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California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, was established in 1938 as the Voorhis Ranch. The university, also referred to as Cal Poly Pomona, is part of the California State University system. The university sits on more than 1400 acres in Pomona, California, and offers over 65 undergraduate programs and more than 20 graduate programs. Cal Poly Pomona is organized into the following colleges:

  • College of Agriculture
  • College of Business Administration
  • College of Education and Integrative Studies
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Environmental Design
  • College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
  • College of Science
  • The Collins College of Hospitality Management

Cal Poly Pomona has an active Greek Life and recognizes more than 20 fraternities and sororities including Beta Chi Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Lambda Theta Alpha, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and many more.

Campus Location

3801 W Temple Ave
Pomona, CA 91768
USA
Main Tel: (909) 869-7659
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in engineering, animal science and care, architecture and planning, hospitality, and business and management.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of students.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High faculty salary.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Numerous part-time students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor3,72457
Master34820

Students

Student enrollment was 21,477 in 2007-2008 (19,265 full-time equivalent).

About 58% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 42% of the class.

Undergrads are 89% of enrolled students and graduate students are 11%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 3,564
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 13,734
Room$ 5,580
Board$ 3,555
Books and supplies$ 1,500
Other$ 2,286

Financial Aid: Cal State Pomona participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  362
Without tenure; working toward tenure  155
Without tenure; tenure not available  55

Housing and Meals

Cal State Pomona provides on-campus housing for 3,107 of its 19,265 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the California Collegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 79 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 68 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men69%
Women69%
All69%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal430-550
Math470-590

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (33 awarded)

  • Agricultural Business and Management
  • Agriculture
  • Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (111 awarded)

  • Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (212 awarded)

  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (29 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,190 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (92 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (57 awarded)

  • Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (70 awarded)

  • Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (101 awarded)

  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Education

ENGINEERING (613 awarded)

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Structural Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (74 awarded)

  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (12 awarded)

  • Public Administration

HOSPITALITY (192 awarded)

  • Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (42 awarded)

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Ornamental Horticulture
  • Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management

LIBERAL ARTS (551 awarded)

  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
  • Geography
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (56 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (71 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (25 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (87 awarded)

  • Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
  • Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (16 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (244 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Biology
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Zoology/Animal Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (180 awarded)

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Cal State Pomona with government-defined occupation categories.)

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