Cal Poly Pomona's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of California State Polytechnic University-Pomona students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of California State Polytechnic University-Pomona students is 70.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 73.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 66.6%.

70.2%

asian 82.3% 475 students
African American 62.5% 75 students
white 76.3% 344 students
unknown 78.2% 61 students
hawaiian 40.0% 2 students
hispanic 62.6% 715 students
International Students 62.7% 89 students
Mixed Race 71.8% 97 students

Drop Out

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona has an overall drop-out rate of 23.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 27.3% and 18.8% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

23.1%

asian 13.2% 76 students
African American 23.3% 28 students
white 19.5% 88 students
unknown 18.0% 14 students
hispanic 28.8% 329 students
International Students 33.8% 48 students
Mixed Race 22.2% 30 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of California State Polytechnic University-Pomona at a rate of 1.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 2.1%, and male students' 1.3%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

1.7%

asian 1.0% 6 students
African American 4.2% 5 students
white 2.0% 9 students
unknown 2.6% 2 students
hispanic 1.6% 18 students
Mixed Race 3.7% 5 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

5.0%

asian 3.5% 20 students
African American 10.0% 12 students
white 2.2% 10 students
hawaiian 40.0% 2 students
hispanic 7.0% 80 students
International Students 3.5% 5 students
Mixed Race 2.2% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Construction Engineering Technologies	$75,286	$77,329	$89,517
Engineering Technology, General	NA	$63,005	$82,880
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$68,110	$69,930	$81,209
Mechanical Engineering	$68,168	$67,918	$79,792
Computer Engineering	$65,611	$63,501	$76,900
Computer Science	$59,217	$64,394	$76,474
Chemical Engineering	$64,215	$68,305	$76,397
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$70,663	$64,087	$76,106
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$61,260	$61,516	$75,446
Industrial Engineering	$65,420	$67,287	$75,414
Civil Engineering	$67,170	$64,231	$74,217
Manufacturing Engineering	$63,805	$69,338	$74,142
Architecture	$56,226	$55,286	$60,596
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$50,497	$47,260	$59,616
Landscape Architecture	$45,661	$49,136	$59,134
Food Science and Technology	$46,124	$48,667	$58,455
Biotechnology	$32,995	$45,500	$55,041
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$42,153	$43,757	$51,906
Mathematics	$32,262	$37,856	$51,359
Chemistry	$37,610	$37,424	$47,696
Geography and Cartography	$34,075	NA	$45,787
Agricultural Business and Management	$28,662	$35,060	$45,552
Music	$20,976	$29,322	$45,163
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$27,981	$30,771	$44,860
Sociology	$30,269	$36,129	$44,209
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	NA	$25,194	$42,322
Plant Sciences	$36,351	$33,993	$42,182
Communication and Media Studies	$32,066	$35,142	$41,717
Hospitality Administration/Management	$35,592	$38,356	$41,544
Biology, General	$29,515	$31,042	$40,889
Apparel and Textiles	$35,140	$33,993	$39,544
Physics	$32,252	$50,022	$39,427
Political Science and Government	$26,931	$30,554	$38,739
History	$25,363	$30,119	$38,302
Animal Sciences	$31,365	$31,081	$35,918
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$25,265	$28,443	$34,568
Design and Applied Arts	$34,271	$32,035	$33,841
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$32,416	$32,569	$33,590
Psychology, General	$24,593	$26,710	$32,803
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$24,555	$25,603	$31,658
Anthropology	$24,293	$24,615	$27,976
English Language and Literature, General	$21,075	$21,508	$27,909
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,010	$11,434	NA
Economics	$36,996	$37,568	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$24,434	NA	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$49,680	$42,682	NA
Philosophy	$20,211	NA	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$25,653	NA	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$17,591	$27,476	NA
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$58,352	NA	NA
Education, Other	$26,654	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$85,357	$96,966
Civil Engineering	$72,891	$72,650	$86,380
Education, General	$69,638	$66,461	$71,197
Architecture	NA	$61,218	$69,463
English Language and Literature, General	$39,890	NA	$50,315
Psychology, General	$49,255	$41,565	$47,221
Agriculture, General	NA	$67,660	NA
Public Administration	NA	$52,198	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NA	$64,493	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$83,637	NA	NA
Computer Science	$103,033	NA	NA
Biology, General	$36,880	NA	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$100,464	$84,653	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$98,921	NA	NA

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