The Pitzer campus is a vibrant, open, rigorous academic community.
- Since 2002, Pitzer has been awarded more Fulbright Fellowships per capita than any other school in the US.
- Since 2002 Pitzer has received more Fulbright Fellowships per capita than any other school in the US.
- Pitzer was named the ninth most selective liberal arts school by the 2010 US News and World Report.
- Pitzer was ranked in the top 50 of US liberal arts colleges by the 2010 US News and World Report.
- In the 2010 US News and World Report, Pitzer had the lowest acceptance rate (20%) among top-tier private colleges.
- Pitzer ranked fifth in ethnic diversity in the 2010 US News and World Report among top-tier private, co-ed colleges.
- In the last 15 years, Pitzer College students and alums won:
- 98 Fulbright Fellowships
- 10 Gilman International Scholarships
- 9 McNair Scholarships
- 8 Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
- 7 Watson Fellowships
- 6 Kemper Scholarships
- 5 Coro Fellowships
- 5 European Union Center of California Scholarships
- 5 Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowships
- 4 American Sociological Foundation Minority Fellowships
- 3 Hyogo Earthquake Memorial Research Scholar
- 3 Teach for America Corps
- 2 Critical Language Enhancement Scholarship
- 2 Freeman Foundation Asia Fellowships
- 2 Harvard Model United Nations Best Delegate Awards
- 2 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarships
- 2 Japan Exchange & Teaching Program Awards
- 2 Neuroscience Fellowships
- 2 Pearson Teaching Fellowship
- 2 Princeton in Asia Teaching Fellowships
- 1 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
- 1 French Ministry of Education Award
- 1 Getty Foundation Multicultural Undergraduate Internship
- 1 Harvard Model United Nations Outstanding Delegate Award
- 1 Harvard Model United Nations Honorable Mention Award
- 1 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Fellowship
- 1 Rhodes Scholar
- 1 Robert Day Scholarship
- 1 Rudolph Polk Memorial Award in Music
- 1 Skidmore Scholarship
- 1 Truman Fellowship
- 1 Udall Foundation Fellowship
- 1 Union Semester Fellowship
- 1 USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Service Award
- Pitzer's Study Abroad Program was recognized as an outstanding academic program by the 2010 US News and World Report.
- Pitzer ranked 17th in "Best Undergraduate Teaching" in the 2010 US News and World Report.
- The student/faculty ratio at Pitzer is 12:1.
- 100% of Pitzer's tenured/tenure-track faculty hold a PhD or the terminal degree in their field.
- As of fall 2009, 46% of Pitzer's faculty are women and 38% are people of color, making Pitzer the most diverse liberal arts college in the top 50.
In the last academic year, Pitzer faculty members
- published 11 books and 55 scholarly articles
- curated three shows, exhibited in eight shows and participated in 20 film and video screenings
- presented 90 papers at scholarly conferences
- organized 11 workshops, conferences or festivals
- won eight awards
- received 13 fellowships or grants