OP wrote: “I want to understand if my financial aid offer is reasonable.”
Pomona College costs about $68,900 per year for tuition, fees, room & board. You received a grant of $59,000 leaving a balance of $9,900 of which $2,800 can be paid by a student work study job. The balance is $7,100. A federally subsidized loan of $5,500 will further reduce your outstanding obligation to $1,600.
Pomona College is one of the best colleges in the world with an admission rate of less than 9%… The Claremont College consortium gives you access to courses at four other outstanding LACs.
Then you ask for a comparison between Pomona College & Texas Southern University as to which would be cheaper.
Although you have an outstanding ACT score of 35, you are not in the top 10% of your high school class, although very close at top 11%.
Your parents want you to consider Texas Tech as it should be cheaper.
Yes, your financial aid offer from Pomona College is reasonable.