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Pomona College ranked 314th in the United States, 1260th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 73 research topics. Pomona College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,897 academic publications and 117,284 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 149 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1260 of 14,131 In the World
#350 of 2,597 In North America
#314 of 2,496 In the United States
#33 of 249 In California
#1 of 10 In Claremont
#584 of 1,244 For Political Economy
#673 of 2,556 For Classics and Ancient History
#678 of 2,091 For Gender Studies
#411 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#969 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 70 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Pomona College ranked 362nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1547th in the World with 3,448 publications made and 58,684 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#362 of 1,728 In the United States
#406 of 1,819 In North America
#1547 of 7,020 In the World

Pomona College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 33 231
1992 29 301
1993 44 249
1994 41 252
1995 36 270
1996 39 358
1997 41 376
1998 33 393
1999 45 487
2000 40 573
2001 38 562
2002 54 662
2003 45 684
2004 53 732
2005 59 836
2006 68 1061
2007 59 1247
2008 76 1253
2009 92 1466
2010 107 1669
2011 102 1809
2012 106 1840
2013 91 2034
2014 112 2215
2015 122 2302
2016 154 2343
2017 106 2605
2018 120 2913
2019 141 3247
2020 119 3951
2021 132 4094
2022 144 3879
2023 143 3883

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 219 248 584
Classics and Ancient History 243 270 673
Gender Studies 297 330 678
Library and Information science 263 289 706
Genealogy 313 345 777
Media Studies 347 385 815
Military science 370 402 816
Art History 323 358 849
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 322 355 987
Aesthetics 305 343 1145
Anthropology 383 426 1208
Law 373 413 1277
Public Policy / Administration 433 477 1356
Political Science 368 412 1384
Linguistics 320 358 1389
History 353 396 1421
Sociology 410 455 1463
Philosophy 327 369 1579
Demography 375 419 1660
Archaeology 367 412 1734
Education Majors 666 722 2133
Communications and Public Relations 755 820 2598

Biology rankings

Pomona College ranked 341st for Biology in the United States and 1939th in the World with 2,698 publications made and 80,752 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#341 of 1,582 In the United States
#382 of 1,668 In North America
#1939 of 6,770 In the World

Pomona College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 29 389
1992 25 556
1993 25 412
1994 29 431
1995 23 420
1996 21 511
1997 27 505
1998 24 561
1999 28 622
2000 25 750
2001 40 742
2002 37 747
2003 40 1004
2004 52 1020
2005 63 1100
2006 65 1301
2007 81 1747
2008 60 1828
2009 69 2111
2010 85 2342
2011 76 2485
2012 98 2812
2013 97 3028
2014 89 3289
2015 89 3272
2016 106 3389
2017 77 3585
2018 112 4022
2019 115 4451
2020 104 4927
2021 95 5477
2022 111 5320
2023 118 4966

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 219 247 830
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 220 244 947
Neuroscience 352 391 1390
Pharmacology 293 326 1537
Zoology 364 409 1615
Biophysics 353 390 1643
Virology 343 376 1800
Evolutionary Biology 406 451 1810
Oncology and Cancer research 371 407 1839
Genetics 344 381 1851
Paleontology 356 404 1907
Biochemistry 337 375 1940
Immunology 366 401 1946
Horticulture 297 340 2139
Nanotechnology 296 335 2158
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 460 510 2197
Botany 401 448 2337
Agricultural Science 402 454 2626
Microbiology 427 470 2633
Nutrition and Food Science 431 478 3181

Computer Science rankings

Pomona College ranked 363rd for Computer Science in the United States and 1831st in the World with 2,337 publications made and 55,508 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#363 of 1,576 In the United States
#405 of 1,662 In North America
#1831 of 6,752 In the World

Pomona College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 19 217
1992 19 403
1993 30 245
1994 27 287
1995 23 276
1996 25 305
1997 27 339
1998 22 381
1999 14 417
2000 23 512
2001 34 521
2002 38 612
2003 34 690
2004 33 662
2005 47 763
2006 54 1069
2007 50 1286
2008 55 1361
2009 63 1567
2010 68 1719
2011 61 1716
2012 78 1908
2013 81 1987
2014 68 2013
2015 83 2211
2016 102 2247
2017 76 2375
2018 108 2783
2019 108 2957
2020 99 3460
2021 77 3747
2022 107 3635
2023 103 3596

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 263 289 706
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 220 244 947
Cognitive Science 309 345 1267
Computational Linguistics 262 296 1304
Neuroscience 352 391 1390
Data Science 343 381 1475
Machine Learning 298 337 1668
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 366 412 2127
Computer Vision 370 416 2291
Human-Computer Interaction 395 443 2292
Cyber Security 443 492 2410
Computer Networking 494 549 2814
Telecommunications 490 543 2988

Environmental Science rankings

Pomona College ranked 393rd for Environmental Science in the United States and 2233rd in the World with 2,220 publications made and 46,816 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#393 of 1,598 In the United States
#443 of 1,687 In North America
#2233 of 6,798 In the World

Pomona College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 23 235
1992 20 297
1993 21 225
1994 22 225
1995 15 249
1996 12 258
1997 20 275
1998 21 298
1999 21 368
2000 16 428
2001 30 413
2002 24 418
2003 30 545
2004 26 619
2005 39 574
2006 44 776
2007 46 1010
2008 57 1031
2009 54 1185
2010 67 1352
2011 64 1462
2012 83 1765
2013 73 1955
2014 80 2122
2015 75 2135
2016 95 2147
2017 76 2195
2018 88 2580
2019 91 2929
2020 98 3299
2021 81 3596
2022 111 3381
2023 101 3297

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 207 247 1059
Earth science and Geophysics 274 319 1572
Paleontology 356 404 1907
Geology 378 429 2154
Geography and Cartography 399 449 2183
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 460 510 2197
Ecology 421 473 2346
Oceanography 421 475 2430
Environmental Chemistry 370 421 2560
Geotechnical Engineering 395 444 2575
Agricultural Science 402 454 2626
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 464 517 2908
Environmental Management 486 547 3216

Physics rankings

Pomona College ranked 335th for Physics in the United States and 2055th in the World with 2,016 publications made and 51,353 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#335 of 1,485 In the United States
#379 of 1,569 In North America
#2055 of 6,603 In the World

Pomona College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 21 272
1992 12 295
1993 22 212
1994 17 225
1995 12 234
1996 22 255
1997 18 287
1998 20 311
1999 23 365
2000 26 405
2001 33 429
2002 33 501
2003 32 581
2004 26 643
2005 39 723
2006 58 931
2007 76 1284
2008 57 1363
2009 58 1571
2010 76 1726
2011 69 1919
2012 78 2083
2013 62 2335
2014 64 2410
2015 54 2408
2016 80 2355
2017 51 2358
2018 89 2670
2019 80 2827
2020 87 3289
2021 74 3572
2022 65 3534
2023 87 3472

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 219 247 830
Astrophysics and Astronomy 278 315 1245
Theoretical Physics 268 304 1319
Nuclear Physics 285 323 1562
Biophysics 353 390 1643
Atomic and Molecular physics 338 384 1792
Acoustical Engineering 339 382 1835
Quantum and Particle physics 313 357 1935
Nanotechnology 296 335 2158
Condensed Matter Physics 329 374 2252
Optical Engineering 360 405 2313
Materials Science 334 379 2342

Chemistry rankings

Pomona College ranked 350th for Chemistry in the United States and 2212th in the World with 1,870 publications made and 55,094 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#350 of 1,407 In the United States
#394 of 1,488 In North America
#2212 of 6,447 In the World

Pomona College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 25 286
1992 16 297
1993 14 289
1994 13 292
1995 13 298
1996 12 326
1997 19 333
1998 16 353
1999 16 377
2000 18 479
2001 36 468
2002 31 534
2003 35 706
2004 36 727
2005 34 776
2006 54 882
2007 71 1209
2008 53 1305
2009 56 1509
2010 48 1669
2011 55 1806
2012 74 2186
2013 74 2271
2014 59 2461
2015 49 2412
2016 73 2401
2017 51 2504
2018 88 2793
2019 65 3111
2020 83 3427
2021 67 3719
2022 53 3613
2023 76 3380

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 207 247 1059
Computational Chemistry 238 266 1258
Pharmacy 288 322 1523
Biochemistry 337 375 1940
Organic Chemistry 318 360 2119
Nanotechnology 296 335 2158
Chemical Engineering 289 329 2211
Materials Science 334 379 2342
Physical chemistry 344 391 2461
Inorganic Chemistry 360 406 2474
Environmental Chemistry 370 421 2560
Nutrition and Food Science 431 478 3181

Engineering rankings

Pomona College ranked 384th for Engineering in the United States and 2469th in the World with 1,833 publications made and 41,635 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#384 of 1,518 In the United States
#433 of 1,602 In North America
#2469 of 6,684 In the World

Pomona College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 16 221
1992 12 254
1993 19 205
1994 11 193
1995 14 215
1996 14 203
1997 21 229
1998 16 256
1999 21 279
2000 23 367
2001 29 354
2002 34 413
2003 29 530
2004 21 532
2005 32 589
2006 51 822
2007 58 1085
2008 49 1095
2009 56 1375
2010 54 1517
2011 54 1589
2012 77 1840
2013 60 1988
2014 55 2099
2015 51 2130
2016 75 2135
2017 45 2120
2018 90 2396
2019 80 2636
2020 89 3002
2021 63 3207
2022 64 3155
2023 79 2987

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 177 201 1217
Acoustical Engineering 339 382 1835
Structural Engineering 343 388 2134
Electrical Engineering 310 352 2136
Nanotechnology 296 335 2158
Systems Engineering 398 448 2199
Chemical Engineering 289 329 2211
Human-Computer Interaction 395 443 2292
Mechanical Engineering 388 434 2309
Optical Engineering 360 405 2313
Materials Science 334 379 2342
Metallurgical Engineering 334 378 2380
Aerospace Engineering 430 481 2530
Geotechnical Engineering 395 444 2575
Civil Engineering 459 511 2735
Computer Networking 494 549 2814
Telecommunications 490 543 2988
Electronic Engineering 430 483 3102

Medicine rankings

Pomona College ranked 415th for Medicine in the United States and 1987th in the World with 1,740 publications made and 49,200 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Clinical Psychology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#415 of 1,558 In the United States
#456 of 1,643 In North America
#1987 of 6,680 In the World

Pomona College
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 20 251
1992 19 371
1993 25 275
1994 19 282
1995 21 284
1996 16 365
1997 12 376
1998 18 399
1999 18 443
2000 19 538
2001 18 568
2002 25 496
2003 30 651
2004 33 705
2005 35 732
2006 33 957
2007 45 1193
2008 37 1228
2009 41 1341
2010 42 1433
2011 48 1514
2012 55 1554
2013 49 1804
2014 58 1901
2015 62 1904
2016 62 2018
2017 53 2322
2018 70 2446
2019 83 2767
2020 65 3242
2021 81 3775
2022 62 3686
2023 79 3497

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Audiology 263 295 865
Clinical Psychology 380 419 1137
Gerontology 366 403 1178
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 418 457 1362
Family medicine 375 405 1377
Psychiatry 386 424 1520
Pharmacy 288 322 1523
Pharmacology 293 326 1537
Anesthesiology 345 379 1544
Public Health 395 440 1713
Virology 343 376 1800
Oncology and Cancer research 371 407 1839
Anatomy and Physiology 407 446 1917
Immunology 366 401 1946
Surgery 447 486 2062
Health Science 667 716 2102
Nursing 607 660 2169
Physical Therapy 535 583 2174
Pathology 432 475 2255
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 483 525 2394

Psychology rankings

Pomona College ranked 413th for Psychology in the United States and 1613th in the World with 1,395 publications made and 38,365 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#413 of 1,527 In the United States
#457 of 1,612 In North America
#1613 of 6,528 In the World

Pomona College
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 11 153
1992 9 315
1993 23 206
1994 23 203
1995 17 184
1996 18 263
1997 23 310
1998 13 312
1999 9 355
2000 13 410
2001 12 444
2002 16 373
2003 10 461
2004 24 503
2005 19 512
2006 24 683
2007 39 814
2008 28 820
2009 29 906
2010 31 1075
2011 30 1099
2012 37 1171
2013 45 1278
2014 46 1260
2015 58 1411
2016 68 1517
2017 49 1681
2018 70 1875
2019 76 2125
2020 64 2545
2021 63 2866
2022 65 2703
2023 56 2648

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 329 362 689
Child Psychology 348 385 978
Clinical Psychology 380 419 1137
Social Psychology 384 427 1207
Cognitive Science 309 345 1267
Neuroscience 352 391 1390
Psychiatry 386 424 1520
Education Majors 666 722 2133

Mathematics rankings

Pomona College ranked 409th for Mathematics in the United States and 2137th in the World with 972 publications made and 19,907 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#409 of 1,371 In the United States
#454 of 1,451 In North America
#2137 of 6,305 In the World

Pomona College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 9 121
1992 4 104
1993 12 82
1994 8 96
1995 10 101
1996 11 127
1997 13 135
1998 5 132
1999 6 145
2000 7 186
2001 3 195
2002 11 263
2003 9 285
2004 16 255
2005 15 308
2006 23 388
2007 22 527
2008 27 498
2009 30 578
2010 30 703
2011 32 659
2012 40 747
2013 34 852
2014 37 866
2015 38 881
2016 53 988
2017 28 958
2018 37 1183
2019 43 1221
2020 42 1460
2021 40 1705
2022 41 1616
2023 45 1541

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 245 280 1444
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 344 384 1491
Math Teachers 521 563 1512
Statistics 387 431 2058

Art & Design rankings

Pomona College ranked 346th for Art & Design in the United States and 1350th in the World with 910 publications made and 8,579 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Art History, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#346 of 1,321 In the United States
#386 of 1,404 In North America
#1350 of 5,720 In the World

Pomona College
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 7 30
1992 6 56
1993 8 30
1994 12 43
1995 7 41
1996 7 42
1997 8 43
1998 11 57
1999 18 95
2000 5 66
2001 8 78
2002 13 92
2003 11 102
2004 14 124
2005 16 156
2006 12 182
2007 18 179
2008 20 153
2009 34 222
2010 32 264
2011 21 286
2012 32 319
2013 26 337
2014 31 343
2015 27 422
2016 48 451
2017 28 433
2018 51 494
2019 45 529
2020 24 708
2021 27 596
2022 42 631
2023 37 665

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 156 183 715
Sculpture 156 183 715
Illustration and Concept Art 162 189 722
Art History 323 358 849
Photography 273 310 990
Performing arts 271 305 992
Creative Writing 355 395 1008
Literature 309 345 1068
Aesthetics 305 343 1145
Landscape Architecture 177 201 1217
Fashion Design 406 452 1829

Business rankings

Pomona College ranked 502nd for Business in the United States and 2274th in the World with 793 publications made and 13,621 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Advertising, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#502 of 1,334 In the United States
#551 of 1,412 In North America
#2274 of 6,187 In the World

Pomona College
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 14 72
1992 4 76
1993 7 62
1994 9 59
1995 7 65
1996 3 86
1997 11 91
1998 3 87
1999 9 126
2000 9 139
2001 16 156
2002 11 194
2003 12 200
2004 11 185
2005 9 237
2006 22 285
2007 22 414
2008 20 374
2009 31 464
2010 22 493
2011 27 506
2012 24 584
2013 30 657
2014 33 678
2015 23 697
2016 43 751
2017 31 738
2018 32 857
2019 35 946
2020 36 1124
2021 32 1286
2022 35 1079
2023 44 1178

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 433 477 1356
International Business 301 337 1426
Finance 395 438 1732
Accounting 484 527 1784
Advertising 533 580 1934
Management 481 530 2347
Marketing 723 786 3583

Economics rankings

Pomona College ranked 441st for Economics in the United States and 1768th in the World with 770 publications made and 11,853 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#441 of 1,317 In the United States
#484 of 1,400 In North America
#1768 of 5,995 In the World

Pomona College
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 60
1992 4 49
1993 8 49
1994 7 62
1995 6 48
1996 5 67
1997 6 74
1998 2 50
1999 9 85
2000 11 113
2001 10 120
2002 14 125
2003 10 153
2004 10 139
2005 7 177
2006 20 225
2007 21 296
2008 31 322
2009 27 331
2010 20 393
2011 28 399
2012 22 430
2013 26 501
2014 33 533
2015 33 512
2016 38 560
2017 25 564
2018 34 636
2019 29 768
2020 33 957
2021 48 913
2022 41 920
2023 51 1036

The following table provides academic rankings for Pomona College in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 219 248 584
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 344 384 1491
Finance 395 438 1732
Development Studies 492 538 1840