Pitzer College

Pitzer College is a private nonprofit college in Claremont, CA. Its average net price is $36,135 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$16,090
$30,001 to $48,000$9,249
$48,001 to $75,000$54,694
$75,001 to $110,000$32,711
$110,001 and up$57,685
$67,792Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$67,792Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$36,135Average Net Price
$22,926Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,100Books and Supplies
$1,300Other Expenses
12.4%Students on Pell Grants
18.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

25.2%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$64,667
8 years after entry$67,544
10 years after entry$72,270
83.3%Graduation Rate
93.8%Retention Rate
$15,625Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Claremont, CALocation
Large suburbSetting
1,227Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Agriculture, General$43,778 National median for this major n=2,007Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Cognitive Science$48,492 National median for this major n=2,112Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged ArtNot publishedNot published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis$40,083 National median for this major n=120Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other$36,977 National median for this major n=166Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Biology$36,711 National median for this major n=1,167Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Manufacturing Engineering$75,888 National median for this major n=577Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Computer Science$76,818 National median for this major n=704Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Science, Technology and Society$47,447 National median for this major n=688Not published
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education$31,899 National median for this major n=259Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Systems Science and Theory$67,084 National median for this major n=328Not published

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