First-Year Student Class Profile (2009-2010)
The information below is meant to give you a “snap” picture of the admission cycle for Fall 2009. Keep in mind, however, that the statistics below do not give you the total “flavor” of the holistic process we use when the entering class is assembled.
| Early Decision | Total Picture |
| Number of applicants: 135 | Applications: 4,081 |
| Number offered admission: 74 | Admits: 828 (20% admit rate) |
| Number denied: 46 | Total first-year students: 250 |
| Number deferred to Regular Action pool: 7 | Females: 62% |
| Number admitted from those deferred: 4 | Males: 38% |
Early Decision
The number of admitted students represents 30 percent of the entering class. Pitzer’s commitment is to admit no more than 30 percent of the entering class through the ED process, and to use the same financial aid policies for awarding aid to both ED and Regular Action applicants.
The Total Picture
This was another record setting year for Pitzer College. The total number of applications (4,081) grew by 1.2 percent from the previous year. During the last five years the number of applications has grown by 25 percent (from 3,251 in 2005 to 4,081 in 2009).
A total of 250 students enrolled for the Fall 2009. About 45 percent of the entering class comes from California and the other 55 percent represent thirty-three states and one foreign countriy. New York, Washington state, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Colorado/NewJersey are the top five states sending students to Pitzer. Students of color represent 32 percent of the class.
These students bring with them the personal qualities that have made the Pitzer student body unique through the years: deep commitment to make the world a better place, enthusiasm for understanding other cultures, eagerness to take an active role in designing their education, and the vitality for serious intellectual work.
Academic Achievement
Average High School GPA: 3.85
Standardized tests are optional in the admission process at Pitzer College. For those students who chose to submit them, the average SAT Verbal was 658 and the average SAT Math was 629.
Financial Aid for First-Year Students
41 percent of incoming students receive financial aid in the form of grants, loans and work study.