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Public policy & social work at Pomona College

Pomona College graduates about 15 public policy & social work majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 27th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 83 out of 100.

83/100Standout#27 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year154% of the class
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1480–1560whole school

Around Pomona College

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
Construction executive Linda G. Alvarado giving a talk at Pomona College's Rose
Linda G. Alvarado at Pomona CollegePhoto: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The east facade of Alexander Hall at Pomona College, home to the Career Developm
Pomona College Career Development OfficePhoto: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

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 public policy & social work ranking

  1. Brown University 84
  2. Rutgers University–Newark 83
  3. University of Washington 83
  4. University of Pennsylvania 83
  5. University of Delaware 82
  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 82
  7. Georgia Institute of Technology 82
  8. University of Oregon 81

Other strong majors at Pomona College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Pomona College with every school we score in public policy & social work. 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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