Pomona College
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
|---|---|
| Established | October 14, 1887 |
Academic affiliation | Claremont Colleges |
| Endowment | $2.99 billion (2024) |
| President | G. Gabrielle Starr |
Total staff | 902 |
| Undergraduates | 1,690 |
| Location | , California , United States 34°05′53″N 117°42′50″W / 34.09806°N 117.71389°W |
| Campus | Suburban, 140 acres (57 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Nickname | Sagehens |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – SCIAC |
| Mascot | Cecil the Sagehen |
| Website | www |
Pomona College (/pəˈmoʊnə/ ⓘ pə-MOH-nə) is a private college in Claremont, California, United States. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists who wanted to recreate a "college of the New England type" in Southern California. In 1925, it became the founding member of the Claremont Colleges consortium of adjacent, affiliated institutions.
Pomona is a four-year undergraduate institution that enrolled approximately 1,700 students as of the fall 2025 semester. It offers 48 majors in liberal arts disciplines and roughly 650 courses, as well as access to more than 2,000 additional courses at the other Claremont Colleges. Its 140-acre (57 ha) campus is in a residential community 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles, near the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Pomona has a $3.01 billion endowment as of June 2024, making it one of the ten wealthiest schools in the U.S. on a per-student basis. Nearly all students live on campus, and the student body is noted for its racial, geographic, and socioeconomic diversity. The college's athletics teams, the Sagehens, compete jointly with Pitzer College in the SCIAC, a Division III conference. The college is considered one of the most prestigious liberal arts colleges in the country.
Prominent alumni of Pomona include Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony award winners; U.S. Senators, ambassadors, and other federal officials; Pulitzer Prize recipients; billionaire executives; a Nobel Prize laureate; National Academies members; and Olympic athletes. The college is a top producer of Fulbright scholars and recipients of other fellowships.