Cal Poly - Pomona

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 9,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (97% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 22,736
Men / Women 56% / 44%
From State 99%
From Region 0%
Athletes 266 (1.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 55%
Asian 22%
White 13%
Mixed 4%
Black 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona 5,474 54% 14% 24% 2% 52% 2% $70,987 47 -0.46 82 95%
Aerospace Engineering 125 — 79% 25% 20% 1% 41% 3% $102,545 50 -0.01 98 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 55 — 55% 18% 24% 2% 36% 5% $91,519 8 -1.44 95 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 232 — 71% 18% 33% 2% 39% 2% $95,387 71 +0.44 96 96% — — — —
Computer Engineering 118 +3 89% 14% 42% 2% 35% 3% $103,431 21 -0.64 98 99% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 164 +5 88% 17% 28% 0% 46% 2% $103,209 19 -0.65 98 97% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 51 — 73% 20% 24% 2% 47% 2% $96,279 10 -1.12 96 96% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering 25 — 96% 20% 12% 8% 60% 0% $85,521 2 -1.72 92 95% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 262 — 84% 26% 30% 0% 34% 1% $96,096 36 -0.39 96 96% — — — —
Computer Science 353 — 83% 14% 53% 1% 21% 3% $106,177 31 -0.55 98 95% — — — —
Chemistry 49 — 55% 14% 29% 2% 45% 2% $73,147 65 +0.15 83 100% — — — —
Geosciences 13 — 54% 15% 8% 0% 69% 0% $72,853 84 +0.70 83 98% — — — —
Mathematics 60 +4 68% 15% 28% 3% 47% 3% $59,937 10 -0.96 67 94% — — — —
Physics 23 — 78% 35% 26% 0% 35% 0% $72,746 17 -0.78 83 87% — — — —
Biology 203 — 37% 13% 20% 3% 57% 0% $66,245 50 -0.02 76 94% — — — —
Biotechnology 36 — 67% 17% 33% 0% 36% 8% $82,181 90 +0.95 90 96% — — — —
Environmental Biology 19 — 32% 5% 21% 0% 68% 0% $62,047 80 +0.63 70 98% — — — —
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 21 — 43% 24% 0% 5% 67% 0% $55,089 2 -1.71 57 89% — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,254 32 -0.39 62 96% — — — —
Animal Sciences 132 — 20% 15% 13% 2% 66% 0% $54,463 50 -0.03 55 97% — — — —
Food Science 16 — 31% 6% 50% 6% 25% 6% $67,461 67 +0.33 78 78% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 71 +1 31% 8% 25% 8% 55% 0% $54,632 14 -0.89 56 94% — — — —
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 35 +1 60% 6% 6% 0% 80% 0% $57,254 32 -0.39 62 96% — — — —
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant 32 — 6% 12% 12% 0% 62% 0% $49,304 22 -0.59 42 — — — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 193 — 53% 9% 23% 5% 57% 1% $55,980 27 -0.68 59 95% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 1,202 +2 61% 12% 26% 2% 51% 2% $70,213 42 -0.38 81 94% — — — —
Economics 4 +1 50% 0% 25% 0% 50% 0% $71,690 12 -0.99 82 98% — — — —
Economics 25 — 64% 4% 28% 0% 60% 4% $71,690 12 -0.99 82 98% — — — —
Hospitality Management 139 — 37% 17% 32% 2% 39% 5% $55,918 30 -0.42 59 94% — — — —
English 68 — 41% 9% 15% 1% 69% 0% $51,750 51 -0.08 48 91% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 18 +1 17% 0% 0% 6% 83% 0% $44,755 5 -1.15 30 97% — — — —
History 64 — 70% 30% 8% 2% 58% 2% $52,754 35 -0.41 51 94% — — — —
Philosophy 20 +1 45% 15% 5% 0% 70% 0% $46,957 8 -1.09 36 100% — — — —
Science, Technology and Society 2 — 50% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $53,132 29 -0.63 52 — — — — —
Spanish 19 — 21% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $41,537 4 -1.47 21 97% — — — —
Anthropology 20 +1 40% 10% 25% 5% 40% 5% $34,790 0 -2.00 9 93% — — — —
Geography 12 — 75% 25% 0% 8% 58% 0% $59,948 41 -0.25 67 92% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 8 — 50% 12% 0% 0% 62% 0% $56,499 24 -0.65 60 — — — — —
Political Science 74 — 46% 11% 7% 3% 66% 1% $62,058 22 -0.75 70 93% — — — —
Psychology 325 +1 28% 10% 12% 2% 71% 0% $49,407 18 -0.86 42 94% — — — —
Sociology 152 — 23% 5% 9% 3% 76% 0% $52,266 36 -0.42 50 95% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 118 +1 37% 17% 19% 3% 53% 1% $53,852 22 -0.75 54 95% — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 51 — 24% 16% 8% 0% 65% 0% $48,296 8 -1.22 39 96% — — — —
Education 100 — 2% 13% 7% 2% 73% 1% $41,748 5 -1.56 22 86% — — — —
General Education 116 — 20% 18% 8% 3% 65% 0% $48,913 19 -0.72 41 92% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 80 — 28% 8% 18% 6% 61% 1% $54,004 23 -0.76 54 96% — — — —
Architecture 107 — 46% 11% 27% 0% 50% 4% $74,091 80 +0.69 84 99% — — — —
Art 2 — 50% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $38,968 12 -0.84 16 — — — — —
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 7 — 0% 29% 14% 0% 57% 0% $39,108 8 -0.99 16 — — — — —
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 35 — 51% 23% 11% 0% 54% 3% $71,521 70 +0.39 82 98% — — — —
Graphic Design 100 — 30% 11% 36% 1% 47% 0% $58,086 46 -0.15 63 90% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 68 — 62% 12% 16% 3% 62% 3% $67,467 46 -0.07 78 91% — — — —
Music 42 +2 64% 14% 5% 2% 67% 2% $38,598 12 -0.88 15 94% — — — —
Theater 23 +1 61% 35% 9% 13% 39% 0% $23,250 0 -2.65 2 100% — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 46 — 80% 4% 20% 0% 67% 0% $101,433 49 +0.09 97 99% — — — —
Criminology 77 +2 32% 8% 8% 3% 74% 0% $51,053 7 -1.22 47 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 32 — 88% 19% 22% 9% 31% 9% $90,337 52 +0.13 94 100% — — — —
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 29 — 90% 17% 10% 3% 55% 3% $88,980 45 +0.02 93 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,174
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,681
Est. In-State Cost $10,574
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,047
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 25.0% 1,370 59% 13% 27% 2% 50% 2% $68,794 21 -0.40 79 94% —
Engineering 18.9% 1,032 80% 20% 30% 1% 39% 2% $98,196 33 -0.35 97 97% —
Social Sciences 13.0% 709 32% 11% 12% 2% 68% 1% $51,926 18 -0.75 49 94% —
Arts 8.5% 464 44% 13% 22% 3% 54% 2% $59,602 81 -0.21 66 95% —
Computer Science 6.4% 353 83% 14% 53% 1% 21% 3% $106,177 42 -0.55 98 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.6% 308 28% 12% 16% 4% 63% 0% $55,010 27 -0.42 57 94% —
Education 4.9% 267 14% 16% 7% 2% 68% 0% $46,112 10 -1.13 33 90% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 258 41% 13% 22% 3% 55% 2% $68,159 51 +0.16 79 95% —
Health Sciences 3.5% 193 53% 9% 23% 5% 57% 1% $55,980 1 -0.68 59 95% —
Humanities 3.5% 191 47% 15% 9% 2% 69% 1% $49,924 20 -0.54 44 94% —
Professional 3.4% 184 63% 10% 14% 3% 62% 2% $76,458 70 -0.46 86 99% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.6% 145 64% 18% 26% 2% 46% 2% $67,591 19 -0.41 78 95% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $2.6M #238 69% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $2.4M #276 89% $0 — — — —
Engineering $2.0M #248 71% $0.1M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $1.7M #136 60% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.7M #251 98% $0 — — — —
Education $0.5M #289 50% $0 18 #235 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #500 89% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #338 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #423 0% $0.0M — — — —
Total $10.1M #312 73% $0.1M 18 #401 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 72 $556K $511K $45K
Baseball 35 $832K $809K $22K
Soccer 34 $808K $772K $36K
Basketball 17 $828K $785K $43K
Total 140 $3.0M $2.9M $146K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 131 $631K $622K $9K
Soccer 35 $784K $725K $58K
Volleyball 21 $876K $714K $161K
Basketball 14 $701K $675K $26K
Total 126 $3.0M $2.7M $255K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 203 $1.2M $1.1M $54K
Soccer 69 $1.6M $1.5M $94K
Baseball 35 $832K $809K $22K
Basketball 31 $1.5M $1.5M $69K
Volleyball 21 $876K $714K $161K
Total 266 $9.0M $8.0M $919K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 67% 49%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind