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 Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years schools.
Amherst College has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,890) than Pomona College ($54,774).
It is harder to admit to Pomona College than Amherst College.
Amherst College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,495) than Pomona College (1,465).
Both Amherst College and Pomona College have the same submitted ACT scores (34).
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
Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years	School Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$60,890	Tuition & Fees	$54,774
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 %
1,495	SAT Score	1,465
34	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