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Art, music & theater at Pomona College

Pomona College graduates about 24 art, music & theater majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 91 out of 100.

91/100Standout#18 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year247% of the class
Research in the field$144Ka year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1480–1560whole school

Around Pomona College

The Montgomery Art Gallery building at Pomona College. The building was formerly
Montgomery Art Gallery building in 2023Photo: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
James Turrell's "Dividing the Light" (2007), a skyspace art installation at Pomo
Dividing the Light exteriorPhoto: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Pomona College's Center for Athletics, Recreation, and Wellness (CARW), alternat
Pomona College Center for Athletics, Recreation, and Wellness at nightPhoto: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Pomona College's Career Development Office in Alexander Hall in April 2023.
Pomona College Career Development Office in April 2023Photo: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Benton Museum of Art, Lincoln Ceramic Arts Building, Thatcher Music Building, Studio Art Building, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Pendleton Dance Center, Clark Humanities Museum, Richardson Dance Studio, Language Arts Studios, Performing Arts Center/Garrison Theater, Bridges Hall of Music, Seaver Theatre.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 75 · Arts 10 · Student housing 9 · Dining 8 · Athletics 3.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Chapman University 91
  2. Rhode Island School of Design 91
  3. Emory University 91
  4. Wellesley College 91
  5. Syracuse University 90
  6. Tufts University 90
  7. Harvard University 90
  8. Brandeis University 90

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Pomona College with every school we score in art, music & theater. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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