Cal Poly - Pomona
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Pomona, CA
Population
9,000,000
Website
https://www.cpp.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
24,271
Men / Women
56% / 44%
Hispanic
53%
Asian
20%
White
14%
Black
3%
Mixed
3%
International
1%
Native American
0%
From State
99%
From Region
0%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
27%
Engineering
18%
Life & Natural Sciences
10%
Arts
7%
Computer Science
6%
Education
5%
Health Sciences
3%
Physical Sciences & Math
3%
Professional
2%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$7,780
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$20,380
Est. In-State Cost
$10,064
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$26,364
10-Year ROI
$260,000
ROI Percentile
94th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
87%
4-Year Graduation Rate
34%
6-Year Graduation Rate
68%
Transfer-Out Rate
2%
Weather
Comfortable Days
125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation
324 (97% 🏖️)
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
42%
Yield (Unbound)
12%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R2
Expenditure
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $3M | #259 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $6M | #285 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $0M | #442 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 0 | #258 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 18 | #392 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 0 | #576 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
blind
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State Polytechnic University - Pomona | 5,859 | 52% / 48% | 2% | $71,958 | 93% | ||
| Aerospace Engineering | 118 +1 | 87% / 13% | 2% | $97,066 | 98 | 99% | |
| Chemical Engineering | 66 — | 64% / 36% | 6% | $103,640 | 99 | 95% | |
| Civil Engineering | 265 — | 69% / 31% | 0% | $99,934 | 98 | 97% | |
| Computer Engineering | 107 +10 | 79% / 21% | 2% | $102,133 | 98 | 94% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 150 +2 | 85% / 15% | 3% | $106,684 | 99 | 93% | |
| Industrial Engineering | 64 — | 80% / 20% | 14% | $95,032 | 98 | 97% | |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 29 — | 76% / 24% | 7% | $93,335 | 97 | 100% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 234 — | 87% / 13% | 3% | $101,659 | 98 | 96% | |
| Computer Science | 323 — | 78% / 22% | 4% | $107,324 | 99 | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 72 — | 50% / 50% | 1% | $65,641 | 82 | 90% | |
| Geosciences | 19 — | 58% / 42% | 0% | $71,839 | 87 | 100% | |
| Mathematics | 83 +1 | 63% / 37% | 1% | $66,222 | 82 | 94% | |
| Physics | 25 — | 80% / 20% | 4% | $74,433 | 89 | 96% | |
| Animal Sciences | 159 +1 | 12% / 88% | 0% | $56,089 | 68 | 93% | |
| Biology | 194 +1 | 30% / 70% | 1% | $61,718 | 77 | 93% | |
| Biotechnology | 34 — | 62% / 38% | 12% | $80,268 | 92 | 95% | |
| Environmental Biology | 17 — | 24% / 76% | 0% | $56,916 | 69 | 88% | |
| Food Science | 30 — | 43% / 57% | 10% | $75,173 | 89 | 97% | |
| Nutrition Sciences | 74 — | 20% / 80% | 4% | $53,513 | 63 | 100% | |
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | 26 — | 46% / 54% | 0% | $51,269 | 58 | 86% | |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant | 31 — | 6% / 94% | 3% | $54,689 | 65 | — | |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 187 — | 45% / 55% | 1% | $60,038 | 75 | 98% | |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 16 — | 69% / 31% | 0% | $65,673 | 82 | 91% | |
| Business Management and Administration | 1,348 +2 | 61% / 39% | 2% | $72,509 | 88 | 92% | |
| Economics | 42 — | 83% / 17% | 10% | $74,722 | 89 | 93% | |
| Hospitality Management | 166 — | 42% / 58% | 5% | $49,890 | 54 | 92% | |
| Anthropology | 27 — | 22% / 78% | 0% | $47,764 | 49 | 89% | |
| Criminology | 105 — | 43% / 57% | 0% | $57,654 | 71 | — | |
| English | 87 — | 28% / 72% | 0% | $43,565 | 37 | 90% | |
| Ethnic Studies | 13 — | 15% / 85% | 0% | $53,756 | 63 | 92% | |
| Geography | 27 — | 52% / 48% | 0% | $65,411 | 81 | 100% | |
| History | 100 — | 67% / 33% | 1% | $57,294 | 70 | 96% | |
| Philosophy | 10 +1 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $51,522 | 59 | 100% | |
| Political Science | 89 +1 | 44% / 56% | 1% | $55,117 | 66 | 90% | |
| Psychology | 363 +2 | 28% / 72% | 0% | $51,985 | 60 | 89% | |
| Science, Technology and Society | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $54,765 | 65 | — | |
| Sociology | 193 — | 19% / 81% | 0% | $57,178 | 70 | 94% | |
| Spanish | 17 — | 6% / 94% | 0% | $66,715 | 83 | 100% | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 132 +2 | 41% / 59% | 0% | $58,684 | 72 | 90% | |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 33 — | 27% / 73% | 3% | $63,425 | 79 | 91% | |
| Education | 105 — | 4% / 96% | 1% | $41,317 | 30 | 100% | |
| General Education | 139 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $49,335 | 53 | 95% | |
| Apparel and Textiles | 46 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $53,977 | 64 | 85% | |
| Architecture | 85 — | 45% / 55% | 5% | $76,979 | 91 | 92% | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 8 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $46,217 | 44 | — | |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 44 — | 55% / 45% | 2% | $71,392 | 87 | 94% | |
| Graphic Design | 121 — | 36% / 64% | 1% | $52,064 | 60 | 93% | |
| Landscape Architecture | 62 — | 52% / 48% | 2% | $74,877 | 89 | 93% | |
| Music | 42 +1 | 60% / 40% | 2% | $48,450 | 51 | 92% | |
| Theater | 22 +1 | 32% / 68% | 0% | $40,489 | 28 | — | |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 42 — | 88% / 12% | 0% | $111,388 | 99 | 94% | |
| Electrical Engineering Technology | 21 — | 86% / 14% | 0% | $93,446 | 97 | 97% | |
| Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician | 43 — | 93% / 7% | 0% | $89,405 | 96 | 100% |