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{{Short description|Public university in Pomona, California, US}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
 | former_name            = California Polytechnic School Vorhees Unit (1938–1956)<br>California Polytechnic School Kellogg-Vorhees Unit (1956–1966)<br>California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Vorhees (1966–1972)<ref name="Tracing">{{cite web|url=http://www.cpp.edu/~library/specialcollections/history/tracing.html |title=Tracing Cal Poly's roots |work=Cal Poly Pomona University Library |access-date=February 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601164351/http://www.cpp.edu/~library/specialcollections/history/tracing.html |archive-date=June 1, 2010 }}</ref>
 | image                  = California Polytechnic (Pomona) university seal.svg
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 | image_upright          = .8
 | motto                  = ''Discere Faciendo'' ([[Latin]])
 | mottoeng               = "Learn by Doing"<ref>{{cite web |title=Undergraduate Program |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~sci/computer-science/undergraduate-program/index.shtml |publisher=[[Cal Poly Pomona]] |access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref>
 | free_label             = Newspaper
 | free                   = ''[[The Poly Post]]''
 | established            = {{Start date and age|1938}}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[Institute of Technology (United States)#Polytechnic universities|polytechnic university]]
 | endowment              = $186.7 million (2024)<ref name=endowment>{{Cite web |title=Public NCSE Tables |url=https://www.nacubo.org/Research/2024/Public-NCSE-Tables |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=www.nacubo.org}}</ref>
 | faculty                = 1,512 (fall 2021)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cpp.edu/data/documents/cpp-facts/fall_2021_fast_facts.pdf|title=Fall 2021 Fast Facts|access-date=May 24, 2025}}</ref>
 | president              = Iris S. Levine (interim)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpp.edu/president/meet-the-president/interim-president-bio.shtml |title=About the Interim President |publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |date=2025 |accessdate=May 20, 2025}}</ref>
 | provost                = Terri Gomez<ref>{{cite web|title=Office of the Provost|url=https://www.cpp.edu/president/from-the-president/2022-spring/jennifer-brown-named-provost.shtml|publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref>
 | students               = 27,196 (fall 2024)<ref name=Enrollment>{{cite web |url=https://www.cpp.edu/data/dashboards/fall-term-characteristics.shtml|title=Fall Student Characteristics|access-date=May 24, 2025}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 25,255 (fall 2024)<ref name=Enrollment/>
 | postgrad               = 1,941 (fall 2024)<ref name=Enrollment/>
 | city                   = [[Pomona, California]]
 | country                = United States
 | coordinates            = {{Coord|34|03|23|N|117|49|18|W|type:edu_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = Large suburb<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Pomona&s=all&id=110529|title=IPEDS-California State Polytechnic University, Pomona}}</ref>
 | campus_size            = {{convert|1438|acre|ha}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Cal Poly Pomona |url=https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/campuses/pomona |website=CalState.edu |access-date=24 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807115110/https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/campuses/pomona|archive-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref>
 | colors                 = Green and gold<ref name="Color">{{cite web|url=https://www.cpp.edu/brand/ |title=University Brand|publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |access-date=February 7, 2025}}</ref><br>{{color box|#005030}} {{color box|#ffb81c}}
 | mascot                 = Billy Bronco<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpp.edu/~ne/bronco.shtml|title=Get the Bronco Spirit!|publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|access-date=November 14, 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302164040/http://www.cpp.edu/~ne/bronco.shtml|archive-date=March 2, 2015}}</ref>
 | sports_nickname        = [[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos|Broncos]]
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division II]] – [[California Collegiate Athletic Association|CCAA]]
 | parent                 = [[California State University]]
 | accreditation          = [[WASC Senior College and University Commission|WSCUC]]
 | academic_affiliations  = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.cpp.edu/|cpp.edu}}
 | logo                   = Calpoly pomona univ logo.png
 | logo_size              = 250
}}

'''California State Polytechnic University Pomona''' ('''Cal Poly Pomona''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[Institute of Technology (United States)#Polytechnic universities|polytechnic]] [[research university]] in [[Pomona, California]], United States. It is the largest of the [[Cal Poly (disambiguation)|three polytechnic universities]] in the [[California State University]] system by enrollment.

Cal Poly Pomona began as a southern campus of the California Polytechnic School (now known as [[California Polytechnic State University|Cal Poly San Luis Obispo]]) in 1938, following the donation of the Voorhis School for Boys and its adjacent farm in [[San Dimas, California|San Dimas]] by Charles and [[Jerry Voorhis]]. This Pomona campus expanded in 1949 when it was gifted the W.K. Kellogg Institute of Animal Husbandry from the [[University of California]], which was originally [[Will Keith Kellogg|Will Keith Kellogg's]] horse ranch. Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo continued operations under unified administrative control until 1966, when Cal Poly Pomona was formed as an independent university.

Cal Poly Pomona currently offers [[bachelor's degrees]] in 94 majors, 39 [[master's degree]] programs, 13 [[teaching credential]]s, and a doctorate [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona academics|across nine distinct academic colleges]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://degrees.calstate.edu/csu_degree_search2?noCache=607:1358369036|title=CSU Degrees|website=CSU Degrees|access-date=October 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305042819/http://degrees.calstate.edu/csu_degree_search2?noCache=607:1358369036|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://degrees.calstate.edu/uploads/55/64/5564d4b6ec1584227ca2d1054c759f0f/Credential-Programs-08212012.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 14, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424234126/http://degrees.calstate.edu/uploads/55/64/5564d4b6ec1584227ca2d1054c759f0f/Credential-Programs-08212012.pdf |archive-date=April 24, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Doctoral Studies|url=http://www.cpp.edu/~education/doctoral/index.shtml|publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|access-date=October 21, 2013|archive-date=August 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827062308/http://www.cpp.edu/~education/doctoral/index.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university is one among a small group of [[Institute of Technology (United States)#Polytechnic universities|polytechnic universities in the United States]] which tend to be primarily devoted to the instruction of technical arts and applied sciences. Cal Poly, Pomona is a [[Hispanic-serving institution]] (HSI) and is eligible to be designated as an [[Minority-serving institution|Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution]] (AANAPISI).

Its sports teams are known as the [[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos]] and play in the [[NCAA Division II]] as part of the [[California Collegiate Athletic Association]] (CCAA). The Broncos sponsor 10 varsity sports and have won 14 NCAA national championships. Current and former Cal Poly Pomona athletes have won 7 Olympic medals ([[List of American universities with Olympic medals|3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpp.edu/~75th/newsletter/athletics.shtml|title=Top 12 Athletics Achievements|website=www.cpp.edu|language=en|access-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203075524/https://www.cpp.edu/~75th/newsletter/athletics.shtml|archive-date=February 3, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
{{Hatnote|See also: [[California Polytechnic State University#History|History of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo]].<ref group=Note>From 1938 to 1966 the California Polytechnic (Cal Poly) intermittently operated as one institution in up to three different locations: Pomona, San Dimas and San Luis Obispo.</ref>}}
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| source = <small>Myron Angel, founder of the California Polytechnic School, San Luis Obispo, California. January 7, 1899.</small><ref>{{Harvnb|Pflueger|1999|p=15.}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Angel|1907|p=45.}}</ref>
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[[File:CalPoly Stables.jpg|thumb|right|Old horse stables]]

[[File:W.K. Kellogg with Antez (1929).PNG|thumb|right|Cal Poly Pomona stands on the former Arabian horse ranch of cereal magnate [[Will Keith Kellogg|W.K. Kellogg]].]]

Events leading to the foundation of present-day Cal Poly Pomona began with the ending of the Voorhis School for Boys near Walnut Creek<ref name="Walnut Creek">{{cite web |url=https://sandimasca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Appendix-A_Site-Assessment-Report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922224212/https://sandimasca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Appendix-A_Site-Assessment-Report.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |title=Walnut Creek Habitat and Open Space Project Site Assessment Report }}</ref> in [[San Dimas, California]], and its acquisition by the [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]]–based California Polytechnic School in 1938.<ref>{{Harvnb|Pflueger|1999|p=41.}}</ref><ref name="Voorhis">{{cite web |last1=Strauss |first1=Rob |title=The Finding Aid of the Voorhis Family Collection 0090 |url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8t72q52/entire_text/ |website=Online Archive of California (OAC) |publisher=[[California Digital Library]] |access-date=24 July 2019 |date=February 2019}}</ref>

The California Polytechnic School ([[Cal Poly San Luis Obispo]]) was founded as a [[Vocational education in the United States|vocational]] high school when California Governor [[Henry Gage]] signed the Polytechnic School Bill on March 8, 1901, after its drafting by school founder Myron Angel.<ref>{{Harvnb|Pflueger|1999|p=18.}}</ref> Voorhis School, on the other hand, had been established in 1928 as a private vocational school which provided [[Primary education|elementary schooling]] for underprivileged boys and operated under the Christian religious principle, "education coupled with the Kingdom of God".<ref name="Pflueger 1999 44">{{Harvnb|Pflueger|1999|p=44.}}</ref><ref name="Voorhis" /> Its founder Charles B. Voorhis and [[Head teacher|headmaster]] [[Jerry Voorhis]] maintained the school opened throughout the worst years of the [[Great Depression]] but persistent economic pressures forced them to transfer control to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo in 1938.<ref>{{Harvnb|Pflueger|1999|p=45.}}</ref><ref name="Voorhis" />

Voorhis School became the Cal Poly-Voorhis Unit and its educational offerings were raised to the same level as Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo's, then a two-year college.<ref name="Cal Poly San Luis Obispo">{{cite web |url= http://www.alumni.calpoly.edu/alumniinfo/university-history.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080616082843/http://www.alumni.calpoly.edu/alumniinfo/university-history.html |archive-date=June 16, 2008 |title= University History |publisher=[[California Polytechnic State University]] | access-date=February 4, 2010}}</ref> The horticulture program was moved to the new satellite campus and the two units operated as one institution spanning two locations under the leadership of president Julian McPhee.<ref name="Campus History, Cal Poly San Dimas?">{{cite web| url=http://www.cpp.edu/~library/specialcollections/history/sandimas.html| title=Cal Poly San Dimas?| first=Allen| last=Ferreira| year=1985| publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona| access-date=January 31, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402202643/http://www.cpp.edu/~library/specialcollections/history/sandimas.html| archive-date=April 2, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

During World War II most of the student body was called to active military duty; enrollment declined and the campus closed in 1943.<ref name="Campus History, Cal Poly San Dimas?" /><ref>{{Harvnb|Pflueger|1999|p=51.}}</ref> Reopening after the war, Cal Poly-Voorhis Unit operated in San Dimas until 1956 when it moved to [[Will Keith Kellogg]]’s former [[Ranch|horse ranch]] in the neighboring city of [[Pomona, California]].<ref name="milestones">{{cite web |title=Historic Milestones |url=http://www.calstate.edu/pa/info/milestones.shtml |website=Public Affairs |publisher=CSU |access-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010806124508/http://www.calstate.edu/pa/info/milestones.shtml |archive-date=6 August 2001}}</ref><ref name="ar-75th">{{cite web |title=Index of /~ar-75th/pages |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~ar-75th/pages/ |website=cpp.edu |access-date=6 March 2022 |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306063038/https://www.cpp.edu/~ar-75th/pages/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="CPP History">{{cite web | title= Heritage and History at Cal Poly Pomona | url= http://www.cpp.edu/cpp_heritage.php | url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121204135153/http://www.csupomona.edu/cpp_heritage.php | archive-date= December 4, 2012 | publisher= California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | access-date= November 11, 2010 }}</ref> Acknowledging its Kellogg legacy, Cal Poly-Voorhis Unit changed its name to Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit and offered six programs in agriculture.<ref name="CPP History" /> The inaugural class of 1957 at the new campus consisted of 57 students graduating with bachelor's degrees in a ceremony held at the Rose Garden in Pomona and religious services at Voorhis Chapel in San Dimas.<ref name="Catalog">{{cite web | title= California State Polytechnic University, Pomona – Historical Development | url= http://www.cpp.edu/~academic/catalog/gen_info/Univ_Admin.pdf | publisher= California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | access-date= November 14, 2008 | archive-date= August 27, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160827105405/http://www.cpp.edu/~academic/catalog/gen_info/Univ_Admin.pdf | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Pflueger|1999|p=103.}}</ref> Also in 1957, Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis introduced the [[Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering|College of Engineering]], the second academic unit after the [[Cal Poly Pomona College of Agriculture|College of Agriculture]].<ref name="cpp.edu">{{Citation | title = University Ranks Fifth in West, Engineering Program Ninth in Nation by U.S. News & World Report | newspaper = PolyTrends | page = 2 | year = 2003 | url = http://www.cpp.edu/~advancement/publications/polytrends_fall03.pdf | access-date = January 31, 2010 | archive-date = August 27, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160827114354/http://www.cpp.edu/~advancement/publications/polytrends_fall03.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> The [[California Master Plan for Higher Education]] added the two Cal Poly campuses to the new California State College system in 1961 and Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit opened its doors for the first time to 329 female students.<ref name="CPP History" /> President McPhee retired in 1966, and Cal Poly split into two different and independent universities. The partnership between the two campuses remains with their involvement in the annual [[Cal Poly Universities Rose Float]].<ref name="Cal Poly San Luis Obispo" /><ref>{{Harvnb|Pflueger|1999|pp=133–134.}}</ref>

To better reflect its new ties to the California State College system, Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis changed its name to "California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis" in 1966 and became the 16th campus to officially join the CSC system.<ref name="CPP History" /> Robert C. Kramer assumed presidency of the independent campus in 1966 (second overall as the university recognizes McPhee as its first) and California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis finally adopted its present-day name California State Polytechnic University, Pomona on June 1, 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cpp.edu/~library/specialcollections/oralhistory/ |title=Voices From Our Past – Cal Poly Pomona Oral History |publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |date=March 18, 2009 |access-date=April 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701131456/http://www.cpp.edu/~library/specialcollections/oralhistory/ |archive-date=July 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calstate.edu/pa/info/milestones.shtml |title=CSU &#124; Public Affairs &#124; Historic Milestones |publisher=[[California State University]] |date=March 18, 2009 |access-date=April 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205054248/http://www.calstate.edu/PA/info/milestones.shtml |archive-date=February 5, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1998, Cal Poly Pomona received criticism when it planned to grant an honorary degree to [[Robert Mugabe]].  Mugabe's negative humanitarian record as president of [[Zimbabwe]] led to protests from staff, faculty and students, ultimately forcing the university to rescind the plan.<ref>{{cite news | title= Cal Poly Pomona Chief Is Focus of Campus Contention
| url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-15-me-60140-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=September 2, 2008 | first=Kenneth R. | last=Weiss | date=June 15, 1998}}</ref>

Cal Poly Pomona underwent further growth in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, with the construction of the [[CLA Building]] (demolished in 2022),<ref name="CLA Building">{{cite web |last1=Ravitz |first1=Anya |title=Predock Defends Doomed Pomona Tower |url=https://archpaper.com/2010/10/predock-defends-doomed-pomona-tower/ |website=ArchPaper.com |publisher=[[The Architect's Newspaper]] |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726182615/https://archpaper.com/2010/10/predock-defends-doomed-pomona-tower/ |archive-date=26 July 2019 |date=October 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thepolypost.com/news/2019/04/30/cla-in-limbo/|title=CLA in limbo|date=2019-04-30|website=The Poly Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> academic facilities, expansion to the [[Cal Poly Pomona University Library]] and the addition of programs such as the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies, the [[International Polytechnic High School|I-Poly High School]] and the [[U.R. Bronco]] undergraduate research program. Under then-president [[J. Michael Ortiz]], Cal Poly Pomona launched its first comprehensive capital campaign in fall of 2008 to increase its permanent endowment. Nevertheless, the negative economic effects caused by the [[late-2000s recession]] resulted in increased student fees, reduced enrollment availability, eliminated two athletic programs and introduced a mandatory [[furlough]] calendar for most of its employees.<ref>{{cite web|title= CSU Trustees Vote to Raise 2010–11 Fees by 5 Percent|url= http://polycentric.cpp.edu/2010/06/csu_trustees_raise_fees_5percent/|work= PolyCentric|access-date = August 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827140605/http://polycentric.cpp.edu/2010/06/csu_trustees_raise_fees_5percent/|archive-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= California State University Officials Outline Enrollment Cuts and Preview 2010–2011 Budget | url= http://www.calstate.edu/pa/news/2009/enrollment-budget.shtml | publisher= [[California State University]] | access-date= September 11, 2010 | archive-date= September 1, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100901035657/http://www.calstate.edu/PA/News/2009/enrollment-budget.shtml | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= Cal Poly Pomona Forced to Drop Men's and Women's Tennis | url= http://www.scta.usta.com/News/steve-2010/CalPoly/| publisher= [[United States Tennis Association]] |access-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= Cal State approves student fee increases and furloughs | date= July 21, 2009| url= https://www.scpr.org/news/2009/07/21/2604/csu-budget-vote-feature/| publisher= [[KPCC (radio station)|KPCC]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190920183541/https://www.scpr.org/news/2009/07/21/2604/csu-budget-vote-feature/ |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |access-date= September 20, 2019}}</ref>

In April 2024, CPP students joined [[List of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the United States in 2024|other campuses across the United States]] in protests against the humanitarian crisis and genocide in Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miramontes |first=Danna |date=2024-05-07 |title=CPP students join Pro-Palestinian protests across the nation - The Poly Post |url=https://thepolypost.com/news/2024/05/07/cpp-students-join-pro-palestinian-protests-across-the-nation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510085312/https://thepolypost.com/news/2024/05/07/cpp-students-join-pro-palestinian-protests-across-the-nation/ |archive-date=2024-05-10 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Poly Post |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Name===
{{Hatnote|See also: [[California State University#Campus naming conventions|Campus naming conventions in the CSU]] and [[California Polytechnic State University#Name]].}}
The university is officially known as "California State Polytechnic University, Pomona" and "Cal Poly Pomona", and is also referred to as "CPP".<ref name="Graphic Standard Manual">{{cite news |title=Identity |url=http://www.cpp.edu/~publicaffairs/graphics/nomenclature.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120025117/http://www.cpp.edu/~publicaffairs/graphics/nomenclature.shtml |archive-date=January 20, 2015 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |publisher=Office of Public Affairs at Cal Poly at Pomona |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The name "Cal Poly" is protected by trademark and state statute exclusively for [[California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo|California Polytechnic State University]] in [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Pflueger|1999|p=11.}}</ref> Referring to Cal Poly Pomona simply as "Cal Poly" can cause confusion. To honor each institution's unique identity and ensure clear communication, Cal Poly Pomona's Office of Public Affairs recommends using "Cal Poly Pomona" or "CPP" when mentioning the university.<ref name="Graphic Standard Manual" /> This practice recognizes Cal Poly Pomona as an independent and respected institution with distinct strengths within the California State University (CSU) system.

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File:The University of California W.K. Kellogg Institute-Pomona.svg|{{center|Former seal used by the university during the [[University of California]] years (1932–1943)}}|alt=Former seal used by the university during the University of California years (1932–1943).
File:University Seal of Cal Poly in Pomona, CA (mid-1980s-2017).svg|{{center|Former seal used by the university from the mid-1980s to 2018 }}
File:Cal_Poly_Seal.svg|{{center|Former seal used by the university from 2018 to 2025 }}
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==Campus==
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Cal Poly Pomona is located partially within the limits of [[Pomona, California|Pomona]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=City Council District Map |url=https://www.pomonaca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/620/637459876043330000 |access-date=2023-04-14 |publisher=City of Pomona, CA}}</ref> a largely suburban city that is part of the [[Los Angeles metropolitan area]]. The city of Pomona is located in the eastern portion of [[Los Angeles County]] and borders the neighboring [[San Bernardino County|county of San Bernardino]] to the east. The university's {{convert|1725|acre|ha|sp=us}} campus<ref name="Physical Cal Poly Pomona">{{cite web |url=http://www.cpp.edu/~jskoga/physicalcalpoly/ |title=The Physical Cal Poly Pomona |first=James S. |last=Koga |publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |access-date=August 27, 2008 |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112232256/http://www.cpp.edu/~jskoga/physicalcalpoly/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> make it the second largest in the [[California State University]] system,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaiep.org/schools/show/189/cal_poly_english_language_institute |title=Cal Poly English Language Institute |publisher=American Association of Intensive English Programs |access-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015150343/http://aaiep.org/schools/show/189/cal_poly_english_language_institute |archive-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> a figure which includes various facilities scattered throughout [[Southern California]] such as a {{convert|53|acre|ha|adj=on}} ranch in [[Santa Paula, California]], {{convert|25|acre|ha|adj=on}} campus at the former Spadra Landfill (now known as "Spadra Ranch"),<ref name="Facilities">{{cite web |url=http://www.cpp.edu/~plantsci/facilities.shtml |title=Department Facilities |publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |access-date=September 17, 2008 |archive-date=August 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827073353/http://www.cpp.edu/~plantsci/facilities.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lacsd.org/about/solid_waste_facilities/spadra/default.asp |title=Spadra Landfill (Post Closure Activities) |publisher=Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County |access-date=March 26, 2011 |archive-date=April 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407193459/http://www.lacsd.org/about/solid_waste_facilities/spadra/default.asp |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Neutra VDL Studio and Residences]] in [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles]]. The university is currently negotiating the transfer of the 302 acre Lanterman Developmental Center from the State of California.  The land is to be used for academic purposes and expansion of the Innovation Village and also shared by the [[California Highway Patrol]], the [[California Air Resources Board]] and the [[California Conservation Corps]].

[[File:Cal Poly Pomona Winter.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Aerial view of campus]]

Although part of the [[Los Angeles metropolitan area]], the university is in close proximity to two other large metropolitan and culturally defined regions, the [[Inland Empire (California)|Inland Empire]] and [[Orange County, California|Orange County]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wilkinguge.com/research/inland-empire-insights.php| title=Inland Empire Insights| work=Wilkin Guge Marketing| year=2008| access-date=March 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026015649/http://www.wilkinguge.com/research/inland-empire-insights.php |archive-date=October 26, 2008}}</ref> The university has a tier 1 area, defined as a geographical admissions region surrounding the campus, roughly bounded by the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] to the north, the city of [[Chino Hills, California|Chino Hills]] to the south, [[Interstate 605]] to the west, and [[Interstate 15]] to the east.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidesocal.com/educationnow/2010/02/cal-poly-requiring-certain-fre.html |title=Department Facilities |publisher=[[Los Angeles Newspaper Group]] |access-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023035806/http://www.insidesocal.com/educationnow/2010/02/cal-poly-requiring-certain-fre.html |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Cal Poly Pomona's campus buildings vary in age and style from the [[Mission Revival Style architecture|Mission Revival]] Kellogg Horse Stables and the Kellogg House (suggesting the [[Spanish architecture#Spanish Colonial architecture|Spanish colonial architectural heritage]] of [[Southern California]]) built in the 1920s; the modernist box-like portion of [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Library|the library]] completed in 1969; to contemporary dormitories, engineering, science and library-expansion facilities completed in the early 21st century.{{sfn|CPSUSLO|2001|p=68}} [[Manor House (Pomona, California)|Manor House]] serves as the official residence of the university president.

Leisure and recreational locations include a [[rose garden]] which dates back to the Kellogg horse ranch years; the Kellogg House designed by Los Angeles-based architects Charles Gibbs Adams, [[Myron Hunt]] and Harold Coulson Chambers in the 1920s; and a {{convert|1.3|acre|ha}} [[Japanese garden]] built in 2003 and designed by [[Takeo Uesugi]].<ref name="UW Arch. Database">{{cite web |url=https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/structures/3836/ |title=Kellogg, W.K., Ranch House, Pomona, CA |publisher=[[University of Washington]] |access-date=August 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jgarden.org/gardens.asp?ID=642 |title=George and Sakaye Aratani Japanese Garden at Cal Poly Pomona |last=Cheetham |first=Robert |publisher=Japanese Garden Research Network, Inc. |access-date=August 22, 2010 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724055231/http://www.jgarden.org/gardens.asp?ID=642 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kellogg's House features grounds which were initially landscaped by Charles Gibbs Adams but were later completed by [[Florence Yoch & Lucile Council]].<ref name="UW Arch. Database" /> Cal Poly Pomona's George and Sakaye Aratani Japanese Garden is one among three under management by institutions of higher education in the County of Los Angeles, the others being the [[Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden]] at [[California State University, Long Beach|Cal State Long Beach]], and the Shinwa-En Garden at [[California State University, Dominguez Hills|Cal State Dominguez Hills]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.la.us.emb-japan.go.jp/e_web/e_m06_29.htm |title=Japanese Gardens in Southern California and Arizona |publisher=Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles |access-date=March 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711012145/http://www.la.us.emb-japan.go.jp/e_web/e_m06_29.htm |archive-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref> At the center of the campus and atop Horsehill are the buildings of the [[Collins College of Hospitality Management]] and Kellogg West, a hotel and conference center and home of the student/faculty-run Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch.

At the northwest part of the campus is the Voorhis [[Nature reserve|Ecological Reserve]], which serves as a {{convert|31|ha|acre}} [[wildlife corridor]] containing [[Coastal Sage Scrub]] and [[Quercus agrifolia|Coast Live Oak]] trees among others.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cpp.edu/~biology/docs/voorhis.shtml | title=Voorhis Ecological Reserve | publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | access-date=August 25, 2016 | archive-date=August 27, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827045419/http://www.cpp.edu/~biology/docs/voorhis.shtml | url-status=dead }}</ref> Contrasting some of these architecturally prominent facilities, there are various [[portable building]]s on campus which are used to accommodate the growing enrollment of recent decades. Cal Poly Pomona operates the [[International Polytechnic High School]], a college preparatory high school located on campus.

The letters "CPP" made of concrete are located on Colt Hill overlooking the campus. The letters "CP" were initially added in 1959, with the second "P" added in 2004 to distinguish it from the Cal Poly campus in San Luis Obispo.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The CPP Letters |journal=Cal Poly Pomona Magazine |date=Spring 2019 |page=3}}</ref>

Between 1993 and 2022, Cal Poly Pomona's dominant landmark was a [[Futurist architecture|futurist-styled]] administrative facility known as the [[CLA Building]] which was designed by [[Antoine Predock]] and opened in 1993. The building's peculiar shape (standing out by a triangular-shaped "skyroom" atop its eight-story tower<ref>{{cite web |url=http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/iconic-cal-poly-pomona-building-poses-earthquake-hazard |title=Iconic Cal Poly building poses earthquake hazard |first=Erica |last=Perez |date=March 23, 2010 |publisher=[[California Watch]] |access-date=August 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726153942/http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/iconic-cal-poly-pomona-building-poses-earthquake-hazard |archive-date=July 26, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>) became a symbol of the university; in addition, its close location to film studios based in the Hollywood borough of Los Angeles have prompted its inclusion in motion pictures such as ''[[Gattaca]]'' and ''[[Impostor (2002 film)|Impostor]]''.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Brian |last1=Sease |title=Lights, camera, Broncos: Productions filmed on campus |url=https://thepolypost.com/arts-and-entertainment/2019/01/29/lights-camera-broncos-productions-filmed-on-campus/ |website=thepolypost.com |date=January 29, 2019 |publisher=[[The Poly Post]] |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203125029/https://thepolypost.com/arts-and-entertainment/2019/01/29/lights-camera-broncos-productions-filmed-on-campus/ |archive-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref> In 2013, the California State University Board of Trustees voted to demolish the building and replace it with a new academic/faculty complex because of severe seismic risks, as determined when now reviewed in the context of more recent seismic research than was required by building codes at the time of its original design and building permit.<ref name="CLA Building" /> Despite the fact that numerous other buildings on the CPP campus are much older, which brings into question their adequacy as they too sit on the same presumed fault line, only the CLA building was to be completely demolished by the end of summer 2022.

[[File:Cal Poly Pomona South Campus.png|thumb|Cal Poly Pomona's new South Campus]]

Noted [[Modern architecture|modernist]] architect [[James Pulliam, Architect|James Pulliam]] once served as campus architect and instructor and designed the Bookstore, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg Art Gallery, Interim Design Center (IDC) and Student Union building which architectural historian [[David Gebhard]] regarded as the best building on campus.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-01-me-pulliam1-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |first=Valerie J. |last=Nelson |title=James Pulliam, 80; Architect, Teacher Noted for Modernism |date=January 1, 2006}}</ref>

===Academic and research facilities===
The [[W. K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center]] is an academic and research facility serving one of the 22 terms and conditions to the donation of the Kellogg ranch by maintaining Kellogg's purebred [[Arabian horse]]s and their breeding program. Another academic facility highlighting the Kellogg legacy is the Horse Stables (also known as University Plaza) which contains a small research library specializing in equine studies along with offices for student services and various campus organizations.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

[[File:Voorev.jpg|thumb|Cal Poly Pomona's Voorhis Ecological Reserve]]

Conceived in 1995 by then university president, Bob H. Suzuki, and initially financed by [[NASA]] and the [[Economic Development Administration]], the Innovation Village is a {{convert|65|acre|ha|adj=on}} public/private partnership research and business facility at the southern edge of the campus. Major tenants include the [[American Red Cross]], [[Southern California Edison]], and the NASA Commercialization Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.innovationvillage.org/generalinfo.aspx|title=General Information|publisher=Innovation Village|access-date=March 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319014859/http://www.innovationvillage.org/generalinfo.aspx|archive-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> The project is currently at the halfway mark of building and leasing {{convert|1000000|sqft|m2}} of the projected total building space. Once complete, it is estimated that the project would employ 2000 to 3000 people and provide half a billion dollars of economic benefits to the local, regional and state economies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2005/dec/19/innovation-park-puts-cal-poly-pomona-on-biotech/|title=Innovation Park Puts Cal Poly Pomona on Biotech Map|work=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]]|access-date=March 3, 2011}}</ref>

===Campus sustainability and transportation===
[[File:Cal Poly Main Quad (Pomona, CA).PNG|thumb|The main [[Quadrangle (architecture)|quad]] at Cal Poly Pomona]]

The university has actively sought to reduce carbon emissions and energy usage on campus. In November 2007, Cal Poly Pomona became a signatory member of the [[Campus Carbon Neutrality#American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment|American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Presidential Order on Climate Commitment |url=https://www.cpp.edu/policies/presidential-orders/presidential_order_Climate_Commitment.shtml |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref> Among other things, this committed the university to ensure that within one year, it would purchase or produce at least 15% of the institution's electric consumption from [[Renewable resource|renewable sources]]. The university, along with other members in the CSU, is also a member of the [[California Climate Action Registry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.climateregistry.org/about/members.html |title=Members |date=December 15, 2009 |publisher=[[California Climate Action Registry]] |access-date=August 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825080455/http://www.climateregistry.org/about/members.html |archive-date=August 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and lists on ''[[The Princeton Review]]'s'' ''Guide to 375 Green Colleges''.<ref>{{cite web|title=286 Green Colleges (Full List) |url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/green-guide/green-colleges-by-location|publisher=[[The Princeton Review]] in partnership with the U.S. [[Green Building Council]]|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> As a part of the campus' Climate Action Plan to reduce its carbon footprint, the campus offers incentive parking for students and faculty participating in its Rideshare program.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~sustainability/pdf/CPP_CAP_091109.pdf |title=Climate Action Plan |access-date=2019-05-15}}{{dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The carpooling initiative gives users the opportunity to park in reserved spaces located closer to campus buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpp.edu/~parking/rideshare/rideshare-how-to/rideshare-permit.shtml|title=Obtain a Rideshare Parking Permit|access-date=April 21, 2018|archive-date=July 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731070936/http://www.cpp.edu/~parking/rideshare/rideshare-how-to/rideshare-permit.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cal Poly Pomona's institute for sustainability education is the [[Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies]]. The center was built adjacent to an old landfill and conducts research in the areas of sustainable technology and agriculture. As an example of [[Cradle to Cradle Design]], it uses solar-powered dormitories, aquaculture ponds, and organic gardens while providing environmentally sustainable housing accommodation for 22 graduate students. In 2010, with the installation of a 210,000&nbsp;kW hours [[Concentrated Photovoltaics|CPV]] system by [[Amonix]], the center became the first [[carbon neutral]] facility in the [[California State University]] system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lyle Center Goes Carbon Neutral with Amonix Solar Energy Systems |url=http://blogs.calstate.edu/cpdc_sustainability/?p=671 |website=CalState.edu |publisher=[[California State University]] |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920182408/http://blogs.calstate.edu/cpdc_sustainability/?p=671 |archive-date=September 20, 2015 |date=September 30, 2010}}</ref> The center is part of Agriscapes, a {{convert|40|acre|ha|adj=on}} research project that showcases environmental and agricultural sustainable practices including methods to grow food, conserve water and energy and recycle urban waste. Agriscapes is home of the Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch which sells locally and campus-grown foods and products. Cal Poly Pomona campus also contains a rainforest greenhouse, a California [[ethnobotany]] garden, and an aquatic biology center collectively known as BioTrek, which provides environmental education to all academic levels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~biotrek/ |title=About BioTrek |publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref>

The entire campus community is served by a free campus shuttle system known as "Bronco Express" run by the office of Transportation Services.<ref name="Transportation">{{cite web |title=Bronco Express Shuttle |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~transportation/commuting-to-campus/bronco-shuttle.shtml |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920193443/https://www.cpp.edu/~transportation/commuting-to-campus/bronco-shuttle.shtml |archive-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref> In addition, PTS also offers a shuttle service known as "Metrolink" which provides both students and faculty a direct connection from the Pomona North and Downtown Pomona [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] stations to the [[CLA Building]].<ref name="Transportation" /> [[Foothill Transit]] operates local bus service, a weekday shuttle to the [[San Dimas station|San Dimas A Line station]], and diverts weekday buses on the [[Silver Streak (bus)|Silver Streak]] bus rapid transit to campus. A mobility hub is currently being designed to be constructed on the southeastern corner of the campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preliminary Engineering For Cal Poly Pomona Mobility Hub - Bid Information - Foothill Transit {{!}} BidNet Direct |url=https://www.bidnetdirect.com/california/solicitations/open-bids/statewide/Preliminary-Engineering-for-Cal-Poly-Pomona-Mobility-Hub/443496090761 |access-date=2025-11-06 |website=www.bidnetdirect.com}}</ref>

===Seismic risks and other challenges of campus development===
Although it is believed that the San Jose Fault (indicated by USGS as having a presumed period of 130,000 years) runs through campus, and geotechnical investigations have been conducted, there is uncertainty regarding its precise [[Fault (geology)#Fault types|type]] and location. The CLA Building has been said to suffer from "structural flaws" that do not seem to have been clearly publicized, except that they had been "most notably, water intrusion", which continues to be portrayed inaccurately as a "structural flaw". In 2005, the university filed a lawsuit against a contractor, for which it was compensated $13.3&nbsp;million in an out-of-court [[Settlement (litigation)|settlement]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/2010/09/100927predock_cla_building.asp|title=Antoine Predock's CLA Building in California May Be Demolished|last=Hill|first=David|date=September 27, 2010|work=[[Architectural Record]]|access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref> Amid these concerns, in September 2010, CSU's board of trustees approved a proposal to have the building razed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tacsi |first1=Canan |title=Cal Poly Pomona may demolish iconic building |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2010/09/15/cal-poly-pomona-may-demolish-iconic-building-2/ |publisher=[[Inland Valley Daily Bulletin]] |access-date=27 September 2019 |date=September 15, 2010}}</ref>

[[Hideo Sasaki]]'s architectural firm, Sasaki Associates, Inc., found in the February 2010 [[Comprehensive planning|master plan]] that the campus's [[seismic risk]], uneven terrain, lack of parking spaces, small classrooms, and pedestrian-unfriendly roads are major constraints for future campus development. It also indicated the lack of identity, an undefined sense of arrival, and a desire to build a stronger on-campus community, among others, as recurrent themes among campus's users. Nonetheless, the firm highlights campus ethnic diversity, its location-climate, and the natural beauty of campus, among others, as positive aspects of the physical campus as well as the campus life experience. It may be appropriate for the CSU <ref>{{cite web |title=Cal Poly Pomona Campus Masterplan Forum |url=http://projects.sasaki.com/calpolypomona/Documents/CampusForumVision_002.pdf |publisher=Sasaki Associates, Inc. |date=February 11, 2010 |pages=3–6 |access-date=March 31, 2011}}</ref>

==Organization and administration==
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''College founding'''
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| '''College''' || {{center|'''Year founded'''}}
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| [[Cal Poly Pomona College of Agriculture|Agriculture]] || {{center|1938<ref>{{Citation | title = Poly @lumni E-Newsletter | newspaper = Poly Alumni | year = 2009–2010 | url = http://www.cpp.edu/~alumni/polyalumni/ | access-date = January 31, 2010 | archive-date = June 18, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150618220516/http://www.cpp.edu/~alumni/polyalumni/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>}}
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| [[Cal Poly Pomona College of Business Administration|Business Administration]] || {{center|1968<ref>{{cite web |title=MBA Guide: Cal Poly Pomona - College of Business Administration |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2020/may/11/mba-guide-cal-poly-pomona-college-business-adminis/ |publisher=Los Angeles Business Journal |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712035729/https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2020/may/11/mba-guide-cal-poly-pomona-college-business-adminis/ |archive-date=July 12, 2020 |date=May 11, 2020}}</ref>}}
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| [[Cal Poly Pomona College of Education and Integrative Studies|Education and Integrative Studies]] || {{center|1973<ref>{{cite web | title = Department Philosophy | publisher = Office of Diversity and Compliance at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | url = http://www.cpp.edu/~ews/mission.htm | access-date = January 31, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}}
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| [[Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering|Engineering]] || {{center|1957<ref name="cpp.edu"/>}}
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| [[Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design|Environmental Design]] || {{center|1970<ref>{{cite web | title = History | publisher = College of Environmental Design at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | url = https://env.cpp.edu/env/history | access-date = June 26, 2019 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181015141614/http://env.cpp.edu/env/history | archive-date = October 15, 2018 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>}}
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| [[Collins College of Hospitality Management|Hospitality Management (Collins)]] || {{center|1973<ref>{{cite web  | title = About The Collins College of Hospitality Management  | publisher = The Collins College of Hospitality Management  | url = https://www.cpp.edu/~collins/about/index.shtml | access-date = June 26, 2019 }}</ref>}}
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| [[Cal Poly Pomona College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences|Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences]] ||
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| Science ||
|}
Cal Poly at Pomona is one of [[Cal Poly (disambiguation)|three polytechnics]]<ref>{{Harvnb|Gerth|2010|p=3.}}</ref> in the 23-member [[California State University]] system.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.calstate.edu/search_find/campus.shtml| title=Campus Homepages| publisher=California State University| access-date=February 1, 2010| archive-date=November 9, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109012044/http://www.calstate.edu/search_find/campus.shtml| url-status=dead}}</ref> The CSU system is governed by a 25-member [[board of trustees]], including one faculty trustee, one alumni trustee, and two student trustees, and has authority over curricular development, campus planning, and fiscal management.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.calstate.edu/BOT/ |title=Board of Trustees |publisher=The California State University |access-date=January 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calstate.edu/bot/overview.shtml |title=Overview – Board of Trustees |publisher=The California State University |access-date=January 30, 2010 |archive-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201220238/http://www.calstate.edu/bot/overview.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> The university system is currently governed by Chancellor [[Mildred García]], who assumed the office in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calstate.edu/executive/ |title=Chancellor |publisher=The California State University |access-date=April 26, 2018}}</ref>

The chief executive of the Cal Poly Pomona campus is Interim President Iris S. Levine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpp.edu/~president/ |title=Office of the President| publisher=The California State University|access-date=January 30, 2010}}</ref>

Cal Poly Pomona is a member of the [[American Association of State Colleges and Universities|American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)]]<ref name="American Association of State Colleges and Universities">{{cite news| title=Members by State & Territories| url= http://www.aascu.org/members/by-state-and-territory/| publisher= [[American Association of State Colleges and Universities]]| access-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref>

===University Educational Trust (UET)===
The University Educational Trust (UET) was a [[501(c)(3)#501(c)(3)|501(c)(3)]] tax-exempt organization serving as a source of external fund-raising, funds-management and revenue-distribution at Cal Poly Pomona.<ref>{{cite web | title=New Territory: Cal Poly Pomona Launches Bold Fundraising Campaign | url=http://campaign.cpp.edu/2010/11/cal-poly-pomona-launches-bold-fundraising-campaign.html | publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | date=November 4, 2010 | access-date=March 27, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> According to meeting minutes from 2011, the "Cal Poly Pomona University Educational Trust (UET) Board of Directors, the Chancellor's Office and University Administration made the decision to dissolve the UET and transfer all of its net assets to the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Storey|first1=G. Paul|title=Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc Audit Committee Meeting Minutes September 21, 2011|url=https://www.foundation.cpp.edu/%5Ccontent%5Cd%5CMeeting%20Packets%5CAudit013112.pdf|website=Cal Poly Pomona Foundation|access-date=April 13, 2018|page=3|date=September 21, 2011}}</ref>

===Endowment===
Cal Poly Pomona [[financial endowment]] was valued at $186.7 million as of the 2023–24 fiscal year.<ref name=endowment/> In fall 2010, Cal Poly Pomona embarked on its first comprehensive fundraising campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polycentric.cpp.edu/news_stories/2010/09/cal-poly-pomona-sets-150-million-fundraising-goal.html|title=Cal Poly Pomona Sets $150 Million Fundraising Goal|year=2010|publisher=Office of Public Affairs at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|access-date=December 8, 2010}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Early major donors helped raise more than half of the campaign's goal of $150&nbsp;million before its formal launch. They included an anonymous benefactor who pledged $12&nbsp;million,<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Anonymous $12 million gift to Cal Poly Pomona |series=CA/Local News |url= http://www.scpr.org/news/2009/09/03/anonymous-12-million-gift-cal-poly-pomona/ |network= Southern California Public Radio |station= 89.3 KPCC |location= Pasadena |airdate= September 3, 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110628211724/http://www.scpr.org/news/2009/09/03/anonymous-12-million-gift-cal-poly-pomona/ |archive-date= June 28, 2011 }}</ref> and $2&nbsp;million from 1980 alumni Mickey and Lee Segal.<ref>{{cite news |title= Mickey and Lee Segal Pledge $2 Million to Cal Poly |url= http://blogs.dailybulletin.com/educationnow/2010/06/mickey-and-lee-segal-pledge-2.html |newspaper= Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |access-date= December 8, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708220411/http://blogs.dailybulletin.com/educationnow/2010/06/mickey-and-lee-segal-pledge-2.html |archive-date= July 8, 2011 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> Just before the campaign launch, on July 26, 2010, the [[W. K. Kellogg Foundation]] awarded a $42&nbsp;million challenge grant to the university to increase educational access to underrepresented communities, making it the largest cash gift in the history of the [[California State University|CSU system]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jul-27-la-me-calpoly-20100727-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Carla | last=Rivera | title=Cal Poly Pomona receives $42-million cash grant, largest in Cal State history | date=July 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release| title = Cal Poly Pomona Benefits from Unprecedented Gift from W.K. Kellogg Foundation| publisher = [[W. K. Kellogg Foundation]]| date = July 26, 2010| url = http://www.wkkf.org/news/Articles/2010/07/Cal-Poly-Benefits-from-Unprecedented-Gift-from-WKKF.aspx| access-date = July 26, 2010| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100729092903/http://www.wkkf.org/news/Articles/2010/07/Cal-Poly-Benefits-from-Unprecedented-Gift-from-WKKF.aspx| archive-date = July 29, 2010| df = mdy-all}}</ref> On February 28, 2011, [[Panda Express]] founders Andrew and Peggy Cherng announced a $2.5&nbsp;million pledge to Cal Poly Pomona's [[Collins College of Hospitality Management]].<ref>{{Cite press release|title = Panda founders pledge $2.5 million to Cal Poly Pomona|publisher = Pasadena Star-News|date = February 28, 2011|url = http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/ci_17504510|access-date = March 3, 2011|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110305054444/http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/ci_17504510|archive-date = March 5, 2011|df = mdy-all}}</ref> The university expects that its permanent endowment at the conclusion of its first comprehensive campaign will top $100&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Comprehensive Campaign Tops $100 Million|url=http://polycentric.cpp.edu/news_stories/2012/03/campaign-100-million.html|work=polycentric|access-date=May 12, 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On June 15, 2021, philanthropist [[MacKenzie Scott]] made a $40&nbsp;million cash gift to Cal Poly Pomona, making it the largest donation or grant to Cal Poly Pomona given by an individual.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-16/mackenzie-scott-donates-to-california-schools-organizations|title = It wasn't a crank call: Surprising many, MacKenzie Scott gives millions to California groups|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = June 16, 2021}}</ref>

==Academics==
{{Main|Cal Poly Pomona academics}}
[[File:Cal Poly Library Entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Main entrance of the [[Cal Poly Pomona University Library]]]]

Cal Poly Pomona's academic offerings have evolved throughout the years. Prior to the ownership shift to Cal Poly SLO in 1938, the Voorhis School for Boys in San Dimas had been providing educational offerings in "music, bookkeeping, agriculture, library work, carpentry, nature study, machine shop, and printing" coupled with Christian religious fundamentals to an all-male student body with poor, underage boys.<ref name="Pflueger 1999 44"/><ref>{{Harvnb|Pflueger|1999|p=42.}}</ref> In 1938, the campus became the agricultural branch of Cal Poly SLO when a small staff was transfer from San Luis Obispo along with group of agricultural inspection students.<ref>{{Harvnb|Kennedy|2001|p=23.}}</ref> Thus, Cal Poly at Pomona (then just Cal Poly) began offering [[Associate's degree]]s in 1938 and [[Bachelor's degree]]s in 1940 when, despite legislative opposition from pro-[[University of California]] members in [[Sacramento]], president Julian McPhee asked allied members Armistead B. Carter and Daniel C. Murphy to introduce the bill when two opposing members were not present to vote.<ref>{{Harvnb|Kennedy|2001|p=24.}}</ref> Following the governance breakup with the San Luis Obispo in 1966, and as outlined by the 1960 [[California Master Plan for Higher Education]], Cal Poly Pomona continued "offer[ing] undergraduate and graduate instruction through the master's degree in the liberal arts and sciences and professional education, including teacher education."<ref name="Master Plan">{{cite news | title=California State University mission | url=http://www.ucop.edu/acadinit/mastplan/csumission.htm| work= University of California – Office of the President | access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref> Currently, Cal Poly Pomona promotes a "learn by doing" philosophy, where an essential part of the curriculum is hands-on application of knowledge.<ref name="Cal Poly">{{cite news| title=University Vision and Identity Initiative| url=http://www.cpp.edu/~alumni/docs/focus/meeting/University%20Vision%20and%20Identity%20Presentation.pdf| work=University Advancement Division at Cal Poly at Pomona| page=7| access-date=August 26, 2008}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

[[Merriam-Webster]] mentions that "polytechnic", a word first known to have been used in 1798, is derived from the French ''[[wikt:polytechnique|polytechnique]]'' which contains the [[Greek language|Greek]]-[[Root (linguistics)|roots]] "poly" (''English: many'') and "technē" (''art''). Thus, Merriam-Webster defines "polytechnic" as, "relating to or devoted to instruction in many technical arts or applied sciences".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polytechnic | title=Polytechnic – Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary | work=[[Merriam-Webster]]| access-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref> Cal Poly Pomona's polytechnic approach, and learn-by-doing philosophy, encourages students in all programs to get real-world experience and skills necessary to join the workforce upon graduation.<ref name="Polytechnic Approach">{{cite web| title= Polytechnic Approach| url= http://www.dsa.cpp.edu/visitors/files/polytechniclbd_153.pdf| publisher= Cal Poly at Pomona| access-date= August 19, 2008}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In addition, the university is among six other institutions of higher education in California that have been designated a "Center of Academic Excellence" by the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] and the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA).<ref>{{cite web |title= Student Competition Tests Cyber Security Skills |url= http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/03/27/student-competition-tests-cyber-security-skills.aspx |last= Schaffhauser |first=Dian |work= Campus Technology |date= March 27, 2009 |access-date= April 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Centers of Academic Excellence – Institutions |url= http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/institutions.shtml#ca |work= [[National Security Agency]] |access-date= April 19, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130325155724/http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/institutions.shtml#ca |archive-date= March 25, 2013 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref> While all majors are encouraged to participate in [[Cooperative education|co-op]] opportunities and [[Internship#United States|internships]], all students must do a senior research project.<ref>{{cite web |title= Hands-on Activities |url= http://www.cpp.edu/~cosl/hands-on.html |publisher= California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |access-date= April 9, 2011 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150801031837/http://www.cpp.edu/~cosl/hands-on.html |archive-date= August 1, 2015 |df= mdy-all }}</ref>

The {{cvt|300,000|sqft|m2}} [[Cal Poly Pomona University Library]] serves "as the central intellectual and cultural resource of the campus community" and contains 2.4&nbsp;million items and serves as an important center for academic research.<ref>{{cite news|title=Support the University Library |url=https://www.cpp.edu/giving/library.shtml |work=[[Cal Poly Pomona University Library]] |publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref> Built in 1969 for $4.2&nbsp;million, the library underwent a major renovation and expansion completed in the summer of 2008 at a cost of over $46&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Harvnb|Pflueger|1999|p=160.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Evolution of a Library: 1938-2000 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~library/about/about-the-library/history.shtml |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804014341/https://www.cpp.edu/~library/about/about-the-library/history.shtml |archive-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> The library participates in the [[Online Computer Library Center]] (OCLC) Enhance program which allows it to correct or add information to bibliographic records in [[WorldCat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oclc.org/us/en/worldcat/catalog/quality/enhance/default.htm#enhance|title= OCLC Enhance participants |publisher= [[Online Computer Library Center]] |access-date=March 28, 2011}}</ref>

===Distinctions===
With approximately 5,000 students, its college of Engineering is the second largest in the California State University system.<ref name="calstate.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.calstate.edu/as/stat_reports/2012-2013/fmaj04.htm|title=CSU - AS - Student Enrollment in Degree Programs Report - Fall 2012|first=Monica Malhotra, Lisa|last=Limbeek|website=www.calstate.edu|access-date=October 13, 2018|archive-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003160834/http://www.calstate.edu/as/stat_reports/2012-2013/fmaj04.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university has the largest Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Construction Engineering programs in the CSU, and is the only campus to offer an Engineering Technology focus.

Just behind [[Cal State Fullerton]], the university has the second largest Business Administration major in the CSU with nearly 5,000 students. Its Hospitality program is the largest in the CSU and one of the largest in all of the US, with approximately 1,000 students enrolled. Overall, the university holds the fourth largest business college in the CSU.<ref name="calstate.edu"/>

===Rankings===
{{further|topic=college-specific rankings|Cal Poly Pomona academics#Rankings}}
{{Infobox US university ranking
| Forbes = 255
| THE_WSJ = 389
| USNWR_REG = 3
| Wamo_MASTERSU = 41
}}

According to ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'''s 2025 "Best Regional Universities West Rankings," Cal Poly Pomona is ranked 3rd in the western United States for regional public schools whose highest degree is a Master's, 2nd in Top Public Schools, 2nd in Best Colleges for Veterans, 9 in Top Performers on Social Mobility (tie) and 27 in Best Value School. The same report ranked the College of Engineering for 10th (tie) out of undergraduate engineering schools in the U.S. where doctorates are not offered, with national program rankings of:
* [[Computer Engineering]]: 3nd
* [[Aerospace Engineering]]: 4th
* [[Civil Engineering]]: 4th
* [[Electrical Engineering]]: 4th
* [[Mechanical Engineering]]: 8th

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! colspan=4 style="background:#008000; color:#FFD700; {{box-shadow border|a|#FFCE00|2px}}"| 2025 USNWR Graduate School Rankings<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings">{{cite magazine|title=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona - U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=May 24, 2025|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/california-state-polytechnic-university-pomona-110529/overall-rankings}}</ref>
|-
! Program
! Ranking
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| [[Public policy school|Public Affairs]] Programs || 179
|}

''[[Money Magazine]]'' ranked Cal Poly Pomona 15th in the country out of more than 700 schools it evaluated for its 2020 Best Colleges ranking.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Money's Best Colleges |url=https://money.com/best-colleges/ |magazine= Money|date=2020 |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' ranked Cal Poly Pomona 159th in the country out of the nearly 2000 schools it evaluated for its 2014 Best Colleges ranking.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The Daily Beast's Guide to the Best Colleges 2014 |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/06/the-daily-beast-s-down-and-dirty-guide-to-the-best-colleges-2014.4.html |website=The Daily Beast |date=November 6, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2015}}</ref>

In ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine's 2019 list of "America's Best Colleges", Cal Poly Pomona was ranked number 273 among the 650 best public and private colleges and universities in the nation.  In the 2012 "PayScale College Salary Report" conducted by [[PayScale]] of bachelor's graduates without higher degrees, Cal Poly Pomona ranked 19th among public universities in the country with a starting median salary of $46,800 and a mid-career median salary of $93,000. This places Cal Poly Pomona the fourth highest in California and the second highest in the CSU, while besting every UC with the exception of Berkeley and San Diego.<ref>{{cite news | title=Top State Universities By Salary Potential | url= http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-state-universities.asp| work= PayScale, Inc. | access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref>

In December 2014 ''[[Kiplinger]]'' ranked Cal Poly Pomona 94th out of the top 100 best-value public schools in the nation, and 11th in California.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-public-colleges/index.php |magazine=Kiplinger's Personal Finance |title=Kiplinger's Best College Values 2015 |date=December 2014}}</ref> Furthermore, Cal Poly Pomona is considered one of the top investments for educational value, with a 2013 net 30-year [[return on investment]] (ROI) of $917,100 according to [[PayScale]]. This ROI is the third highest in the CSU and 113th highest of the 1,511 US colleges and universities that were ranked, besting most UC campuses.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.payscale.com/college-education-value-2013 |title = 2013 College Education ROI Rankings |publisher = PayScale, Inc.}}</ref>

===Admissions===
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'''Fall Enrolled Freshman Statistics'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!
!2024
<ref>{{Cite web |title=CDS2024 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/data/documents/cpp-facts/cds2024.pdf}}</ref>
!2023
<ref>{{Cite web |title=CDS2023 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/data/documents/cpp-facts/cds2023.pdf}}</ref>
!2022
<ref>{{Cite web |title=CDS2022 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/data/documents/cpp-facts/cds2022.pdf}}</ref>
!2021
<ref>{{Cite web |title=CDS2021 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/data/documents/cpp-facts/cds2021.pdf}}</ref>
! 2020<br /><ref name="Fast Facts Fall 2020">{{cite web |title=Fast Facts Fall 2020 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/data/documents/cpp-facts/fall_2020_fast_facts_v2.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Analytics (IRPA) |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="Common Data Set 2020-2021">{{cite web |title=Common Data Set 2020-2021 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/data/documents/cpp-facts/cds2020.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Analytics (IRPA) |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
! 2019<br /><ref name="Fast Facts Fall 2019">{{cite web |title=Fast Facts Fall 2019 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~data/documents/cpp-facts/fall_2019_fast_facts_v2_12_06.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Academic Research and Resources |access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="Common Data Set 2019-2020">{{cite web |title=Common Data Set 2019-2020 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/data/documents/cpp-facts/cds2019.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Analytics (IRPA) |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
! 2018<br /><ref name="Common Data Set 2018">{{cite web |title=Common Data Set 2018-2019 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/CommonDataSet/CommonDataSetDocs/cds2018.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Academic Research and Resources |access-date=27 September 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Just the Facts 2018">{{cite web |title=Just the Facts - Fall 2018 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/just-the-facts/Historical-Reports/just-the-facts-2018.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Academic Research and Resources |access-date=27 September 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
! 2017<br /><ref name="Common Data Set 2017">{{cite web |title=Common Data Set 2017-2018 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/CommonDataSet/CommonDataSetDocs/cds2017.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Academic Research and Resources |access-date=30 September 2019 |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419181124/https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/CommonDataSet/CommonDataSetDocs/cds2017.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Just the Facts 2017">{{cite web |title=Just the Facts - Fall 2017 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/just-the-facts/Historical-Reports/Just_the_Facts_F2017.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Academic Research and Resources |access-date=30 September 2019 |archive-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011094939/https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/just-the-facts/Historical-Reports/Just_the_Facts_F2017.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! 2016<br /><ref name="Common Data Set 2016">{{cite web |title=Common Data Set 2016-2017 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/CommonDataSet/CommonDataSetDocs/cds2016.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Academic Research and Resources |access-date=30 September 2019 |archive-date=March 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314153413/http://www.cpp.edu/~arar/CommonDataSet/CommonDataSetDocs/cds2016.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Just the Facts 2016">{{cite web |title=Just the Facts - Fall 2016 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/just-the-facts/Historical-Reports/Just_the_Facts_F2016.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Academic Research and Resources |access-date=30 September 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418160124/https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/just-the-facts/Historical-Reports/Just_the_Facts_F2016.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! 2015<br /><ref name="Common Data Set 2015">{{cite web |title=Common Data Set 2015-2016 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/CommonDataSet/CommonDataSetDocs/cds2015.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Academic Research and Resources |access-date=1 October 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Just the Facts 2015">{{cite web |title=Just the Facts - Fall 2015 |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/just-the-facts/Historical-Reports/Just_the_Facts_F2015.pdf |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Office of Academic Research and Resources |access-date=1 October 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418160135/https://www.cpp.edu/~arar/just-the-facts/Historical-Reports/Just_the_Facts_F2015.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! 2014
|-
! Applicants
| 51,024 || 46,241 || 49,721 || 41,226 || {{formatnum:{{#expr:38026}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:39726}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:19839+16821}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:18273+16646}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:17579+15338}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:18155+15702}}}} || 32,801 
|-
! Admitted
| 37,607 || 33,808 || 27,439 || 25,105 || {{formatnum:{{#expr:24689}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:21687}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:9697+10643}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:8936+10289}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:9343+10131}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:6198+7109}}}} || 17,014 
|-
! % Admitted
|{{#expr:(((37607)/(51024))*100)round1}} || {{#expr:(((33808)/(46241))*100)round1}} || 55.2 || 60.9 || {{#expr:(((24689)/(38026))*100)round1}}||{{#expr:(((21687)/(39726))*100)round1}}||{{#expr:(((9697+10643)/(19839+16821))*100)round1}}||{{#expr:(((8936+10289)/(18273+16646))*100)round1}}||{{#expr:(((9343+10131)/(17579+15338))*100)round1}}||{{#expr:(((6198+7109)/(18155+15702))*100)round1}}||51.9
|-
! Enrollment
| 4,679 || 3,655 || 3,463 || {{formatnum:{{#expr:4323}}}}  || {{formatnum:{{#expr:3694}}}}  || {{formatnum:{{#expr:1963+56+1813+31}}}}  || {{formatnum:{{#expr:1864+69+1804+49}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:2155+82+1924+43}}}} || {{formatnum:{{#expr:1355+32+1301+19}}}} || 3,658 
|-
! Average GPA<br /><small>(out of 4.0)</small>
| 3.69 || 3.69 || 3.78 || 3.69 || 3.57 || 3.55 || 3.51 || 3.49 || 3.52|| 3.50 ||3.42 
|}
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The [[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching]] and ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' describe Cal Poly Pomona's admissions process as "selective".<ref>{{cite web |title=Overview of California State Polytechnic University--Pomona |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/california-state-polytechnic-university-pomona-1144 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Carnegie Foundation - Institution Profile|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=110529|publisher=[[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching]]|access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref>  The [[California State University|CSU system]] lists Cal Poly Pomona among 16 of its institutions with higher admission standards for first-time freshmen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Campuses That Have Higher Standards |work=[[California State University]] |url=http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/campuses_that_have_higher_standards.asp|access-date=September 14, 2008}}</ref> For the Fall of 2016 there were 32,917 first-time, first year applicants: 19,474 were admitted (51.9%) and 4,204 enrolled (an admissions yield of 21.6%).<ref name=CDS2016>{{cite web |url=http://www.cpp.edu/~arar/CommonDataSet/CommonDataSetDocs/cds2016.pdf |title=Common Data Set 2016–17 |publisher=Institutional Research & Academic Resources at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |access-date=March 14, 2017 |archive-date=March 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314153413/http://www.cpp.edu/~arar/CommonDataSet/CommonDataSetDocs/cds2016.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The middle 50% range of [[SAT]] scores was 440–560 for reading and 460–600 for math, while the middle 50% [[ACT (test)|ACT]] Composite range was 20–27.<ref name=CDS2016/> Of the enrolled freshmen, 25.6% had a high school GPA of 3.75 or higher, while the average GPA was 3.45.<ref name=CDS2016/>

Freshmen applicants who graduate high school outside Cal Poly Pomona's Tier 1 area (known as Tier 2 applicants) are rank ordered by eligibility index and granted admission based on a year-specific cutoff score.<ref name="dsa.cpp.edu">{{cite web|url=http://dsa.cpp.edu/admissions/ftf_impaction.asp|title=Cal Poly Pomona Admissions and Outreach – FTE Impaction |publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|access-date=April 8, 2011}}</ref> Since academic year 2010–2011, Tier 1 applicants may no longer be guaranteed admissions based on the CSU Eligibility Index and may be subject to similar criteria as Tier 2 applicants.<ref name="President message - February 22, 2010">{{cite web |title=Monday Video – February 22, 2010 | url=http://polycentric.cpp.edu/news_stories/presidentmessage022210.pdf | work=polycentric | access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
{{clear}}

====Demographics====
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2024
|-
! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |title=Fall Student Characteristics|url=https://www.cpp.edu/data/dashboards/fall-term-characteristics.shtml|access-date=May 24, 2025}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|54|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|21|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|13|%|2||background:cyan}}
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| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] 
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! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]<ref>{{cite web |title=California State Polytechnic University-Pomona |url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?110529-California-State-Polytechnic-University-Pomona |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
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| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
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Cal Poly Pomona is an ethnically and culturally diverse university, self-described as "Champions of Diversity", ''[[College Prowler]]'' states that "Cal Poly is the [[melting pot]] of the [[California State University|Cal States]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Diversity|url=http://www.cpp.edu/~diversity/facts/0506_Diversity_3_910.pdf|publisher=Office of Diversity and Compliance at Cal Poly Pomona|access-date=August 6, 2011|date=November 24, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402203131/http://www.cpp.edu/~diversity/facts/0506_Diversity_3_910.pdf|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cal Poly Pomona – Diversity|url=http://collegeprowler.com/cal-poly-pomona/diversity/|publisher=[[College Prowler]]|access-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref>
As of 2018 Cal Poly Pomona has the third largest enrollment percentage of Asian Americans in the Cal State System.<ref name="Ethnicity Enrollment Profile">{{Cite web|url=https://www.calstate.edu/as/stat_reports/2018-2019/feth02.htm|title=Ethnicity Enrollment Profile|website=www.calstate.edu|access-date=2019-07-09|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025201228/https://www.calstate.edu/as/stat_reports/2018-2019/feth02.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cal Poly Pomona has over 1,000 visa-bearing international students.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Students |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~international/international-students/index.shtml |publisher=Cal Poly Pomona College of the Extended University, International Center |access-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804014330/https://www.cpp.edu/~international/international-students/index.shtml |archive-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref>

====Impaction====
During the fall admissions filing period, the [[California State University|CSU]] designates academic programs where more applications are received than can be accommodated by the campus, and designates them as "[[Impacted majors|impacted]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Impacted Programs|url=http://dsa.cpp.edu/admissions/impacted_programs.asp|publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref> At Cal Poly Pomona, impacted academic programs include: Animal Health Science, Animal Science, Aerospace Engineering, [[Cal Poly Pomona Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering|Chemical and Materials Engineering]], Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, [[Cal Poly Pomona Architecture|Architecture]], Psychology, Sociology, Communication, Biology, Biotechnology, and undeclared programs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Undeclared Students|url=http://dsa.cpp.edu/ssep/undeclared.asp |publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|access-date=March 3, 2011}}</ref> As such, applicants are rank ordered by eligibility index regardless of local admissions area and are accepted as space permits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dsa.cpp.edu/admissions/major_impaction.asp|title=Division of Student Affairs|website=dsa.cpp.edu|access-date=October 13, 2018}}</ref> Cal Poly Pomona students who wish to change majors to an impacted program must meet supplemental requirements required for that major. Requesting a change to an impacted major must be received by the end of the initial filing period for the term for which new majors are being accepted (i.e. By February 28, 2010, for summer 2011; November 30, 2010, for fall 2011; June 30, 2011, for winter 2012; or August 31, 2011, for spring 2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Change of Major|url=http://dsa.cpp.edu/registrar/major_.asp|publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona-Registar's Office|access-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref>

==Student life==
[[File:Student suites at Cal Poly Pomona.png|thumb|left|upright|Student suites at Cal Poly Pomona]]
[[File:Aliso Hall Pomona August 2011 001.jpg|thumb|left|Aliso Residence Hall]]

===Housing===
[[File:Cal Poly Bronco Recreation and Intramural Complex (BRIC).png|right|thumb|Cal Poly's Bronco Recreation and Intramural Complex (BRIC)]]

With an on-campus housing capacity of 3,519 students, Cal Poly Pomona has the fifth largest housing system in the [[California State University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calstate.edu/cpdc/Facilities_Planning/2015-16-Five-Yr-CapImprovementPgmBk.pdf |title=Facilities planning |date=2016 |website=www.calstate.edu |access-date=2019-05-15 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234249/http://www.calstate.edu/cpdc/Facilities_Planning/2015-16-Five-Yr-CapImprovementPgmBk.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cpp4me.cpp.edu/|title=Future Students|access-date=December 5, 2010|work=Cal Poly Pomona}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2016, 39% of first-year students and 10% of all students live in college housing.<ref name=CDS2016/>

There are three [[dormitory|residential]] styles on the Pomona campus. The oldest housing facilities consist of six residential halls, known as the ''Traditional Halls'', located on University Drive. The four older red-brick halls are named ''Alamitos'', ''Aliso'', ''Encinitas'', and ''Montecito'', each providing accommodation for up to 212 residents.  The other two housing halls (''Cedritos'' and ''Palmitas''), were the result of a 1968 development and each has room to accommodate up to 185 residents. These two halls were described as eligible for the [[California Register of Historical Resources|California Historic Register]] as "a significant example of the work of highly noted Southern California architectural firm, [[Smith and Williams]]".<ref name="cpp._">{{Cite web |title=CEQA Final Environmental Impact Report: State Clearinghouse Number 2015111042 |work=cpp.edu |date=August 2016 |access-date=8 August 2020 |url= https://www.cpp.edu/fpm/pdc/docs/student-housing-replacement-findings-soc.pdf}}</ref><ref name="pcad_4878">{{Cite web |title=PCAD - California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, Residence Halls, Pomona, CA |work=pcad.lib.washington.edu |access-date=8 August 2020 |url= http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/4878/}}</ref><ref name="ww2._">{{Cite web |title=Attachment D: Smith and Williams |work=ww2.cityofpasadena.net |access-date=8 August 2020 |url= http://ww2.cityofpasadena.net/councilagendas/2008%20agendas/Sep_15_08/6B%20ATTACHMENTS%20C%20THRU%20E.pdf}}</ref><ref name="arch_Resi">{{Cite web |title=Residence Halls [California State Polytechnic University] |last=Hendel |first=archINFORM – Sascha |work=archINFORM |access-date=8 August 2020 |url= https://www.archinform.net/projekte/64878.htm}}</ref><ref name="adc-_Publ">{{Cite web |title=Public and Civic Buildings · Outside In: The Architecture of Smith and Williams · UCSB ADC Omeka |work=adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu |access-date=8 August 2020 |url= http://www.adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu/exhibits/show/smithandwilliams/civic |quote=Cal Poly Pomona, 1967 The rapid expansion of colleges and universities in California during the 1950s and 1960s offered many architects the opportunity to design buildings on their brand new campuses. Smith and Williams designed a residence hall, reception center, and cafeteria for the California State Polytechnic University campus at Pomona. }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.cpp.edu/~housing/housing-options/halls-suites.shtml|title=Residence hall/suite information|access-date=February 2, 2017|work=University Housing Services at Cal Poly Pomona|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234807/http://www.cpp.edu/~housing/housing-options/halls-suites.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Newer residential complexes include the ''University Village'' and the ''Suites'' which offer apartment-style living to non-freshman students. The ''Residence Halls, Traditional Halls,'' and the ''Suites'' are managed by the Division of Student Affairs, whereas the ''University Village'' is managed by the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://foundation.cpp.edu/village/|title=University Village|work=University Village at Cal Poly Pomona|publisher=Cal Poly Pomona Foundation|access-date=April 7, 2011}}</ref> Phase I of the construction of the Suites, housing 420 students, was completed in 2004 and Phase II, housing 622 students, opened in 2010.<ref name=":0" />

In an effort to reduce commuting and raise academic performance and retention, starting with the 2010–2011 academic year, freshmen who did not graduate from a high school in the Tier 1 Local Admissions area (the area roughly bounded by the San Gabriel Mountains and Chino Hills to the north and south and the 15 and 605 freeways to the east and west), are required to live on campus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-02-28 |title=Cal Poly requiring certain freshmen to live at university |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2010/02/28/cal-poly-requiring-certain-freshmen-to-live-at-university/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Currently, there have been ongoing efforts to grow the residential community on campus. In 2017, construction began on two new residential halls (''Sicomoro'' and ''Secoya'') along with a new dining hall (''Centerpointe'' Dining Commons), which are intended to replace the aging and seismically unfit residential community along University Drive. The new ''Residence Halls'' opened to select first-year residents in January 2020. The ''Residence Halls'' can house 980 residents and are only open to first-year students.<ref>{{Cite web|title=University Prepares to Embark on New Freshman Housing Project {{!}} PolyCentric|url=https://polycentric.cpp.edu/2017/02/university-prepares-to-embark-on-new-freshman-housing-project/|access-date=2021-09-07|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=New Residence Halls Ready for Students {{!}} PolyCentric|url=https://polycentric.cpp.edu/2020/01/new-residence-halls-ready-for-students/|access-date=2021-09-07|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:CLA Walk.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Students on a walkway leading to the [[CLA Building]]]]

===Bronco Student Center===
{{Main|Bronco Student Center}}
[[File:Bronco Student Center.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bronco Student Center]]]]

The Bronco Student Center is a student activity center for meetings, conferences, meals, recreation, and shopping for students and alumni on the campus of Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, California. This is where ASI student government offices are located, as well as other various student run departments like facilities and operations, Recreation, Programming and Marketing (RPM), Business Services, Games Room Etc. (GRE).

===LGBT-friendly campus===
According to ''[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]'' College Guide for LGBT Students, Cal Poly Pomona is one of the nation's best campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dsa.cpp.edu/visitors/rankings.asp|title=Division of Student Affairs|website=dsa.cpp.edu|access-date=October 13, 2018}}</ref> The university offers [[gender-neutral housing]], a pride center for LGBT students, the club oSTEM (out in STEM) and Pride Alliance for faculty and staff members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dsa.cpp.edu/pride/clubs.asp|title=Division of Student Affairs|website=dsa.cpp.edu|access-date=October 13, 2018}}</ref>

===Campus media===
Campus events are covered by the [[student newspaper]], the ''[[The Poly Post|Poly Post]]''. It was founded in 1940 as the ''Bronc's Cheer'' when the university was still in [[San Dimas, California|San Dimas]]. The name was changed to ''The Poly Views'' in 1942 and finally to ''The Poly Post'' in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roeder |first=Walter H. |title=Highlights of Cal Poly Pomona History |url=https://www.wiwfarm.com/Highlights_of_Cal_Poly_Pomona_History.htm#1940 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041021042758/https://www.wiwfarm.com/Highlights_of_Cal_Poly_Pomona_History.htm#1940 |archive-date=October 21, 2004 |access-date=November 25, 2024 |website=Cal Poly Pomona University Archives}}</ref>

The Bronco Sports Show is a quarterly television broadcast capturing the highlights and statistics from Bronco Athletics along with other featured events around the campus.

''CPP News''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polycentric.cpp.edu |title=PolyCentric &#124; Cal Poly Pomona |publisher=Polycentric.cpp.edu |access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref> is the university's official online magazine. CPP News features news, announcements of campus events, spotlights on various departments, and resources for faculty and staff. A web site also provides a comprehensive archival search for past articles and photos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://polycentric.cpp.edu/archives/|title=Polycentric Cal Poly Pomona Archives|publisher=Polycentric.cpp.edu|access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>

===Bronco Pep Band===
{{Main|Bronco Pep Band}}

The Bronco Pep Band is a student-run band at Cal Poly Pomona. The band is a group within the [[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos|athletic department]]. It follows the tradition of other student-run bands in the sense that it focuses on its members' individuality. The band attends athletic events during the year to encourage the school's athletic teams and audience support/involvement. The pep band is entirely voluntary and all students at Cal Poly Pomona or anyone else in the area are free to join.

===Greek life===
Greek Life at Cal Poly Pomona consists of 16 fraternities and 11 sororities governed by the Greek Council. From the total male [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate]] population, 2% are enrolled in fraternities and 1% of women in sororities respectively.<ref name="College Prowler-Greek Life">{{cite web|url=http://collegeprowler.com/cal-poly-pomona/greek-life/|title=Cal Poly Pomona – Greek Life |publisher=[[College Prowler]]|access-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpp.edu/oslcc/greek-life/index.shtml|title=Fraternity & Sorority Life at Cal Poly Pomona|publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sigmanupomona.com/chapter-history|title=Chapter History|publisher=Sigma Nu Fraternity|access-date=April 11, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915045857/http://www.sigmanupomona.com/chapter-history|archive-date=September 15, 2012}}</ref> In 2005, Lambda Phi Epsilon pledge Kenny Luong died from injuries suffered during a brutal football game between members of the fraternity and those pledging to join it.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 1, 2015 |title=Ten Years Later, a Fraternity Hazing Death Still Takes Its Toll |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hazing-in-america/ten-years-later-fraternity-hazing-death-still-takes-its-toll-n467671 |access-date=August 12, 2023}}</ref>

===Rose Parade float===
{{Main|Cal Poly Universities Rose Float}}
Cal Poly Pomona together with [[California Polytechnic State University|Cal Poly San Luis Obispo]] has participated in the [[Tournament of Roses Parade|Tournament of Roses parade]] since 1949; winning the Award of Merit in their first year. From 1949 to 2005, the floats have won 44 awards. This joint program is one of the longest consecutive running self-built entries in the parade, as well as the only "self built" floats designed and constructed entirely by students year-round on both campuses. The Rose Float tradition continues today and marks the partnership between the two Cal Poly campuses.

==Athletics==
{{Main|Cal Poly Pomona Broncos}}

===Voorhis Vikings===
Before the university moved from San Dimas to Pomona, the college had a handful of athletic teams named the '''"Voorhis Vikings"'''. They were composed mostly of homeless and orphaned boys of all races who were cared for at the Voorhis School during the ten-year period it operated.<ref>{{cite web | title=Special Collections & University Archives-Voorhis Vikings | url=http://www.cpp.edu/~library/specialcollections/voorhis/vikings/index.html | work=University Library at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | access-date=April 26, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827094416/http://www.cpp.edu/~library/specialcollections/voorhis/vikings/index.html | archive-date=August 27, 2016 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Despite this historical background, the university's current athletic programs are named the Broncos.

===Cal Poly Pomona Broncos===
Cal Poly Pomona [[varsity team]]s compete in the [[California Collegiate Athletic Association]] of [[NCAA Division II]]. Teams are known as the [[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos]] and field 11 sports for men and women across the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Cal Poly Pomona's most recent national championship came in [[NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament|2024 Division II Women's Soccer]] when the Broncos defeated [[Minnesota State Mavericks|Minnesota State Mankato]] 2–1 in Matthews, North Carolina, earning the program's first title. The Broncos are currently the most successful department in the CCAA, having achieved 74 CCAA Titles and 15 National Titles.<ref>{{cite web | title=All-Time CCAA Champions | url=http://www.goccaa.org/sports/2006/8/11/alltime_ccaa_champs.aspx | work=[[California Collegiate Athletic Association]] | access-date=April 26, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322210007/http://www.goccaa.org/sports/2006/8/11/alltime_ccaa_champs.aspx | archive-date=March 22, 2010 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=History | url=http://www.broncoathletics.com/sports/2009/11/4/Traditions_page.aspx?tab=history| publisher=[[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos]]| access-date=March 31, 2011}}</ref> University athletes have also claimed 25 individual National Titles, coming in men's and women's track and field, men's and women's tennis, and women's gymnastics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Cal Poly Pomona Athletics |url=https://broncoathletics.com/sports/2009/11/4/Traditions_page.aspx |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Cal Poly Pomona Athletics |language=en}}</ref> Besides being located in close proximity to each other, [[Cal State LA]] and Cal Poly Pomona have competed heavily as conference rivals.

Team national championships for the Broncos include the following:
*[[Baseball]] (3): 1976, 1980, 1983
*Men's Cross Country (1): 1983
*Men's [[college basketball|Basketball]] (1): 2010
*[[Women's basketball|Women's Basketball]] (5): 1982, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2002
*Women's Soccer (1): 2024
*Women's [[Tennis]] (4): 1980, 1981, 1991, 1992

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of Cal Poly Pomona people}}
<gallery>
File:The Fed - Albert Fattal (Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain) IMG 20231207 125015 513-2.jpg|Albert Fattal 
File:WikiBornsteinJUL2010.jpg|[[Jonathan Bornstein]]
File:Dr DisRespect Cropped.jpg|[[Dr Disrespect|Dr Disrespect (Hershel Beahm IV)]]
File:Kim rhode 2007.jpg|[[Kim Rhode]]
File:HLS Headshot.jpg|[[Hilda Solis]]
File:Forest Whitaker by Gage Skidmore.jpg|[[Forest Whitaker]]
File:Iggy & the Stooges @ Brussels Summer Festival 2012 (8371448222).jpg|[[James Williamson (musician)|James Williamson]]
File:Larry Wilmore by Gage Skidmore.jpg|[[Larry Wilmore]]
File:Coach Jim Zorn.jpg|[[Jim Zorn]]
File:Jack Dangermond in 2012.jpg|[[Jack Dangermond]]
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Los Angeles}}
*[[California Master Plan for Higher Education]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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===Sources===
* {{cite book|title=Cal Poly: The First Hundred Years|year=2001|publisher=California Polytechnic State University|location=San Luis Obispo, California|isbn=0944197663 |ref={{harvid|CPSUSLO|2001}}}}
* {{citation|last=Angel|first=Myron|author-link=Myron Angel|title=History of the California Polytechnic School at San Luis Obispo, California|year=1907|publisher=[[The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)]]|location=San Luis Obispo, California|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofcalifor00ange }}
* {{citation|last=Gerth|first=Donald|year=2010|title=The People's University: A History of the California State University|publisher=University of California, Institute of Governmental Studies|isbn=978-0-87772-435-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4J-QwAACAAJ}}
* {{citation|last=Kennedy|first=Robert E.|year=2001|title=Learn by Doing – Memoirs of a University President: A Personal Journey with the Seventh President of California Polytechnic State University.|publisher=California Polytechnic State University|location=San Luis Obispo, California }}
* {{citation|last=Parkinson|first=Mary Jane|title=The Romance of the Kellogg Ranch|year=2001|publisher=South Sea International Press, Ltd|location=Hong Kong, People's Republic of China|isbn=978-0-9777088-0-2|oclc=72525130 }}
* {{citation|last=Pflueger|first=Donald|author-link=Donald H. Pflueger|title=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona: A Legacy and a Mission|orig-year=1991| year=1999|publisher=[[Arthur H. Clark Company]]|location=Spokane, Washington|oclc=43853707 }}
* {{citation|last=Powell|first=Horace B.|year=1956|title=The Original Has This Signature—W.K.Kellogg|publisher=[[Prentice Hall|Prentice-Hall, Inc.]]|location=Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey }}

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* [https://broncoathletics.com/ Athletics website]

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