California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, California
- Public
- Suburb
- 25,042 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 75%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $9,404per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 68%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $77,46410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Cal Poly Pomona's W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center puts on public horse shows on the first Sunday of the month, a tradition dating to 1926, with students riding.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 75%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From California State Polytechnic University-Pomona's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
55% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.70. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 74%35,688 admitted of 48,258 first-year applicants
- Off the wait list
- 10%58 admitted of 596 who stayed on the wait list (1,152 were offered a spot)
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Considered
- Activities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Interview
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $9,404full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $22,633sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,147Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $21,467Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 68%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 87%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $77,46410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 25,042Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 51%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 49%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA — admits 76%
- University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL — admits 77%
- California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA — admits 94%
- San Jose State University San Jose, CA — admits 85%
- San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA — admits 96%
- Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL — admits 66%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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