Pomona College and Pitzer College Sports
Pomona College is a liberal arts college in the consortium of the seven Claremont Colleges with an undergraduate enrollment of 2,949 students, while Pitzer College, a private liberal arts college and another member of this consortium, has an undergraduate enrollment of 1,185 students, bringing their combined undergraduate enrollment to 4,134.
Pomona and Pitzer have a total of 21 NCAA sports, 10 of them for men and 11 for women. In the 2021/2022 season, Pomona and Pitzer combined had a total of 592 NCAA athletes comprising 14% of the total student body.
As a NCAA Division 3 member college, Pomona and Pitzer most likely accepted some of their student athletes through either the normal admissions process (Early Decision or Regular Decision) with strong coach support, while others “walked on” to the teams after they were admitted on merits unrelated to sports.
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Here’s the list of sports played at Pomona College and Pitzer College by gender together with their team sizes.
Pomona and Pitzer College | |||||
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Division 3 | |||||
Men's | Men's | Women's | Women's | Total | |
Sports | Team Size | Sports | Team Size | Team Size | |
1 | Baseball | 38 | - | - | 38 |
2 | Basketball | 14 | Basketball | 13 | 27 |
3 | Cross Country | 32 | Cross Country | 19 | 51 |
4 | Football | 88 | - | - | 88 |
5 | Golf | 11 | Golf | 8 | 19 |
6 | - | - | Lacrosse | 30 | 30 |
7 | Soccer | 31 | Soccer | 28 | 59 |
8 | - | - | Softball | 22 | 22 |
9 | Swimming and Diving | 31 | Swimming and Diving | 35 | 66 |
10 | Tennis | 15 | Tennis | 13 | 28 |
11 | Track and Field | 60 | Track and Field | 42 | 102 |
12 | - | - | Volleyball | 20 | 20 |
13 | Water Polo | 22 | Water Polo | 20 | 42 |
Total Sports Played | 10 | 11 | 21 | ||
Total Athletes | 342 | 250 | 592 |
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