by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona was awarded 118 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is hospitality management.
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College Factual ranked Cal Poly Pomona as #436 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 161 colleges in California, Cal Poly Pomona is ranked at #60.
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If you're applying to California State Polytechnic University - Pomona you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 55%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
The student to faculty ratio at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is 25 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is 46%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 87% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like California State Polytechnic University - Pomona enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Cal Poly Pomona this rate is 30%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 27,912 undergraduates at Cal Poly Pomona with 24,388 being full-time and 3,524 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,832 | $9,321 | $12,143 | $16,173 | $20,173 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Cal Poly Pomona, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Cal Poly Pomona, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $6,028 a year. That adds up to $24,112 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Cal Poly Pomona are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3801 W Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768 |
| Phone: | 909-869-7659 |
| Website: | www.cpp.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 1,678 | $46,581 |
| General Psychology | 373 | $26,845 |
| Civil Engineering | 315 | $75,758 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 289 | $75,040 |
| General Biology | 263 | $35,334 |
| Hospitality Management | 257 | $33,930 |
| Sociology | 253 | $30,432 |
| Computer Science | 229 | $60,740 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 171 | $32,852 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 163 | $78,320 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 17,248 students took at least one online class at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. This is a decrease from the 28,004 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 17,248 | 1,366 |
| 2021-2022 | 28,004 | 7,720 |
| 2020-2021 | 29,727 | 29,675 |
| 2018-2019 | 10,361 | 100 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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