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[quote=Anonymous]http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/PMC_c.html
http://www.studentsreview.com/MD/JHU_c.html

Scores out of 10 (Pomona vs Johns Hopkins):

Education Quality- 8.8 vs 8.4
Individual Value- 9.1 vs 6.6
Collaboration- 8.9 vs 6.6
Innovation- 8.4 vs 7.6
Useful Schoolwork- 8.7 vs 7.8
Friendliness- 9.2 vs 7.4
Faculty Accessibility- 9.3 vs 7.3
Social Life- 7.5 vs 6.0
Scholastic Success- 8.9 vs 7.7
Extracurricular Activities- 8.0 vs 7.0
University Resources- 8.5 vs 7.3
Campus Safety- 8.7 vs 7.0
89% would return vs. 65% would return

Niche Average Survey Rating-

Pomona- 4.2/5, 93% say professors put a lot of effort into teaching, 95% highly rate the residential community
Johns Hopkins- 3.6/5, 63% say professors put a lot of effort into teaching, 62% highly rate the residential community

Unigo Average Survey Rating-

Pomona- 4.3/5
Johns Hopkins- 3.6/5

I know these student survey websites have to be taken with a grain of salt on the whole, but it is telling when Pomona is consistently rated as a better experience than Johns Hopkins. A lot of people here don't know what the LAC model is like- they assume that because they haven't heard of it, it must immediately be inferior. Not only are the students at Pomona getting access to better teaching and resources directed towards them, they're happier as well- a lot happier.

This was the ranking of schools which produce the highest percent of STEM graduates: https://www.swarthmore.edu/institutional-research/doctorates-awarded Pomona ranks 12th, Johns Hopkins 31st. I bring this up because I think people would immediately think of JHU as the better school for an undergrad science education given its reputation and research activity, but it turns out that Pomona does an excellent job. I think you'd be surprised to know that the percent of STEM students is higher at Pomona than most of the Ivies- that school attracts smart minds within the field.

There are reasons for preferring JHU, but I'd go to Pomona all the way, work hard to aim for a top 5 graduate program like MIT or Stanford, and enjoy both the LAC experience and an accomplished academic experience :)[/quote]

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