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Statement · Pomona, CA

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $7,851 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $23,955.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $71,902 ten years after entering, the 91st percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 68% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
29,442

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $23,955 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $7,851 and $20,716 a year depending on income at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.

Statement of cost · California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$23,955
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$7,851
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$11,531
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$7,780

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $7,851; $30–48k: $8,433; $48–75k: $10,734; $75–110k: $13,894; over $110k: $20,716. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$7,851
$30k–$48k$8,433
$48k–$75k$10,734
$75k–$110k$13,894
Over $110k$20,716

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $71,902; the median graduate who borrowed owes $16,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$54,466
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$64,008
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
91st percentile among public 4-years
$71,902
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
33rd percentile among public 4-years
$16,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$13,437

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $54,466; 8 yrs after entry: $64,008; 10 yrs after entry: $71,902. Median graduate debt: $16,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $16,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$54,466
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$64,008
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$71,902
Median graduate debt$16,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree1,523$72,509$15,808
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree360$51,985$13,000
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree304$99,934$16,500
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree265$107,324$16,500
SociologyBachelor's Degree238$57,178$13,300
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree216$101,659$17,455
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree214$61,718$18,000
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree208$49,890$15,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree177$58,684$14,267
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree175$60,038$15,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree170$49,335$13,750
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree149$56,089$15,550
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree127$106,684$18,812
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree126$97,066$26,295
ArchitectureBachelor's Degree120$76,979$28,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree120$115,701not reported
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree117$102,133$20,250
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree116$52,064$21,160
Education, OtherBachelor's Degree113not reported$12,200
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree103$43,565$11,125
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree35not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree21not reportednot reported
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree19not reportednot reported
Civil EngineeringMaster's Degree28$117,917not reported
Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree42$111,388$16,067
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree96$103,640$21,812

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona: 25,042 undergraduates; 46% of students receive Pell grants; 75% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

75%

34th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

25,042

92nd percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

46%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

83rd percentile among public 4-years

Completion

68%

finish within 150% of normal time

87th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

49%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$29,032

38th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k38%
  • $30k–$48k21%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110k11%
  • Over $110k13%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k38%
$30k–$48k21%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110k11%
Over $110k13%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.