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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Pomona, CA
Population 9,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 24,271
Men / Women 56% / 44%
Hispanic 53%
Asian 20%
White 14%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 27%
Engineering, Computing & Math 25%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20%
Life & Natural Sciences 14%
Arts 7%
Education 5%
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 (91th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (97th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $3M #263
Life & Natural Sciences $6M #292
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #447
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 18 #409
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #612

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona 5,859 52% / 48% 2% $70,336
Aerospace Engineering 118 +1 87% / 13% 2% $85,899
Chemical Engineering 66 64% / 36% 6% $91,717
Civil Engineering 265 69% / 31% 0% $96,395
Computer Engineering 107 +10 79% / 21% 2% $90,383
Computer Science 323 78% / 22% 4% $94,977
Electrical Engineering 150 +2 85% / 15% 3% $102,327
Industrial Engineering 64 80% / 20% 14% $84,099
Manufacturing Engineering 29 76% / 24% 7% $82,597
Mathematics 83 +1 63% / 37% 1% $58,604
Mechanical Engineering 234 87% / 13% 3% $89,964
Physics 25 80% / 20% 4% $65,870
Animal Sciences 159 +1 12% / 88% 0% $49,636
Biology 194 +1 30% / 70% 1% $54,618
Biotechnology 34 62% / 38% 12% $71,034
Chemistry 72 50% / 50% 1% $58,089
Environmental Biology 17 24% / 76% 0% $50,368
Food Science 30 43% / 57% 10% $66,525
Geosciences 19 58% / 42% 0%
Nutrition Sciences 74 20% / 80% 4%
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 26 46% / 54% 0% $45,371
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 187 45% / 55% 1% $53,131
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant 31 6% / 94% 3%
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 16 69% / 31% 0% $58,118
Business Management and Administration 1,348 +2 61% / 39% 2% $83,279
Economics 42 83% / 17% 10% $66,126
Hospitality Management 166 42% / 58% 5% $44,150
Anthropology 27 22% / 78% 0% $42,269
Criminology 105 43% / 57% 0%
English 87 28% / 72% 0% $43,476
Ethnic Studies 13 15% / 85% 0% $47,572
Geography 27 52% / 48% 0% $57,886
History 100 67% / 33% 1% $50,703
Philosophy 10 +1 40% / 60% 0% $45,595
Political Science 89 +1 44% / 56% 1% $48,776
Psychology 363 +2 28% / 72% 0% $48,177
Science, Technology and Society 4 25% / 75% 0%
Sociology 193 19% / 81% 0% $50,600
Spanish 17 6% / 94% 0%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 132 +2 41% / 59% 0% $51,933
Agricultural Teacher Education 33 27% / 73% 3% $56,128
Education 105 4% / 96% 1%
General Education 139 12% / 88% 0% $43,659
Apparel and Textiles 46 17% / 83% 0% $47,767
Architecture 85 45% / 55% 5% $65,158
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 8 12% / 88% 0%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 44 55% / 45% 2% $63,179
Graphic Design 121 36% / 64% 1% $46,074
Landscape Architecture 62 52% / 48% 2% $66,263
Music 42 +1 60% / 40% 2% $42,876
Theater 22 +1 32% / 68% 0%
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 42 88% / 12% 0% $98,573
Electrical Engineering Technology 21 86% / 14% 0% $82,696
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 43 93% / 7% 0%