California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Pomona, CA
3801 W Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768
909-869-7659

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona is a public polytechnic university in Pomona, California. It is one of two polytechnics in the California State University system. Cal Poly Pomona began as the southern campus of the California Polytechnic School in 1938. Its northern campus is Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The university is located in San Bernardino County, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Downtown Los Angeles. The university offers bachelor's degrees in 94 majors, 39 master's degrees, 13 teaching credentials and a doctorate across 9 distinct academic colleges. The university is one among a small group of polytechnic universities in the United States which tend to be primarily devoted to the instruction of technical arts and applied sciences.

Cal Poly Pomona is one of only two polytechnic universities in the California State University system and is the nation’s leading producer of bachelor’s degrees for Latinos and African Americans in engineering. The university is also ranked as the best value for undergraduate education by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and is a top producer of Fulbright Scholars.

The university is located on 1,438 acres (5.8 km2) of rolling hills in the city of Pomona, California, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles. The campus is adjacent to the Los Angeles County Fairplex, which hosts the annual L.A. County Fair. The university is bisected by the Pomona Freeway (State Route 60).

Cal Poly Pomona offers 94 bachelor's degrees, 39 master's degrees, 13 teaching credentials and a doctorate across 9 distinct academic colleges. The university is one among a small group of polytechnic universities in the United States which tend to be primarily devoted to the instruction of technical arts and applied sciences.

The colleges at Cal Poly Pomona are:

The College of Agriculture

The College of Architecture, Art and Design

The Collins College of Hospitality Management

The College of Education and Integrative Studies

The College of Engineering

The College of Environmental Design

The College of the Extended University

The College of Science

The School of Nursing

Cal Poly Pomona is consistently ranked as a best value for undergraduate education by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and is a top producer of Fulbright Scholars. The university is also ranked as one of the nation’s leading producers of bachelor’s degrees for Latinos and African Americans in engineering.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 30014

Acceptance Rate: 64.81%

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://www.cpp.edu/

Financial Aid: https://www.cpp.edu/financial-aid/

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $28183

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $40063

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona is $111941.01. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona. For graduates of California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, we saw an average early-career income of $62400.00 and mid-career income of $119600.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.