Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Wellesley grads earn $7K more ten years out than Pomona's ($84,803 vs. $77,779)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Pomona graduates 3 pts more of its students than Wellesley (95% vs. 92%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Pomona$77.8K
Wellesley$84.8K
Graduation rate
Pomona95%
Wellesley92%
Retention rate
Pomona98%
Wellesley95%

Borrowing

Median debt
Pomona$11.8K
Wellesley$10K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Pomona9%
Wellesley16%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Pomona$7.3K
Wellesley$6.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Pomona88%
Wellesley82%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Pomona95%
Wellesley91%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Pomona3%
Wellesley6%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Pomona94%
Wellesley92%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Pomona93%
Wellesley92%
Pell graduation gap
Pomona1 pts higher
WellesleyNo gap

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupPomonaWellesley
White95%90%
Asian98%98%
Hispanic/Latino96%89%
Black86%88%
Two or more races94%87%
International83%94%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Wellesley College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why