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Pomona College is a private liberal arts college located in Claremont, California, United States. Established in 1887, and the founding member of the Claremont Colleges, Pomona is a non-sectarian, coeducational school. Since 1925, the Claremont Colleges, which have grown to include five undergraduate and two graduate institutions, have provided Pomona's student body with the resources of a larger university while maintaining the benefits of a small college. Pomona is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled approximately 1,640 students in fall 2015. Students design their academic journey from 47 majors and over 2000 consortium-wide courses. A residential life in which over 98% of students live on campus, over 400 opportunities in academic research and pre-professional programs funded by Pomona, and the cultural offerings and experiences of the Greater Los Angeles Area help to complement the classroom experience. Pomona is ranked first out of all undergraduate colleges and universities in the United States by ''Forbes'', and tied with Bowdoin, Middlebury, and Wellesley colleges for fourth out of all liberal arts colleges by ''U.S. News & World Report''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/list/ )〕 It is one of the most selective and endowed institutions in the country, with a 10% acceptance rate for the 2019 admissions cycle and an endowment per student of over one million dollars. Among the current student body, 70% of students hail from out of state, close to 60% receive need-based financial aid, and over 53% identify as students of color and international students.〔 ==History== Pomona College was established as a coeducational institution on October 14, 1887. The group’s goal was to create a college in the same mold as small New England institutions. The College was originally formed in Pomona; classes first began in a rental house on September 12, 1888. The next year, the school moved to Claremont, at the site of an unfinished hotel. This building would eventually become Sumner Hall, current location of the Admissions and the Office of Campus Life. The name – Pomona College – remained after the relocation. The College’s first graduating class had ten members in 1894.〔 Its founders’ values led to the College’s belief in educational equity. Like other Congregationalist-founded colleges such as Harvard, Dartmouth, Middlebury and Bowdoin, Pomona received its own governing board, ensuring its independence.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 History of Pomona College )〕 The board of trustees was originally composed of graduates of Williams, Dartmouth, Colby and Yale, among others, to help create "a college of the New England type." In the early 1920s, the College’s growth led its president, James A. Blaisdell, to call for "a group of institutions divided into small colleges—somewhat of an Oxford type—around a library and other utilities which they would use in common." This would allow Pomona to retain its small, liberal arts-focused teaching while gaining the resources of a larger university. On October 14, 1925, Pomona College’s 38th anniversary, the Claremont Colleges were incorporated.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 History of the Claremont Colleges )〕 By 1997, the consortium reached its present membership of 5 undergraduate and 2 graduate institutions. Today, Pomona is one of the most selective and endowed colleges in the world, with an admitted student SAT and ACT range paralleling that of Ivy League institutions, and one of the largest endowments per student in the country.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://my.pomona.edu/ics/ClientConfig/CustomContent/AdmitProfile.pdf )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.statisticbrain.com/college-endowment-rankings/ )〕 It has been recognized for the quality of its education, financial aid, distinguished professors, quality of life, career preparation, retention rate, sustainability efforts, and post-graduate success. With internship programs that sponsor nearly 200 Pomona students every year, and an annual summer research program that hosts 200 Pomona students, Pomona has one of the largest career preparation programs per capita. Pomona ranks 8th in the country for graduates receiving the most competitive graduate fellowships per capita. In 2013, Pomona students received the most Goldwater Scholarships of any liberal arts college, and more than most universities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/sch-2013.php )〕 Nearly 85% of recent alumni attend graduate or professional school within 10 years, with recent graduates represented at the nation's leading graduate programs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pomona.edu/admissions/discover-more/10-questions.aspx )〕 Pomona is also well known for offering a liberal arts experience with the resources of a larger university, thanks to its partnership with the Claremont Colleges. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pomona College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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