Pomona vs Wesleyan?

interesteddad
Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:17:42 +0000

If lucky enough to have the choice, what would tip the scale in Pomona’s favor?



As far as “objective” measures, the main thing that would tip the scales in Pomona’s favor is that it has the second highest per student endowment of any LAC in the country – about four times the per student endowment of Wesleyan.

See page 3 of this PDF for per student endowments of selected colleges as of June 2004:

http://www.williams.edu/alumni/campaign/about/2005_Coolidge_Endowment.pdf

With the exception of that one signficant difference, every other comparison would have to be made based on individual criteria. Suburban LA is very different than Connecticut. The size of the two schools is very different: Pomona being smaller (yet part of a larger consortium). The style of the two schools is different. The weather is very different. You have to consider the personal implications of the travel distance. You have to consider specific areas or departments that might be of particular interest.

Honestly, it’s so close to a toss-up that, if I were choosing, I would have to do an overnight at both schools. I think that a clear favorite would emerge and that clear favorite would differ from person to person.