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U.S. News Ranks Pitzer #36 Best National Liberal Arts College

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In the newly released 2021 Best Colleges rankings, U.S. News and World Report names Pitzer College among the country’s best liberal arts colleges ranking at #36.

September 14, 2020

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U.S. News Ranks Pitzer College #9 Least Student Debt and #35 Best Liberal Arts College

Claremont, Calif. (September 9, 2019) – In the newly released 2020 Best Colleges rankings, U.S. News and World Report names Pitzer College among the country’s best liberal arts colleges ranking it #35, and #9 in Least Debt at Graduation for national liberal arts colleges.

September 9, 2019

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College Factual Names Pitzer College Among 2019 Most Diverse

Pitzer College is ranked #56 out of 2,238 colleges and university for diversity, placing the College in the top five percent of all schools in the country. Pitzer was also ranked #9 among colleges in California.

February 14, 2019

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Pitzer College Ranked #8 by College Consensus as a Top Innovative College for 2018

Most Innovative Colleges Consensus Ranked

College Consensus released its 50 Underrated Colleges Doing Great Things, which ranks Pitzer College #8 in the country for academic innovation.

November 6, 2018

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Pitzer College Ranks #7 on Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Colleges

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Pitzer College ranks #7 in The Princeton Review’s “Top 50 Green Colleges” list and was named one of the 399 most environmentally responsible colleges in The Princeton Review Guide to 399 Green Colleges: 2018 Edition.

October 17, 2018

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Pitzer College Recognized as One of America’s Most Innovative and Best Liberal Arts Schools by U.S. News and World Report

U.S. News and World Report names Pitzer College among the country’s best liberal arts college and most innovative schools in its new 2019 Best Colleges rankings.

September 10, 2018

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The Princeton Review Ranks Pitzer in Top 20 for Most Active Students, Best Dorms and Campus Food

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The Princeton Review has ranked Pitzer College #1 in Most Active Student Government and #2 in Most Politically Active Students in its The Best 384 Colleges 2019 Edition.

August 7, 2018

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Pitzer College Earns A+ from Niche

Claremont, Calif. (September 15, 2017)—Pitzer College earned an “A+” Overall and “A+” for Academics in Niche’s 2018 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in America rankings. Niche ranked Pitzer #30 among the College’s liberal arts peers and #8 on its “Best Test Optional Colleges in America” list. Niche’s Report Card included an “A” for Diversity and Value. [Read More...]

September 15, 2017

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Pitzer Ranked as One of Nation’s Best and Most Diverse Colleges by U.S. News & World Report

Claremont, Calif. (September 12, 2017)—In U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges rankings released today, Pitzer College ranked #33 and is rated among the country’s top 20 schools for “Best Ethnic Diversity” and least student debt. The U.S. News “Best Ethnic Diversity” category recognizes schools “where students are most likely to encounter undergraduates from [Read More...]

September 12, 2017

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Pitzer College Named a 2017 “Best College Value” by Kiplinger

Claremont, Calif. (December 15, 2016)—Pitzer College has been named to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s list of the Top 300 Best College Values of 2017. Pitzer earned the 31 spot on the magazine’s list of 100 best values in the private liberal arts colleges category and #54 overall among private and public colleges and universities nationwide. Pitzer [Read More...]

December 15, 2016