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California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA 24,271 Undergrads 78.2% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$22,672
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,580
After Aid
Median Earnings
$71,902
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$11,580
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$71,902
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate78.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients46.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
73.7%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$607k
+$211k
+$123k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$565k
+$169k
+$81k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$525k
+$129k
+$41k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
37
194%
Full Cost$23k/yr
45
50%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return193%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return6%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
BachCIP: 1402
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (5yr)
$97,066
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Agricultural Business and Management
BachCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$65,673
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$15,167
Earnings (5yr)
$56,089
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (5yr)
$47,764
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Apparel and Textiles
BachCIP: 1909
Median Debt
$11,600
Earnings (5yr)
$53,977
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$28,040
Earnings (5yr)
$76,979
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$17,490
Earnings (5yr)
$61,718
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Biotechnology
BachCIP: 2612
Median Debt
$17,562
Earnings (5yr)
$80,268
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (5yr)
$72,509
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$21,322
Earnings (5yr)
$103,640
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$23,333
Earnings (5yr)
$65,641
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
BachCIP: 0403
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,392
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (5yr)
$99,934
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$14,725
Earnings (5yr)
$58,684
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$102,133
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$15,666
Earnings (5yr)
$107,324
Lifetime Value Added
+$357k
Construction Engineering Technologies
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (5yr)
$111,388
Lifetime Value Added
+$387k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$20,825
Earnings (5yr)
$52,064
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,979
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$11,434
Lifetime Value Added
-$407k
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
BachCIP: 2613
Median Debt
$12,744
Earnings (5yr)
$56,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$8,724
Earnings (5yr)
$74,722
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$93,446
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$17,985
Earnings (5yr)
$106,684
Lifetime Value Added
+$352k
Engineering Technology, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$100,306
Lifetime Value Added
+$304k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (5yr)
$43,565
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
$14,936
Earnings (5yr)
$53,756
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Food Science and Technology
BachCIP: 0110
Median Debt
$22,350
Earnings (5yr)
$75,173
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,411
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$19,375
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,038
Lifetime Value Added
+$480
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,294
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,890
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Industrial Engineering
BachCIP: 1435
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$95,032
Lifetime Value Added
+$265k
Landscape Architecture
BachCIP: 0406
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (5yr)
$74,877
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,335
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Manufacturing Engineering
BachCIP: 1436
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$93,335
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$15,653
Earnings (5yr)
$66,222
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$16,940
Earnings (5yr)
$101,659
Lifetime Value Added
+$314k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (5yr)
$48,450
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,522
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$74,433
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$11,375
Earnings (5yr)
$51,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,117
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,985
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,476
Lifetime Value Added
-$257k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,178
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (5yr)
$63,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Master's Degrees
Agriculture, General
MastCIP: 0100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$115,701
Lifetime Value Added
+$553k
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
MastCIP: 0403
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$64,493
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$117,917
Lifetime Value Added
+$571k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$20,407
Earnings (5yr)
$85,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
MastCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$124,574
Lifetime Value Added
+$628k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$32,100
Earnings (5yr)
$54,691
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,896
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,198
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.