Private nonprofitFour-year

Pitzer College

Claremont, CA · Highest award: Bachelor's

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Net price (avg)
$34,191
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$65,192
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
83.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$69,512
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$86,466
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$65,192
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$65,192
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$22,150
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$17,314
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,100
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00014,535
$30,001–48,0007,769
$48,001–75,00020,846
$75,001–110,00029,452
$110,001+46,793

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
83.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
85.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
93.8%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$51,784
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$69,512
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$16,750
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$177.58
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
83.8%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $69,512 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
25.2%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,227
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
23.0%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
10.5%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
20.0%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$71,481
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White47%
Hispanic12%
Black4%
Asian13%
Two or more races10%
Nonresident / international9%

Other Four-year institutions in CA

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
ATI College-WhittierNot reported72.2%$38,938
Abraham Lincoln UniversityNot reported0.0%Not reported
Academy for Jewish Religion CaliforniaNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Academy of Art UniversityNot reported34.3%$39,008
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health SciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-BerkeleyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Agape College of Business and ScienceNot reported77.8%Not reported
Alder Graduate School of EducationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Alhambra Medical UniversityNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Alliant International University-FresnoNot reportedNot reported$66,666
Alliant International University-IrvineNot reportedNot reported$66,666
Alliant International University-Los AngelesNot reportedNot reported$66,666

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Human Resources Management and Services.$89,636$68,069Not reported
Political Science and Government.$68,831$63,293Not reported
Area Studies.Not reported$56,625Not reported
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Not reported$51,710Not reported
Communication and Media Studies.Not reported$56,359Not reported
Computer Science.Not reported$107,009Not reported
Educational Administration and Supervision.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Education, Other.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Manufacturing Engineering.Not reported$88,451Not reported
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,000Not reported
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$49,429Not reported
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Non-Professional Legal Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590Not reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$53,072Not reported
Biology, General.Not reported$57,214Not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reported$65,466Not reported
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.Not reported$48,842Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10