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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
Division 3
Men'sMen'sWomen'sWomen'sTotal
SportsTeam SizeSportsTeam SizeTeam Size
1Baseball38 - - 38
2Basketball14Basketball1327
3Cross Country32Cross Country1951
4Football88 - - 88
5Golf11Golf819
6 - - Lacrosse3030
7Soccer31Soccer2859
8 - - Softball2222
9Swimming and Diving31Swimming and Diving3566
10Tennis15Tennis1328
11Track and Field60Track and Field42102
12 - - Volleyball2020
13Water Polo22Water Polo2042
Total Sports Played101121
Total Athletes342250592

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