- The Inkwell
- California
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CASuburb: largeZIP 91768Founded 1949
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1949
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.cpp.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
CaliforniaPublic
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona is a public university in Pomona, California, with 25,042 undergraduates. It admits 75% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $9,404 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate75%
Retention87%
4-year graduation37%
Pell Grant share51%
Federal loans25%
$9,404net price / year
75%admission rate
—average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$77,464median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,500median debt
#242 of 1,704 for earnings#155 of 1,739 for lowest net price#447 of 1,738 for graduation rate#705 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $22,633tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,147
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $21,467
- Average net price
- $9,404national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,245
$30,001–48,000$6,570
$48,001–75,000$7,638
$75,001–110,000$11,214
$110,001+$19,582
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 75%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college75%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college87%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college51%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 37%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 78%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,095
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,464middle 50%: $50,436–$108,392
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$108,392
Median, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona$77,464
Lower quarter$50,436
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 25,042
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 22.4
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 48%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,943 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,485
- Endowment, end of year
- $187,532,916
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White13%
Hispanic55%
Black2.4%
Asian22%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.4%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Engineering19%
Social sciences6.7%
Computer & information sciences6.5%
Psychology5.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.7%
Agriculture4.3%
Architecture3.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110529. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1026868.