Pitzer College

Name: Pitzer College Common Data Set 2020-21
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Common Data Set 2020-21

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Applications

4,260

SAT Composite 25th

1,330

Federal outcomes

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.

Median earnings

$69,512

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

83%

6-year completion

Average net price

$34,191

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$16,750

federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction437fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

8 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Marco Antonio

Last Name:Cruz

Title:Director of Institutional Research & Assessment

Office:Office of Institutional Research & Assessment

Address Line 1:1050 N. Mills Ave

Zipcode91,711

Phone:909-607-7283

Email Address:ir@pitzer.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes

Other

City:Claremont

StateCA

Address Information

Name of College/University:Pitzer College

Street Address Line 1:1050 N. Mills Ave

CityClaremont

StateCA

Zip91,711

Main Phone Number (Area Code)909

Main Phone Number:621-8000

WWW Home Page Address:www.Pitzer.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):909

Admissions Phone Number:621-8129

Admissions Email Address:Admissions@pitzer.edu

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Degrees Offered

Bachelor'sX

Enrollment And Persistence

4 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	922

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	16	77	77
Hispanic/Latino	36	147	147
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	8	57	57
White, non-Hispanic	94	417	417
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	5	7	7
Asian, non-Hispanic	39	115	115
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	3	3
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	24	74	74
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	3	25	25
Total	225	922	922

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	54	50	164	268
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	54	50	164	268
Completed in less than four years	44	41	117	202
Completed in less than five years	3	2	11	16
Completed in less than six years	2	1	3	6
Total completers	49	44	131	224
Six-year graduation rate	0.907407407%	0.880000000%	0.798780488%	0.835820896%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	43	53	168	264
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	43	53	168	264
Completed in less than four years	35	46	125	206
Completed in less than five years	1	1	12	14
Completed in less than six years	0	2	2	4
Total completers	36	49	139	224
Six-year graduation rate	0.837209%	0.924528%	0.827381%	0.848485%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	0
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	150	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	81.1%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

7 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	1387	2873	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Wait List

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:500

Number accepting a place on the waiting list:148

Number of wait-listed students admitted:30

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	—	—	Yes	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	Yes	—
Application essay	Yes	—	—	—
Recommendations	—	Yes	—	—
Interview	—	—	Yes	—
Extracurricular activities	—	Yes	—	—
Talent or ability	—	Yes	—	—
Character and personal qualities	Yes	—	—	—
First generation	—	—	Yes	—
Alumni relation	—	—	Yes	—
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	Yes	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	Yes	—	—
Work experience	—	—	Yes	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	Yes	—

Entrance Exams

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	30	67
ACT	24	53

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1330	1485	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	655	740	Not reported
SAT math	670	770	Not reported
ACT composite	31	33	Not reported
ACT math	28	31	Not reported
ACT English	33	35	Not reported
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other extracted fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80053.7

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69941.8

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5993.0

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4991.5

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100

SAT Math: 700-80061.2

SAT Math: 600-69937.3

SAT Math: 500-5991.5

SAT Math: 400-4990

SAT Math: 300-3990

SAT Math: 200-2990

SAT Math: Total100

SAT Composite: 1400-160061.2

SAT Composite: 1200-139935.8

SAT Composite: 1000-11993.0

SAT Composite: 800-9990

SAT Composite: 600-7990

SAT Composite: 400-5990

SAT Composite: Total100

ACT Composite: 30-3679.3

ACT Composite: 24-2920.8

ACT Composite: 18-230

ACT Composite: 12-170

ACT Composite: 6-110

ACT Composite: Below 60

ACT Composite: Total100

Percent who had GPA of 4.041.3

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9928.6

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7421.6

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.496.6

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.9

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.9

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total100

Admission Policies

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Application closing date (fall): Month1

Application closing date (fall): Day1

Amount of housing deposit:1

Other

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES

Application for Admission

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 64 Semester Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 64 Semester - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 16 (64 semester units) - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No X Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: American Council on Education (ACE) College Level Examination Program (CLEP) DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) New Resources students may transfer an additional 8 course credits (32 semester units) from 4-year ##

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:16

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:American Council on Education (ACE) College Level Examination Program (CLEP) DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) New Resources students may transfer an additional 8 course credits (32 semester units) from 4-year ## D12-D17: Transfer Credit Policies X If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located: ##

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Cross-registrationX

Double majorX

English as a Second Language (ESL)X

Exchange student program (domestic)X

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Liberal arts/career combinationX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Other (specify):X

Specify:-

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsX

English (including composition)X

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Other (describe):X

Describe:New Resources (for students over age 25 and non-traditional students); joint science program, joint BA/DO program

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)52%

Percent of males who join fraternities0%

Percent of females who join sororities0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing0%

Percent who live off campus or commute100%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)58%

Percent of males who join fraternities0%

Percent of females who join sororities0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing0%

Percent who live off campus or commute100%

Percent of students age 25 and older2%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students19

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Literary magazineX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Housing

Apartments for single studentsX

Special housing for disabled studentsX

Annual Expenses

5 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://npc.collegeboard.org/app/pitzer

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	57686	57686
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	292	292
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	1100	1100	1100
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	100	1000	450
Other expenses	1300	1300	1300

Financial Aid

11 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	2	12	2
Average institutional non-need grant	3450	4742	5000
Athletic grant recipients	0	0	0
Average athletic grant	0	0	0

Reporting Year

Academic Year2020-2021 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$992,086

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$571,275

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$11,948,483

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$233,177

Total Scholarships/Grants$13,745,021

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$973,780

Federal Work-Study$0

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$973,780

Parent Loans$149,675

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$88,118

Athletic Awards$0

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$0

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$88,584

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$41,716

Total Scholarships/Grants$130,300

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$329,609

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$329,609

Parent Loans$1,046,301

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$558,875

Athletic Awards$0

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	219	802	120
Applied for need-based aid	128	395	35
Determined to have financial need	93	334	21
Awarded any aid	86	322	19
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	84	312	18
Awarded need-based self-help aid	50	194	13
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	0	2	0
Need fully met	85	313	13
Average percentage of need met	99.6	97.2	90.3
Average financial aid package	41051	44830	27025
Average need-based scholarship or grant	38851	41465	22893
Average need-based self-help award	3001	4388	3453
Average need-based loan	3001	4388	3453

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.23

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	80	33.33	21032
Federal loan programs	76	31.67	16571
Institutional loan programs	11	4.58	18514
State loan programs	0	0.00	0
Private student loans	5	2.08	43904

Financial Aid Forms

Other (specify):X

Specify:## Process for First-Year/Freshman Students -

State aid formX

Other (specify):X

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month1

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):1

Other

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1

Aid Available

Private scholarshipsX

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

2 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	92	21	113
Members of minority groups	13	4	17
Females	52	13	65
Males	40	8	48
Nonresidents	2	0	2
Doctorate or other terminal degree	88	14	102
Master's, but not terminal master's	4	7	11
Bachelor's degree	0	0	0
Unknown or other highest degree	0	0	0
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	0	0	0

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	Not reported	Not reported
10-19 students	Not reported	Not reported
20-29 students	Not reported	Not reported
30-39 students	Not reported	Not reported
40-49 students	Not reported	Not reported
50-99 students	Not reported	Not reported
100+ students	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	10.8%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	4.9%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	5.9%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.1%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	2.5%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	1.0%
English	Not reported	Not reported	1.8%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.3%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	7.1%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	5.0%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	8.4%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	1.8%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.8%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	9.3%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	0.3%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	22.0%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
History	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%

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