Pitzer College
Claremont, California · Also known as Pitzer|PZ|PTZ| · Website
$69,512
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$69,512
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pitzer College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Claremont, California with 1,227 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $34,191 a year (tuition and fees $65,192). It admits 25% of applicants and 83% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $69,512 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $16,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$34,191
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$65,192
US median $11,837
Admission rate
25%
US median 78%
Completion rate
83%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$16,750
About $178 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$69,512
Rank 389 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $34,191
- Tuition and fees
- $65,192
- Cost of attendance
- $86,466
- Students with a need-based grant
- 11%
- Students with federal loans
- 20%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,535
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,769
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,846
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,452
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $46,793
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $48,670 in 2015-16 to $65,192 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 25%
- Undergraduates
- 1,227
- Part-time students
- 2.6%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 83%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 55
- Endowment
- $191.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 389 of 5,094 US colleges and 65 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $34,191 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $65,192 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 25% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 83% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $16,750 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,784 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $69,512 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 84% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
55 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $17,750 | $21,570 | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,831 | $63,293 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | $89,636 | $68,069 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,695 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | $59,767 | Withheld | $82,686 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Human BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,732 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,972 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,625 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Systems Science and TheoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,036 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,429 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Claremont and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Pitzer College cost?
$34,191 a year is the average net price at Pitzer College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $65,192, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $86,466. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,535 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pitzer College?
25% of applicants are admitted to Pitzer College. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Pitzer College graduates earn?
$69,512 a year is the median pay of former Pitzer College students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,784 after 6 years). That ranks 389 of 5,094 US colleges and 65 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Economics (Bachelor's) at $59,767.
How much student debt do Pitzer College graduates have?
$16,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Pitzer College graduates, about $178 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 20% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Pitzer College?
83% of first-time, full-time students at Pitzer College finish within 6 years. 94% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Pitzer College?
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (36 bachelor's graduates), Political Science and Government (31 bachelor's graduates), Human Resources Management and Services (25 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 55 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.