Amherst College vs Pomona College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Amherst College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,150) than Pomona College ($56,686).
It is harder to admit to Pomona College than Amherst College.
Pomona College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,460) than Amherst College (1,460).
Pomona College has higher submitted ACT score (33) than Amherst College (33).
Amherst College has more students with 1,745 students while Pomona College has 1,475 students.
Amherst College has more full-time faculties with 262 faculties while Pomona College has 215 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Amherst College and Pomona College.

Which school is more in your mind and would you like to go to?

Amherst CollegePomona College

Amherst College	vs.	Pomona College
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Claremont, California
four-years, private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$61,150	Tuition & Fees	$56,686
60% ($54,908)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	69% ($45,628)
$54,908	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$45,628
12.90 %	Acceptance Rates	8.36 %
39.32 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	54.50 %
1,460	SAT Score	1,520
33	ACT Score	34
95 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	86 %
1,745	Student Population	1,475
262	Number of Faculties	215
7 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services