Pomona College Wait List Acceptance Rate

Wait List Acceptance Rate

Pomona College's wait list acceptance rates have fluctuated over recent years, reflecting varying admission strategies. For the Class of 2023, 845 students were offered a spot on the wait list, resulting in a 7.3% acceptance rate with 62 admissions. This contrasts sharply with the Class of 2022, where only 1.5% of the 866 wait listed applicants were accepted, and the Class of 2021, which had a 3.2% acceptance rate from 840 wait listed students. The highest recent acceptance rate occurred in 2020 at 17.4%, when 150 out of 862 offers were accepted. These trends show a significant decline in wait list offers resulting in admissions in the past two years.