PZ Rankings and Evaluation

Liberal Arts Colleges

#27 in Liberal Arts Colleges

California Colleges

#14 in California Colleges

Pitzer College is ranked 27^th in Liberal Arts Colleges and 14^th in California Colleges.

The following statements evaluate Pitzer College by comparing key academic facts to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Its tuition & fees of $62,692 is very expensive compared to similar schools.
The acceptance rate (18%) is much lower (extremely difficult to get in).
It has small number of students of 1,212.
It offers very diverse area of study (60 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of PZ are $62,692 and it is very expensive compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College $62,692

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $26,737

4-Years Colleges $22,926

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California $27,917

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate of PZ is 18% and it is much lower (extremely difficult to get in) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College 18%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 66%

4-Years Colleges 68%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California 60%

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The yield, also known as enrollment rate, of PZ is 48% and the yield is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College 48%

All U.S. Colleges 37%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 35%

4-Years Colleges 35%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California 32%

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at PZ is 85% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College 85%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 56%

4-Years Colleges 51%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California 63%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at PZ is 89% and it is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College 89%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 74%

4-Years Colleges 73%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California 76%

Student Population

The total student population at PZ is 1,212 and its population small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College 1,212

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 2,477

4-Years Colleges 4,686

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California 2,024

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at PZ is $39,968 which is 63.75% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.