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Common Data Set

Pitzer College

The Pitzer College Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 7 reports on file, 2018–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

In its 2025-26 report, Pitzer College says 3,683 first-year students applied and 989 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 27%. 273 admitted students enrolled (28% yield). Waitlist: 578 offered a spot, 287 accepted one, and 57 admitted from it.

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File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jun 17, 2026.

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CLAREMONT, CAIPEDS 121257CARNEGIE CLASS 21
§7 reports2018–2025
Headline profile · 2025-26 CDS & federal baseline§ 2025-26 REPORT →
Accept rate§C1
26.9%
989 of 3,683
Yield§C1
27.6%
273 enrolled
RetentionSCORECARD
94%
Full-time 1st-yr
Net priceSCORECARD
$34,191
After grants · 2022-23
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
Flat PDFOn the page
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2023-24
Flat PDFOn the page
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2022-23
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§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedEarly Action offeredSecond binding round indicated; ED rate is blended.
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants3,683reported count
Admits98927%
Class seats27328% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants3,68398927%273School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 28%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Wait list attrition

50% joined after being offered a spot. 20% of students who joined were admitted. 16% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot578
Accepted a wait-list spot287
Admitted from wait list57
Joined after being offered50%
Admitted after joining20%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Factors this school weighs
Demonstrated interest: Very Important
§ Application cost

Application fee not reported. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Very Important. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients21% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$5,000H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$34,191Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio10EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
865ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate25%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3438ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
310ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
310ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate36%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded265DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$304COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$64,888COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$304COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$64,888COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$89,742DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$89,742DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Endowment

Endowment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Endowment net assets, beginning of fiscal year$170,000,348F2324_F2.F2H01
Endowment net assets, end of fiscal year$191,881,805F2324_F2.F2H02
Endowment net investment return$18,418,146F2324_F2.F2H03B
Endowment new gifts and additions$454,108F2324_F2.F2H03A
Endowment spending distribution for current use$-7,026,213F2324_F2.F2H03C
Other changes in endowment net assets$10,035,416F2324_F2.F2H03D

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment1210DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment0DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment32DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment1242DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment1242DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate45%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$8,973SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$4,057SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$6,365SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate8%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate17%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate8%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityClaremontHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringBachelor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution namePitzer CollegeHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category1,000 - 4,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleSuburb: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateCaliforniaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years58%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years80%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years83%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate94%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time83%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate0%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate8%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
SCORECARD
$69,512
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
SCORECARD
83%
6-year completion
Average net price
SCORECARD
$34,191
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
SCORECARD
$16,750
federal loans only
Nonpayment
FSA
5%
as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$32,990$33k
MEDIAN
$69,512$70k
P75
$95,186$95k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$14,535
$30,001 – $48,000
$7,769
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$20,846
$75,001 – $110,000
$29,452
$110,001 and up
$46,793
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
58%
6-yr grad
83%
8-yr grad
85%
Retention
94%
Pell grad
89%
Transfer
8%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

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