| Name |
Pitzer College |
| Address |
1050 N. Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6101 |
| Website |
http://www.pitzer.edu |
| Email |
admission@pitzer.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
73% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
75% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
73% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (94%), apartment for single students (5%), special housing for disabled students (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
35% |
| College Owned Doubles |
60% |
| College Owned Triples |
0% |
| College Owned Apartments |
5% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
4 |
| Sprinkler System |
75% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
31 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
75% |
| Nearest Airport |
Ontario (10), Los Angeles (50) |
| Nearest Train |
Claremont (2) |
| Nearest Bus |
Claremont (3) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
45% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
N/A |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
N/A |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Claremont McKenna College) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Harvey Mudd College) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code |
| Popular Events |
Kohoutek Festival; Groove at the Grove |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra |
| Num Organizations |
68 |
| Honor Societies |
Psi Chi for Psychology |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) 5-College Student Organizations: Claremont Colleges Christian Fellowship; Hillel [Jewish Student Organization] |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Center for Asian Pacific American Students (CAPAS); Black Student Union; 5-College Student Organizations: MEChA/LASO [Latino/a students], International Club, Pan African Students Association [PASA], Asian American Student Alliance, Asian Student Association, Hui Laulea [Hawaiian Club], Korean Students Association, Vietnamese Student Association |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Art Collective, Claremont Concert Series, Ecology Center, Grove House Committee, Kohoutek Festival, Model United Nations, Pact Program Board, Pitzer Outdoor Adventures, Pitzer Emergency Response Team, Qi-Gong Club, Social Activities Committee, Student Activities Committee, United Farm Workers Student Association, Women's Center. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Other Side (occasional); Collage (weekly); The Re-View; Voices from the Margin (monthly); The Claremont Student (monthly) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1963 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
963 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
60,304,000 |
| Application Deadline |
January 1 |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
34,038 |
| Room Board |
9,670 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
writing |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Pitzer and The Claremont Colleges, Teach for America, JET Programme, Morgan Stanley, Ontario-Montclair School District, Americorps |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
2,476,503 |
| Num Subscriptions |
17,052 |
| Num Microforms |
1,455,319 |
| Num Audiovisual |
10,861 |
| Num Ebooks |
12,087 |
| Library Facilities |
Honnold/Mudd Library--shared by the consortium; Sprague Science and Engineering Library at Harvey Mudd College; Seeley Mudd Science Library at Pomona College; Denison Library at Scripps College. |
| Museums |
Pitzer Arboretum; Grove House; Nichols Gallery; Salathe Gallery. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
100 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
20 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
50 |
| Num Wired Labs |
10 |
| Num Wired Other |
25 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
| Wireless Capacity |
500 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
