If you’ve applied to join the Pomona College Class of 2030 (perhaps because you were charmed by this liberal arts college’s tight-knit student life or idyllic location in Southern California), you recently found out your admissions fate, as decisions were released in late March.

In case this fate isn’t exactly what you were hoping, you’ve come to the right place to learn all about the Pomona Class of 2030 and what next steps to take now. We’ll walk you through the historical data so you can contextualize this most recent batch of admissions info.

Pomona College Acceptance Rate and Admissions Statistics (Classes of 2030 — 2018)

Pomona College Class Year	Total Applications Received	Total Applications Accepted	Overall Acceptance Rate
Class of 2030	Not Yet Published	876	Not Yet Published
Class of 2029	12,470	890	7.14%
Class of 2028	12,249	868	7.09%
Class of 2027	12,121	819	6.76%
Class of 2026	10,666	749	7.02%
Class of 2025	11,620	771	6.64%
Class of 2024	10,388	895	8.62%
Class of 2023	10,401	770	7.40%
Class of 2022	10,245	780	7.61%
Class of 2021	9,045	756	8.36%
Class of 2020	8,102	765	9.44%
Class of 2019	8,099	833	10.29%
Class of 2018	7,727	942	12.19%

Pomona College’s Class of 2030 in Historical Perspective

While we don’t yet know the acceptance rate for the Class of 2030, this year’s 876 admits were roughly expected, given the size of recently admitted student cohorts. And while Pomona’s acceptance rate hasn’t broken any records since the Class of 2027 was admitted at 6.76%, there has been an undeniable downward trend in acceptance that bodes well for the selectivity of the Class of 2030. 

However, only time will tell whether admissions officers at Pomona had reason to celebrate their school’s performance for this past admissions cycle. Stay tuned for the next iteration of the Pomona Common Data Set, which will reveal all such juicy details on the Class of 2030.

Demographic Breakdown of Pomona’s Class of 2030

According to a hefty report straight from the belly of the beast (Pomona College itself), the admits to the Class of 2030 hail from all 50 states, Washington D.C., and 44 countries. 29% of this cohort will be the first in their families to attend college, while 12% are international students. The report continues, “Outside of California, the top U.S. states where admitted students come from are New York, Texas, Washington, Illinois, Florida, Massachusetts, Oregon and Arizona.”

Interestingly, Pomona also reports that 23% of this cohort indicated their first-choice major in the humanities, 23% in interdisciplinary fields, 24% in the natural sciences, 26% in the social sciences, and 4% were undecided about their field of study, a roughly even split in an era when many students at schools of Pomona’s calliber increasingly opt for STEM majors. We at Ivy Coach applaud Pomona for sharing much more about their fresh crop of Sagehens, but we will be the first to report back once Pomona publishes this year’s acceptance rate in the forthcoming Common Data Set.

Getting Started with Ivy Coach to Get Off the Pomona College Waitlist

If you earned admission to the Class of 2030, congratulations! But if you made it this far down this post, chances are you’re contending with a setback, whether that’s a rejection or being waitlisted. That’s where Ivy Coach comes in.

If you’re interested in giving your child the best shot of turning their waitlist decision into an offer of admission to Pomona’s incoming class, fill out Ivy Coach’s complimentary consultation form. We’ll be in touch to delineate our Pomona waitlist service, which involves the help of a member of our team of former elite college admissions officers. But act quickly, as making the most of being waitlisted is a time-sensitive matter!