California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, California · Also known as Cal Poly Pomona · Website
$71,902
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$71,902
median earnings, 10 years after starting
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona is a public 4-year college in Pomona, California with 25,042 undergraduates and 2,381 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $11,531 a year (tuition and fees $7,780 in-state, $20,380 out-of-state). It admits 75% of applicants and 68% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $71,902 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $16,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,531
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,780
Out-of-state $20,380
Admission rate
75%
US median 78%
Completion rate
68%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$16,000
About $170 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$71,902
Rank 339 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $11,531
- Tuition in-state
- $7,780
- Tuition out-of-state
- $20,380
- Cost of attendance
- $23,955
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 25%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,851
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,433
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,734
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,894
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,716
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,016 in 2015-16 to $7,780 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 75%
- Undergraduates
- 25,042
- Graduate students
- 2,381
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 44%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 96
- Endowment
- $187.5M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 339 of 5,094 US colleges and 59 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,531 | $20,161 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,780 | $8,086 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 75% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 80% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $16,000 | $11,537 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $54,466 | $36,048 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $71,902 | $41,472 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 73% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
96 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1,523 | $15,500 | $46,581 | $70,954 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 360 | $13,000 | $26,845 | $49,747 | $50,706 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 304 | $16,500 | $75,758 | $97,790 | $86,517 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 265 | $15,666 | $60,740 | $103,494 | $107,009 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 238 | $13,000 | $30,432 | $52,694 | $52,657 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 216 | $16,940 | $75,040 | $99,148 | $92,135 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 214 | $17,490 | $35,334 | $61,688 | $57,214 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 208 | $15,000 | $33,930 | $57,114 | $56,726 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 177 | $14,725 | $32,852 | $56,278 | $56,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 175 | $15,000 | $28,364 | $53,024 | $54,562 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 170 | $13,000 | $25,168 | $51,492 | $53,072 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 149 | $15,167 | $37,349 | $53,017 | $49,634 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 127 | $17,985 | $80,827 | $103,924 | $100,647 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $25,750 | $78,320 | $106,171 | $98,207 |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | $28,040 | $57,514 | $76,969 | $66,914 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 120 | Withheld | $101,955 | $128,133 | $103,485 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $20,000 | $70,768 | $100,673 | $109,015 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 116 | $20,825 | $30,065 | $55,744 | $51,490 |
| Education, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 113 | $11,000 | $31,250 | $42,160 | $49,113 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $11,250 | Withheld | $47,721 | $48,590 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 97 | $23,333 | $43,294 | $70,741 | $65,120 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 96 | $21,322 | $69,009 | $102,849 | $98,158 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $15,000 | $28,119 | $61,712 | $63,293 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $15,653 | $29,697 | $63,059 | $69,562 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does California State Polytechnic University-Pomona cost?
$11,531 a year is the average net price at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,780 for in-state students and $20,380 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,955. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,851 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona?
75% of applicants are admitted to California State Polytechnic University-Pomona. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do California State Polytechnic University-Pomona graduates earn?
$71,902 a year is the median pay of former California State Polytechnic University-Pomona students who work, 10 years after they started ($54,466 after 6 years). That ranks 339 of 5,094 US colleges and 59 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $101,955.
How much student debt do California State Polytechnic University-Pomona graduates have?
$16,000 is the median federal student loan debt of California State Polytechnic University-Pomona graduates, about $170 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 25% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona?
68% of first-time, full-time students at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona finish within 6 years. 87% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (1,523 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (360 bachelor's graduates), Civil Engineering (304 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 96 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.