Claremont, California · Private Non-Profit
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at Pomona College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1% reported program-share signal, $19,285 school-wide net price, and $77,779 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~16
- Schools with reported signal
- 461
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 7.1%
- Graduation rate
- 93.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,285/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $77,140
- Median debt
- $11,782
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $77,779/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1%), school-wide average net price ($19,285), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($77,779), and peer averages from 461 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 461 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,424 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($16,632 above). Together, those evidence points place Pomona College in the top 36% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.2% reported share · $2,288 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.4% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.1% reported share · $3,148 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.5% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Yuba College Marysville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,576 net A+ 
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,818 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.3% reported share · $4,195 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences accounts for 1% of reported programs at Pomona College, which is bigger than 83% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Pomona College's average net price is $19,285 per year, about $77,140 over four years. That is $1,424 above the $17,861 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $77,779 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $16,632 above the $61,147 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Pomona College #164 of 461 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.