After Pomona: graduation, pay and debt
Claremont, California · Private · 1,666 undergrads
93% of Pomona students finish within six years, the typical student earns $84,281 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$84.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
93%
finish within six years.
71%
finish in four years.
98%
of first-years come back for year two.
$14k
median federal debt at graduation.
85%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
71%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
93%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
98%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
92%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
95%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
411
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
93%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
4%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
399
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$68,951
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$84,281
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$14,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$10,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$7,294
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
85%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
88%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Test rule: pomona.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 4, 2026)
Updated Nov 4, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers