Rankings and recognition
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Carnegie classification
A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.
Athletics
NCAA Division III
NCAA division where available from verified imports.
Editorial spotlight
Pitzer College — editorial overview (Claremont, CA)
Pitzer College is a liberal arts college, and the youngest of the five Claremont Colleges located about an hour east of Los Angeles. As the youngest college in the group, Pitzer chose an identity that was a little more modern than the other Claremont Colleges, whose academic prog...
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