California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, or Cal Poly Pomona, is a public university located in Pomona, California, United States. It is one of two polytechnics in the 23-member California State University system.

Cal Poly Pomona currently offers multiple educational programs in 9 academic units and enrolls over 21,000 students as of fall 2011. The university is one among a small group of polytechnic universities in the United States which tend to be primarily devoted to the instruction of technical arts and applied sciences.

College & Academic Department

• College of Agriculture
• College of Business Administration
• College of Education and Integrative Studies
• College of Engineering
• College of Environmental Design
• College of the Extended University
• The Collins College of Hospitality Management
• College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
• College of Science

Campus

Cal Poly Pomona is situated in Pomona, 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 county of San Bernardino to the east. The university’s 1,438 acres (582 ha) campus make it the second largest in the California State University system, a figure which includes various facilities scattered throughout Southern California such as a 53-acre (21 ha) ranch in Santa Paula, California, 25-acre (10 ha) campus at the former Spadra Landfill (now known as "Spadra Ranch"), and the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences in West Los Angeles. In addition, the main Pomona campus is home to a 31-hectare (0.31 km2) ecological reserve known as the Voorhis Ecological Reserve.

Ranking

Cal Poly Pomona ranks 7th among public Western Colleges in U.S. News & World Report's 2011 issue of "America's Best Colleges", and 32nd when the category includes both private and public universities. U.S. News & World Report also ranks Cal Poly Pomona as 4th in ethnic diversity, 8th in least student indebtedness at graduation, 8th in most international students, 6th in lowest acceptance rate, 4th in freshmen retention rate, and 10th in highest graduation rate for public Western colleges. The report also listed Cal Poly Pomona as 45th in economic diversity, and 59th awarding need-based aid for both private and public universities in the West.

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