Pitzer College

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2023 Average Net Price
$34,801
After Financial Aid
2023 Acceptance Rate
16.7%
3,464 Applicants
2023 Graduation Rate
83.2%
218 Graduates

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Costs

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $34,801.

Average Net Price

$34,801
2023 Value
12.6%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Pitzer College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $34,801. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Pitzer College grew by 12.6%.

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Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$17,425
Room and Board

The average yearly cost of room and board at Pitzer College was of $17,425 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 3.25% between 2022 and 2023.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

39%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
22%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

39% of undergraduate students at Pitzer College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 2.5% with respect to 2022, when 40% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Pitzer College received 3,464 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 1.03% annual growth. Out of those 3,464 applicants, 577 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 16.7% acceptance rate.

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Pitzer College has an overall enrollment yield of 47.7%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

16.7%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
577
Accepted Out of 3,464

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Pitzer College was 16.7% (577 admissions from 3,464 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 18.4%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants declined by 1.03%, while admissions declined by 10.4%.

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Enrollment

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The enrolled student population at Pitzer College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 48.1% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, 9.88% Two or More Races, 4.4% Black or African American, 0.581% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.332% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    579 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    152 enrolled students
  3. Asian
    143 enrolled students

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 40 students (3.32%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Pitzer College is Environmental Science (36 degrees awarded), followed by General Political Science & Government (26 degrees) and Organizational Behavior Studies (25 degrees).

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Pitzer College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Natural Resources & Conservation (36 degrees awarded), Cultural & Gender Studies (9 degrees), and Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Pitzer College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (446,499 people), Other managers (304,273 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (170,975 people), Postsecondary teachers (151,208 people), and Chief executives & legislators (141,480 people).

The most specialized majors at Pitzer College in 2023 are Natural Resources & Conservation (36 degrees awarded), Cultural & Gender Studies (9 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), Social Sciences (69 degrees), and History (9 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Pitzer College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Pitzer College are Natural Resources & Conservation (36 degrees awarded), Cultural & Gender Studies (9 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), Social Sciences (69 degrees), and History (9 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

uninformed
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Pitzer College are uninformed (562,542 people), Elementary & secondary schools (449,939 people), Legal services (348,036 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (343,796 people), and Computer Systems Design (225,762 people).

The most specialized majors at Pitzer College are Natural Resources & Conservation (36 degrees awarded), Cultural & Gender Studies (9 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), Social Sciences (69 degrees), and History (9 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Pitzer College.
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Most Common (2023)
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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

117
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2023
185
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2023

In 2023, 117 degrees were awarded to men at Pitzer College, which is 0.632 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (185).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 16 degrees were awarded to men at Pitzer College in Organizational Behavior Studies, which is 1.78 times more than the 9 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 30 degrees were awarded to men at Pitzer College in Environmental Science, which is 5 times more than the 6 male recipients with that same degree.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Male
Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Pitzer College is Male and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Female
    89 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    60 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    28 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Pitzer College is white female (89 degrees awarded). There were 1.48 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (60 degrees).

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Operations

N/A Pitzer College employs 42 Professors, 26 Instructors and 16 Assistant professors. Most academics at Pitzer College are Female Professor (22), Male Professor (20), and Female Instructor (13).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Pitzer College are: Service, with 71 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 44 employees, and Management with 41 employees.

Salary Expenditure

$30.5M
2023 Salaries
12.8%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Pitzer College paid a median of $30.5M in salaries, a 12.8% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 14.7% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 8.35% decline between 2020 and 2021.

Occupations by Share

Professor
Most Common Instructor
42 Employees
Service
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
71 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Pitzer College were Professor with 42 employees, Instructor with 26 employees, and Assistant professor with 16 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Pitzer College were Service with 71 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 44 employees, and Management with 41 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Female Professor
  2. Male Professor
  3. Female Instructor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Pitzer College was Female Professor with 22 employees, Male Professor with 20 employees, and Female Instructor with 13 employees.

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