Top Ranked Programs
Pomona College's program mix is anchored in Social Sciences, which accounts for 23% of graduates — a concentration that reflects the college's liberal-arts identity and its strength in analytical, policy-oriented, and humanistic fields. Arts represents 9% of degrees and other STEM fields accounts for 5%, rounding out a portfolio that leans toward foundational disciplines rather than pre-professional tracks. Across 27 programs serving roughly 402 students annually, 2 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold — a high share for a small liberal-arts college. Computer Science anchors the institution's strongest combination of cohort scale and earnings. Computer Science is the largest program with 50 graduates, and Azimuth ranks it #7 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $217,051. Computer Science posts the highest four-year median earnings at $217,051, and Azimuth ranks it #7 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Economics, with 47 graduates earning $96,702, ranks #65 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions — a strong result for a comparatively small cohort. Economics (47 graduates) and Mathematics (31 graduates) round out the most-enrolled fields, drawing students into the social-sciences and natural-sciences core that defines Pomona College's academic signature. Many of Pomona College's strongest programs — particularly in the social sciences and biological sciences — are grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory because a meaningful share of graduates continue to graduate or professional school. Fields like Political Science and Communication and Media Studies follow this pattern. The [supply-demand map for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these fields align with national wage trends, and the [program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) explains how Azimuth evaluates programs across cohort size, earnings, and benchmark performance. ```