California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Overview

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a public institution situated in Pomona, California. Pomona is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Cal Poly Pomona is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Cal Poly Pomona is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 47% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Cal Poly Pomona makes roughly $63,732 a year. This is 56% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Cal Poly Pomona.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Cal Poly Pomona has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Interior Architecture Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#30	Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools	College Factual
#44	Best Hospitality Management Schools	College Factual
#198	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#204	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#243	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is California State Polytechnic University - Pomona?

Contact details for Cal Poly Pomona are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3801 W Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768
Phone:	909-869-7659
Website:	www.cpp.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/calpolypomona
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/calpolypomona

How Do I Get Into Cal Poly Pomona?

You can apply to Cal Poly Pomona online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Cal Poly Pomona

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cal Poly Pomona?

With an acceptance rate of 65%, Cal Poly Pomona does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 60%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 95% of students accepted to Cal Poly Pomona submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 640.

Cal Poly Pomona received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 27. Composite scores were between 19 and 27.

Can I Afford California State Polytechnic University - Pomona?

The overall average net price of Cal Poly Pomona is $30,175. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Cal Poly Pomona, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $6,030 a year. That adds up to $24,120 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cal Poly Pomona is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 27,912 undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona, with 24,388 being full-time and 3,524 being part-time.

There are also 2,102 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 24,388 full-time undergraduates at Cal Poly Pomona, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State Polytechnic University - Pomona students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5,407
Black or African American	746
Hispanic or Latino	11,982
White	3,465
International Students	1,232
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,556

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 87 countries are represented at Cal Poly Pomona. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Kuwait, and South Korea.

Online Learning at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

In 2019-2020, 29,727 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cal Poly Pomona has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Cal Poly Pomona

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona was 4,072.8%. This is the #56 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Cal Poly Pomona regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	1,644	0	46	0	1,690
General Psychology	365	0	9	0	374
Computer Science	270	0	27	0	297
Hospitality Management	267	0	10	0	277
General Biology	245	0	27	0	272
Sociology	270	0	0	0	270
Civil Engineering	245	0	23	0	268
Mechanical Engineering	227	0	20	0	247
Health & Physical Education	198	0	3	0	201
Communication & Media Studies	199	0	0	0	199
Electrical Engineering	152	0	13	0	165
Liberal Arts General Studies	161	0	0	0	161
Mathematics	120	0	16	0	136
Animal Science	123	0	0	0	123
General English Literature	94	0	21	0	115
Design & Applied Arts	113	0	0	0	113
Other Education	111	0	0	0	111
General Architecture	95	0	7	0	102
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	101	0	0	0	101
Computer Engineering	99	0	0	0	99
Nutrition Science	93	0	0	0	93
Political Science & Government	93	0	0	0	93
Industrial Engineering	83	0	0	0	83
Chemistry	70	0	8	0	78
Chemical Engineering	73	0	0	0	73
Textile & Apparel Studies	73	0	0	0	73
Landscape Architecture	66	0	3	0	69
History	61	0	6	0	67
Urban & Regional Planning	50	0	11	0	61
Biotechnology	60	0	0	0	60
Mechanical Engineering Technology	54	0	0	0	54
Economics	45	0	9	0	54
Construction Engineering Technology	44	0	0	0	44
General Education	0	0	42	0	42
Food Science Technology	41	0	0	0	41
Music	39	0	0	0	39
General Agriculture	0	13	25	0	38
Manufacturing Engineering	37	0	0	0	37
Plant Sciences	35	0	0	0	35
Interior Architecture	0	0	35	0	35
Drama & Theater Arts	34	0	0	0	34
Anthropology	33	0	0	0	33
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	30	0	0	0	30
Ethnic Studies	28	0	0	0	28
Geological & Earth Sciences	22	0	6	0	28
Romance Languages	26	0	0	0	26
Teacher Education Subject Specific	25	0	0	0	25
Physics	25	0	0	0	25
Agricultural Economics & Business	24	0	0	0	24
Philosophy	24	0	0	0	24
Geography & Cartography	24	0	0	0	24
Electronics Engineering Technology	23	0	0	0	23
Accounting	0	0	19	0	19
Educational Administration	0	0	0	15	15
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	14	0	14
Public Administration	0	0	10	0	10
General Engineering	0	0	9	0	9
Systems Engineering	0	0	7	0	7
Fine & Studio Arts	6	0	0	0	6
Science, Technology & Society	5	0	0	0	5
General Engineering Technology	3	0	0	0	3
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	2	0	2
Botany/Plant Biology	0	0	0	0	0
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	0	0	0	0
Zoology	0	0	0	0	0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	0	0
Behavioral Science	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	6,448	13	428	15	6,904

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Victorrocha under License

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