California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona is a public college in Pomona, CA. Its average net price is $9,404 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$6,245
$30,001 to $48,000$6,570
$48,001 to $75,000$7,638
$75,001 to $110,000$11,214
$110,001 and up$19,582
$8,147Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$21,467Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$9,404Average Net Price
$16,359Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,061Books and Supplies
$4,280Other Expenses
51.2%Students on Pell Grants
24.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

75.2%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,095
8 years after entry$68,953
10 years after entry$77,464
67.8%Graduation Rate
87.4%Retention Rate
$15,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Pomona, CALocation
Large suburbSetting
25,042Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$87,482 n=171$18,000 n=119
Agricultural Business$54,084 National median for this major n=4,648Not published
Animal Sciences$39,083 n=173$13,006 n=132
Anthropology$35,866 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Apparel and Textiles$46,635 n=101$18,500 Small program - rough guide n=61
Architecture$61,344 n=131$21,670 Small program - rough guide n=92
Behavioral Sciences$39,719 National median for this major n=1,960Not published
Biology$39,049 n=217$14,712 n=132
Biotechnology$45,923 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Botany/Plant Biology$36,829 National median for this major n=278Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$51,565 n=1,946$14,023 n=1,018
Chemical Engineering$81,076 Small program - rough guide n=86$18,357 Small program - rough guide n=71
Chemistry$51,496 Small program - rough guide n=58$13,750 Small program - rough guide n=67
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$58,938 Small program - rough guide n=60$19,250 Small program - rough guide n=37
Civil Engineering$78,525 n=313$15,000 n=208
Communications$40,685 n=223$14,437 Small program - rough guide n=94
Computer Engineering$83,186 n=108$13,000 Small program - rough guide n=88
Computer Science$72,708 n=261$15,000 n=198
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$85,694 Small program - rough guide n=65$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Criminology$39,292 Small program - rough guide n=84$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=73
Design and Applied Arts$35,807 n=122$14,975 Small program - rough guide n=87
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$26,813 Small program - rough guide n=39Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$42,395 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Economics$45,093 Small program - rough guide n=46$12,893 Small program - rough guide n=32
Education, Other$33,210 n=104$12,339 Small program - rough guide n=58
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$84,142 n=142$14,274 n=109
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$66,818 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
English Language and Literature, General$33,028 Small program - rough guide n=72$16,525 Small program - rough guide n=69
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Food Science and Technology$55,086 National median for this major n=940Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$27,016 Small program - rough guide n=49$17,500 Small program - rough guide n=79
Hospitality Administration/Management$44,976 n=287$13,375 n=100
Industrial Engineering$82,978 Small program - rough guide n=76$13,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Landscape Architecture$53,606 Small program - rough guide n=89$15,500 Small program - rough guide n=57
Liberal Arts$31,688 n=111$14,999 n=107
Manufacturing Engineering$82,864 Small program - rough guide n=58Not published
Mathematics$34,880 Small program - rough guide n=81$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=61
Mechanical Engineering$82,531 n=305$17,039 n=172
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$72,141 Small program - rough guide n=63$18,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$41,538 National median for this major n=2,315Not published
Music$33,778 Small program - rough guide n=36$17,329 Small program - rough guide n=32
Nutrition Sciences$36,414 Small program - rough guide n=74$19,164 Small program - rough guide n=65
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$54,588 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Plant Sciences$49,887 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Political Science and Government$37,018 Small program - rough guide n=97$13,733 Small program - rough guide n=67
Psychology$32,652 n=389$13,000 n=241
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Science, Technology and Society$47,447 National median for this major n=688Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$40,717 n=304$12,500 n=189
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$32,185 n=121$16,222 n=130
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$43,301 Small program - rough guide n=44$17,112 Small program - rough guide n=32
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$37,416 National median for this major n=583Not published
Zoology/Animal Biology$33,118 National median for this major n=2,431Not published

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