California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
What California State Polytechnic University, Pomona's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.
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89% of students admitted to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona go elsewhere.
Only 11% of admits enroll, so California State Polytechnic University, Pomona admits far more students than it has seats.
Enroll11%
Go elsewhere89%
Source: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona's Common Data Set 2025-26
7 more things the data says PRO
- The share of women in the first-year class has fallen from 49% to 41% since 2019-20, about 1.1 points a year.
- The admit rate has moved up steadily, from 54.6% in 2019-20 to 74.0% in 2025-26. If the trend holds, expect about 78.7% in 2026-27.
- The share of international students in the first-year class has fallen from 3% to 1% since 2019-20, about 0.5 points a year.
- 11% of admitted students chose to enroll, lower than 86% of similar colleges.
- 596 students stayed on the waitlist and 58 were admitted from it (9.7%).
- Men were admitted at a lower rate: 80.0% for women against 68.4% for men.
- Applications rose 32% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (36,660 to 48,258), faster than 52% of colleges here.
What students say PRO
From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.
- About 33 admits built or led technical projects, such as robotics teams, coding clubs, hackathons, apps or startups.
- About 28 admits had a paid job or family responsibilities, such as caring for relatives or working in a family business.
- About 22 admits held a top role built over years: founder, president, captain or editor of a club, team or nonprofit.
- About 48 admits did steady community service, tutoring or nonprofit work, often alongside leadership in the same area.
- About 5 admits cite a heavy course load, such as many AP, IB or honors classes.
- Students report CPP admits by major: impacted majors like computer science and architecture admit far fewer, with one commenter saying CS was under 10%.
- Students report CPP decisions come late, usually late January through March and sometimes into April, and the website timing is inconsistent.
- Students report transfer admits to mechanical engineering had college GPAs around 3.8, with core courses done, and offers were still arriving in March.
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