Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Pomona, CA
Population 9,000,000
Map of the United States

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 1.6%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona 5,474 54% / 46% 2% $66,540 82 93%
Aerospace Engineering 125 79% / 21% 3% $88,466 96 99%
Chemical Engineering 55 55% / 45% 5% $94,458 97 95%
Civil Engineering 232 71% / 29% 2% $91,080 96 97%
Computer Engineering 118 +3 89% / 11% 3% $93,084 97 94%
Electrical Engineering 164 +5 88% / 12% 2% $97,232 98 93%
Industrial Engineering 51 73% / 27% 2% $86,612 95 97%
Manufacturing Engineering 25 96% / 4% 0% $85,066 94 100%
Mechanical Engineering 262 84% / 16% 1% $92,652 97 96%
Computer Science 353 83% / 17% 3% $97,815 98 92%
Chemistry 49 55% / 45% 2% $59,825 73 90%
Geosciences 13 54% / 46% 0% $65,474 80 100%
Mathematics 60 +4 68% / 32% 3% $60,355 74 94%
Physics 23 78% / 22% 0% $67,838 83 96%
Biology 203 37% / 63% 0% $56,250 67 93%
Biotechnology 36 67% / 33% 8% $73,156 87 95%
Environmental Biology 19 32% / 68% 0% $51,873 57 88%
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 21 43% / 57% 0% $59,855 73 91%
Agronomy and Crop Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Animal Sciences 132 20% / 80% 0% $51,120 56 93%
Food Science 16 31% / 69% 6% $68,513 83 97%
Nutrition Sciences 71 +1 31% / 69% 0% $48,772 49 100%
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 35 +1 60% / 40% 0% $46,727 43 86%
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant 32 6% / 94% 0% $50,593 54
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 193 53% / 47% 1% $54,719 64 98%
Business Management and Administration 1,202 +2 61% / 39% 2% $66,085 81 93%
Economics 25 64% / 36% 4%
Economics 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $68,102 83 93%
Hospitality Management 139 37% / 63% 5% $45,470 40 92%
Anthropology 20 +1 40% / 60% 5% $43,532 34 89%
English 68 41% / 59% 0% $39,705 23 90%
Ethnic Studies 18 +1 17% / 83% 0% $48,993 50 92%
Geography 12 75% / 25% 0% $59,616 73 100%
Geography and Environmental Studies 8 50% / 50% 0%
History 64 70% / 30% 2% $52,218 58 96%
Philosophy 20 +1 45% / 55% 0% $46,957 44 100%
Political Science 74 46% / 54% 1% $50,234 53 90%
Psychology 325 +1 28% / 72% 0% $47,379 45 89%
Science, Technology and Society 2 50% / 50% 0% $47,906 47
Sociology 152 23% / 77% 0% $52,112 58 94%
Spanish 19 21% / 79% 0% $60,804 75 100%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 118 +1 37% / 63% 1% $53,485 61 90%
Agricultural Teacher Education 51 24% / 76% 0% $57,806 70 91%
Education 100 2% / 98% 1% $37,656 18 100%
General Education 116 20% / 80% 0% $44,964 38 95%
Apparel and Textiles 80 28% / 72% 1% $49,195 51 85%
Architecture 107 46% / 54% 4% $70,159 85 92%
Art 2 50% / 50% 0%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 7 0% / 100% 0% $43,051 32
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 35 51% / 49% 3% $65,067 80 94%
Graphic Design 100 30% / 70% 0% $47,451 46 93%
Landscape Architecture 68 62% / 38% 3% $68,243 83 93%
Music 42 +2 64% / 36% 2% $44,157 36 92%
Theater 23 +1 61% / 39% 0% $39,305 22
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 46 80% / 20% 0% $101,519 98 94%
Criminology 77 +2 32% / 68% 0% $50,360 53
Electrical Engineering Technology 32 88% / 12% 9% $85,167 94 97%
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 29 90% / 10% 3% $81,484 92 100%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 25.0% 1,370 59% / 41% 2% $63,961 79 92%
Engineering 18.9% 1,032 80% / 20% 2% $92,183 97 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16.4% 900 35% / 65% 1% $49,381 51 91%
Arts 8.5% 464 44% / 56% 2% $56,635 67 91%
Computer Science 6.4% 353 83% / 17% 3% $97,815 98 92%
Agriculture & Food Science 5.6% 308 28% / 72% 0% $51,525 56 94%
Education 4.9% 267 14% / 86% 0% $44,680 37 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 258 41% / 59% 2% $58,287 71 93%
Health Sciences 3.5% 193 53% / 47% 1% $54,719 64 98%
Professional 3.4% 184 63% / 37% 2% $74,109 88 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.6% 145 64% / 36% 2% $61,822 76 94%

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 #236
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 #402

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 42% 42% 42%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind