California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA · Public · Large suburb · CSPUP
Public institution in Pomona, CA · 24,271 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $71,902 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Undergraduates
- Top 13%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 15%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 16%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $11,580421st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,439313th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,319821st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,672541st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $16,000366th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $71,902249th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,466368th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 66.7%536th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 88.1%304th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 73.7%720th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 24,27181st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23.0:12,024th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.0%497th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 35 mi (LAX)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 60 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $76,749 | $77,329 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $73,195 | $69,930 |
| Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technology | bachelors | $72,860 | $63,005 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,821 | $67,918 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,278 | $67,287 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,219 | $64,087 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,626 | $64,231 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,238 | $63,501 |
| Manufacturing EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,990 | $69,338 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,377 | $68,305 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $62,012 | $64,394 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $61,814 | $61,516 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1949source
- Athletic nickname: "Broncos"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Green and Goldsource
- Mascot: Billy Broncosource
- Motto: "Discere Faciendo (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 1,438 acressource
- Formerly known as "California Polytechnic School Vorhees Unit" (1938–1956)source
- Formerly known as "California Polytechnic School Kellogg-Vorhees Unit" (1956–1966)source
- Formerly known as "California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Vorhees" (1966–1972)source
- Athletic conference: CCAAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Bronco Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Forest Whitakersource
- Notable alum: Hilda Solissource
- Notable alum: Jonathan Bornsteinsource
- Notable alum: Kim Rhodesource
Athletics — 5 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,500,571 (M $708,069 · W $792,502)
- Basketball: 2010
- Soccer: 2024
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecpp.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 110529)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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- Sports directoryAll 5 EADA programs at this school
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