Pomona College
Claremont, CA · private, nonprofit · 1,666 undergraduates
Pomona College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Pomona College listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 12 on the women's, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Pomona College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,885 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $4,910 per women's player, 175% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Pomona College, in Claremont, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III.
Pomona College's men's tennis roster has held at 13 players in every filing since 2020. Pomona 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.
Pomona College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. Pomona 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 Pomona College fund its athletes?
Pomona 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 Pomona College like academically?
Pomona College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 7% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1534, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $85,300 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,285 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 77% of the sticker price on average.
93% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 98% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $77,779, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Pomona College?
No single field dominates: the largest, Social Sciences, is 18% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Computer & Information Sciences and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Computer Science (50 degrees)
- Economics (47 degrees)
- Mathematics (31 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (25 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (18 degrees)
- Biology, General (18 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (18 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (17 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (17 degrees)
- International Relations and National Security Studies (16 degrees)
What is Claremont, CA like to live in?
Pomona 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 Pomona College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Pomona 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.
- How many players are on the Pomona College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Pomona College listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 12 on the women's, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Pomona College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Pomona College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Pomona College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,885 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $4,910 per women's player, 175% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Pomona College?
- Pomona College is in Claremont, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does Pomona College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $85,300 a year, and an average net price of $19,285 after grants and scholarships.