The average class size at Pomona is 15. Of the 436 traditional courses (i.e., excluding thesis, lab sections, and independent study courses) at Pomona offered the fall 2020 semester, 96% had under 30 students, and only one had 50 or more students. All classes are taught by professors, and there is an 8:1 ratio of students to full-time professors. Eighty-five percent of faculty live within of campus, and each faculty member has two meal swipes each week, which they often use to interact with students.