Overview

Next statements evaluate Pitzer College by comparing key academic facts to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.
  • It has very expensive tuition & fees of $60,578.
  • The acceptance rate (18%) is much lower (extremely difficult to get in).
  • It has small number of students of 1,168.
  • It offers very diverse area of study (77 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2023 undergraduate tuition & fees of PZ are $60,578 and it is very expensive compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College $60,578

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 53% and the yield is much higher (highly eager to enroll) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College 53%

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 88% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College 88%

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 93% and it is extremely higher (most students continue to attend) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College 93%

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 1,168 and its population small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College 1,168

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 $38,317 which is 63.25% 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.

Pitzer College $38,317

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $16,488

4-Years Colleges $12,161

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California $17,459

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at PZ is 12 to 1 and the ratio is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College 12 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 12 to 1

4-Years Colleges 14 to 1

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California 11 to 1

Number of Programs

PZ offers 77 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.

Pitzer College 77

All U.S. Colleges 37

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 45

4-Years Colleges 58

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