Pomona college tops liberal arts colleges with Fulbright

fellowships awarded to its class of 2008.

There were 16 received, which tops research universities.

The Oct. 28 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education released the figures which don't include a Pomona graduate who received an award but declined, university officials said.

What colleges followed Pomona?

Smith College had 15

Swarthmore College had 12

Pitzer College had 11

Williams College had 10

Amherst, Vassar and Wellesley had nine each

Scripps College had five

Claremont McKenna College had three

Using more math, per 1,000 students Pitzer received 11.5 Fulbright grants. Next is Pomona at 10.3, Swarthmore at 8.1, Smith at 5.8, Williams at 5.1 and Kenyon at 4.8.

Pomona's institutional record for Fulbrights is 27, which was for the graduating class of 2007.