During 2006 – 2007, 8,717 alumni made annual gifts to the College. This resulted in a 46% participation rate. The participation rate of a college’s alumni is often used to indicate alumni satisfaction. In fact, organizations that rank colleges and universities, and many foundations that support them, consider alumni giving as the sole indicator of the satisfaction of former students with their education. Below are 2006 – 2007 comparative fund raising figures. You can see for yourself how Pomona stacked up.