Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Pomona's yield is 11 pts higher than Amherst's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Pomona has 9 pts more first-gen students than Amherst (30% vs. 21%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   Pomona admits 7.1% vs. 9.0% at Amherst

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   Pomona is more diverse (index 0.82 vs. 0.79)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Amherst is a bit larger (1,911 vs. 1,666)

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Pomona graduates 1 pts more of its students than Amherst (95% vs. 93%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.