Pitzer College
Claremont, CA · private, nonprofit · 1,227 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Pitzer College field?
Pitzer College, in Claremont, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 13 players against 12, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Pitzer College's men's tennis roster has held at 13 players in every filing since 2022. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and well above the national median of 10, by 30%. Pitzer College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 19% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
Pitzer College's women's tennis roster has stayed between 12 and 14 players since 2022, and stood at 12 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10, and well above the national median of 9, by 33%. Pitzer College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Pitzer College fund its athletes?
Pitzer College reported 542 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 305 men and 237 women, close to an even split.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $36,651 for men's sports and $40,296 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $120 and $170 per athlete.
What is Pitzer College like academically?
Pitzer College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 25% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $86,466 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $34,191 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
83% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 94% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $69,512, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Pitzer College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Natural Resources & Conservation (11%) and Multidisciplinary Studies (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Political Science and Government (26 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (24 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (22 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (22 degrees)
- Mathematics (21 degrees)
- Economics (19 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (18 degrees)
- Sociology (16 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (16 degrees)
- International/Globalization Studies (11 degrees)
What is Claremont, CA like to live in?
Pitzer College sits in Claremont, a suburb of a large city of about 37,000 people in Los Angeles County, California.
Household incomes in Claremont, a median of about $122,127, sit far above the California median and likewise far above the national one, 56% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of California: a typical home is valued around $870,800, 25% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $2,125 a month.
Commutes average about 27 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 9% of workers walk and 22% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 17% under 18 and 20% aged 65 or over.
59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the California average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Pitzer College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Pitzer College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Pitzer College?
- Pitzer College is in Claremont, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does Pitzer College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $86,466 a year, and an average net price of $34,191 after grants and scholarships.