Pomona College vs Williams College

Claremont, CA · Williamstown, MA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair CA:MA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-TIGHT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MA
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both acceptance rates tightened, 2013–2023

TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023

Pomona College and Williams College each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window. The squeeze is shared; the magnitude is close.

  • Pomona College: acceptance rate tightened -51.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Williams College: acceptance rate tightened -41.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Pomona College: net price ranged $9,170–$19,424 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +54.7% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • Williams College: net price ranged $14,739–$26,775 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -29.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Pomona College vs Williams College

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Williams College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($71,754 vs $60,850 at Pomona College)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Pomona College leads on acceptance rate (7.1% vs 8.3% at Williams College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Williams College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($88,665 vs $77,779 at Pomona College)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Pomona College and Williams College?▼
Williams College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $71,754 versus $60,850 at Pomona College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Pomona College and Williams College?▼
Pomona College leads on acceptance rate at 7.1% versus 8.3% at Williams College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Pomona College and Williams College?▼
Williams College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $88,665 versus $77,779 at Pomona College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025