About Pitzer
Where rigor and passion meet purpose: A nationally top-ranked, undergraduate liberal arts and sciences college in Southern California with an enduring social justice ethos
Pitzer College offers a personalized educational experience to approximately 1,200 students, emphasizing environmental and interdisciplinary studies, the arts, humanities, and social, behavioral, and natural sciences.
We’re part of The Claremont Colleges – a unique consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate institutions sharing numerous programs and facilities. At Pitzer you have access to all the resources of a major university while enjoying the benefits of a traditional residential liberal arts college experience.
A Distinctive Home Base & the Freedom to Roam
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You’ve Got the Power
At Pitzer, you’ll shape your own college experience – and in turn, help shape Pitzer for the students who follow you. Focused educational objectives guide you as you plan your academic career. Work with faculty advisers to create a special major, collaborate with your peers on local projects, and critically examine current issues and the effects of social and environmental policies. You’ve got real power here: Students actively participate in College governance by serving on committees and becoming voting members of College Council, Pitzer’s decision-making body.
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Meet the World; Prepare to Change It.
Our College celebrates cultural diversity and intercultural understanding. Join students from myriad socioeconomic, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds who've come to Pitzer from across the globe. Pitzer challenges you to design a course of study that will engage you with issues from the perspective of at least two cultures and two disciplines. In addition to learning from one another, you can learn a foreign language and deepen your appreciation of global diversity in one of 35+ international exchanges available through Pitzer’s study abroad program.
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“Trees & PhDs”
Pitzer is located in Claremont, a true Southern California college town known for its eclectic restaurants and shops, close-knit community, and network of trails and parks. Situated at the base of Mount Baldy and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, Claremont is an hour’s drive from downtown Los Angeles, the Pacific coast, the desert highlands, and some of the tallest mountain peaks in Southern California.