL

EL SALVADOR 1 GHANA SUDAN PHILIPPINES 2 6 1 NEPAL 1

NIGERIA 2INDIA JAMAICA 21EGYPT

PERU 1 2 SINGAPORE2 2 BRAZIL RWANDA NICARAGUA COLOMBIA 5 ETHIOPIA

9

1 2 THAILAND 22 AUSTRALIATANZANIA 4VENEZUELA SWAZILAND URUGUAY 321 11 ZIMBABWE KENYA PAKISTAN ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA 2 3 62 1 1

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POMONA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (BY HOMETOWN)

ITALY MONTENEGRO ESTONIA BULGARIA 1 1 1 TURKMENISTAN 1 TURKEYBELARUS 1CANADA GREAT NETHERLANDS GREECE POLAND HUNGARY 1 8 IRAN

11 BRITAIN 1 5 1 2 1UKRAINE SERBIA 1 ISRAEL18 1 MONGOLIA 3

1

VIETNAM 2

RUSSIA 2

CHINAGERMANY 57

3 IRELAND JAPAN

MEXICO 2 5BERMUDA 12 1 FRANCE REPUBLIC OF KOREA GUATEMALA 2

BAHAMAS 6 23 1 AUSTRIA TAIWAN

HONDURAS HONG KONG 1 23 8SENEGAL

EL SALVADOR 1 GHANA SUDAN PHILIPPINES 2 6 1 NEPAL 1

NIGERIA 2INDIA JAMAICA 21EGYPT

PERU 1 2 SINGAPORE2 2 BRAZIL RWANDA NICARAGUA COLOMBIA 5 ETHIOPIA

9

1 2 THAILAND 22 AUSTRALIATANZANIA 4VENEZUELA SWAZILAND URUGUAY 321 11 ZIMBABWE KENYA PAKISTAN ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA 2 3 62 1 1

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

ldquoWhile the combination of stellar academics small faculty-to-student

ratio friendly student body and great weather all played a role

inmydecisionknowingthatIwasnotjustanotherlsquonumberrsquoon

campus was the deciding factorrdquo

ZUZANA VUOVA

MOST CZECH REPUBLIC

RESEARCH The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) enables students in practically

every discipline to conduct extended focused research in close cooperation with a Pomona

faculty mentor More than 260 receive funding for SURP projects While many students

carry out research on campus even more participate in projects in various US locales

and international sites such as Argentina Brazil Czechoslovakia England France Ghana

Japan Mexico Pakistan Rwanda and Taiwan

SAMPLING OF SURP PROJECTS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS raquo BIOLOGY Transcriptomics of Bleaching in the

Alcyonacean octocoral Sympodium sp (Paula Reyes Daza - Lima Peru)

raquo GEOLOGY Exploration of Carbonate Associated Nitrate as a Proxy for Biogeochemical Changes During the

Pre-Cambrian Explosion (Mudit Murarka Delhi India)

raquo HISTORY Colonial Education of Korean Students under Japanese Empire (Eugine Choo Jeonju South Korea)

ldquoThe opportunity to study under

professors at the forefront of their

respectivefieldswasarealattrac-

tionandafteravisittothebeautiful

sunny campus during which I met

many of the friendly and intelligent

raquo MEDIA STUDIES Estranged and Divided people who work and study there

itwaseasytoconfirmthatPomona

was the place for merdquo

RACHEL KELANI DAVIDSON

VANCOUVER CANADA raquo

Multiculturalism Modern Foreignness and Intercultural Manifestations (Cybele Kappos Thessaloniki Greece)

POLITICS The Politics of WWII Apologies in China South Korea and Japan (April Xiaoyi Xu Beijing China)

raquo PHYSICS NATURErsquoS FRISBEE A Study on the Aerodynamics of the Ruellia ciliatiflora Seed (Nina Theibaut St Germain en Laye France)

raquo THEATRE amp DANCE Building the Actor through Corporeal Mime and Kata (Kirsten Tingle Milngavie Scotland)

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

QUICK FACTSHISTORY amp LOCATION

raquo Founded in 1887 as a coeduca shytional comprehensive undershygraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences

raquo Located in Claremont California 56 km east of downtown Los Angeles

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE

raquo Minimum TOEFL 100 raquo Minimum IELTS 7 raquo IB Testing Our most competitive

applicants typically earn a score of 40+ on the IB including any bonus points

raquo Domestic and international students admitted to the Class of 2020 SAT EBRW Median Score 720 SAT Math Median Score 720 ACT Composite Median Score 33

VISA STUDENTS AT THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES 2016-17

raquo Claremont Graduate University 392 raquo Claremont McKenna College 224 raquo Harvey Mudd College 89 raquo Keck Graduate Institute 43 raquo Pitzer College 119 raquo Pomona College 190 raquo Scripps College 52 raquo Total 1109

CALENDAR

raquo Semester system The first semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December the second semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May The College has no summer session

FACULTY

raquo 186 full-time with 99 holding PhDs or the highest degree in their fields

raquo Student-faculty ratio 8 to 1 raquo Faculty advisors of first-years

and sophomores take on 10 to 15 students a small number that ensures individual attention

CURRICULUM

raquo The College offers no special speaking reading or writing courses for those whose first language is not English Thereshyfore all candidates for admission must be fluent in English and academically prepared for a challenging college program

raquo Focusing in a major encourages depth of study Students may choose from 48 majors

raquo Senior capstone exercises usually include a seminar and a thesis or other senior project

MAJORS amp MINORS

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies Biology Chemistry Chicanao-Latinao Studies Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science Dance Economics English Environmental Analysis French Gender amp Womenrsquos Studies Geology German Studies History International Relations Japanese Late Antique-Medieval Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Philosophy Philosophy Politics amp Economics Physics amp Astronomy Politics

Pre-Engineering Psychology Public Policy Analysis Religious Studies Romance Languages amp Literatures Russian Russian amp Eastern European Studies Science Technology amp Society Sociology Spanish Theatre

Nominoroffered Combined plans in Engineering

areofferedinpartnershipwiththe California Institute of Technology WashingtonUniversityinStLouis and Dartmouth College

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

raquo 92 percent of Pomona students graduate in four years Approxshyimately 85 percent of all alumni go on to graduate or professional schools within 10 years of graduation

SPECIAL FEATURES

raquo Pomona College is the founding member of The Claremont Colshyleges a unique arrangement in American higher education Five undergraduate colleges and two graduate universities are located on adjacent campuses they cooperate to greatly broaden the range of opportunities available to students The other members of The Claremont Colleges are Claremont McKenna Harvey Mudd Pitzer and Scripps Colleges Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute

raquo Cross-enrollment within The Claremont Colleges provides opportunities for curricular enshyrichment and participation in the Claremont collegiate community

raquo In collaboration with the 5Cs Pomona offers classes in 12 foreign languages Pomonarsquos Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu

Relations is divided into six separate language sections Chinese French German Japanese Russian and Spanish

APPLICATION DEADLINES

raquo Early Decision 1 Application Deadline Nov 1 Financial Aid Forms Nov 1

raquo Early Decision 2 Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Feb 1

raquo Regular Decision Application Deadline Jan 1 Financial Aid Forms Mar 1

raquo Students who do not submit all financial aid materials by the deadline may be ineligible to recieve aid

raquo Please check website for transfer application deadline (Financial aid is not available to transfer candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents)

TUITION amp FEES COST OF ATTENDANCE (2016ndash17)

raquo Tuition $50720 (USD) raquo Room amp Board $16150 (USD) raquo Fees $355 (USD) raquo Total $67225 (USD)

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AID

raquo US citizens or US permanent residents (ldquogreen cardrdquo status) are eligible for federal assisshytance and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile Reg shyistration Form with the College Scholarship Service (CSS)

raquo Approximately half of the admitted international students each year qualify for need-based financial aid Any admitted stu shydent with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package that meets 100 percent of that need and is based on tuition fees room board and incidental expenses Pomona

does not provide for travel expenses to or from the US International transfer students are ineligible for any form of financial aid

raquo Foreign citizens requesting finan shycial assistance must submit the CSS Profile or the International Student Financial Aid Applica shytion (ISFAA) the International Student Certification of Finances and documentation of reported income and assets for considshyeration For more information please refer to wwwpomona edufinancial-aidapplying-for-aid international-aid

raquo Pomona provides no financial assistance in the form of athletic or merit scholarships Students may seek employment on campus during the school year as well as in the summer

raquo International students who in shytend to apply for aid must do so before the appropriate deadline

GETTING TO CAMPUS

raquo Pomona College is easily accessible by car plane or rail Four airports service the greater Los Angeles area including Los Angeles International (LAX) Ontario International (ONT) John Wayne-Santa Ana International (SNA) and Bob Hope-Burbank (BUR) The closest airport is Ontario A cab ride to Claremont from Ontario takes 15 minutes and costs around $30 (USD)

raquo Those arriving from outside the US may find LAX the most economical option From LAX you may take a commuter flight to Ontario rent a car take a shutshytle bus and train to Claremont

raquo Students can take the Metrolink train from LAX to Claremont by taking the LAX FlyAway bus to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles The San Bernardino Metrolink line will take you from Union Station to Claremont

CONTACT

raquo Please let us know if we can provide more information answer questions or help you plan a campus visit Office of Admissions Sumner Hall 333 N College Way Claremont CA 91711 Phone +1 909-621-8134 Fax +1 909-621-8952 E-mail admissionspomonaedu Web wwwpomonaedu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

raquo Pomona College complies with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting disshycrimination in education and the workplace This policy of non shydiscrimination covers admission access and service in Pomona College programs and activities as well as hiring promotion compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment at Pomona College

For information aboutvisitingoranyother aspect of the admissions processvisitusonlineat

wwwpomonaedu