Cal Poly Pomona is a public polytechnic university, part of the California State University (CSU) system. It is known for its hands-on “learn by doing” philosophy and strong programs in engineering, agriculture, and hospitality management.
Address: 3801 West Temple Avenue, 91768 Pomona, California, United States
Engineering, Agriculture, Hospitality Management
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Engineering, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of CSU system. Strong emphasis on experiential learning (“learn by doing”). Diverse student body.
Research:
Applied research and senior projects focused on practical solutions in engineering, agriculture, business, and environmental design.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2500
Current students***:
29000
Foreign students***:
5%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Hands-on, learn-by-doing approach; strong programs in engineering, agriculture, and hospitality; diverse student population; more affordable than UCs.
Cons
Primarily a commuter campus for many, large class sizes in some introductory courses, state funding challenges for CSU system.
Best For
Students seeking a hands-on, polytechnic education with strong career preparation, particularly in engineering, agriculture, or hospitality, in Southern California.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Among national alternatives, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo stands out for its focus on agriculture, manufacturing and life sciences, and it is slightly smaller, at about 22,000 students against roughly 29,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Also strong in agriculture, life sciences and AI and machine learning, University of California, Riverside makes a sensible second look at home; it covers materials and data analytics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 27,000 students.
- Another national school that puts agriculture, life sciences and AI and machine learning at the centre is Cornell University, and it covers project management and data analytics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 26,000 students.
- Purdue University, West Lafayette shares the core fields of this institution, namely agriculture, manufacturing and life sciences; it is larger, enrolling about 50,500 students against roughly 29,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of agriculture, life sciences and AI and machine learning can consider University of Missouri-Columbia, and it also offers mba programmes and covers data analytics as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- In the United Kingdom, University of the West of England teaches much the same core subjects, manufacturing, life sciences and AI and machine learning, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers industrial design and robotics as well.
- University of South Wales (the United Kingdom) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly manufacturing, life sciences and AI and machine learning; it also offers doctoral programmes and covers aerospace and industrial design as well.
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur offers an international parallel to this university, with agriculture, manufacturing and AI and machine learning as common ground; it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral and mba programmes.
- If this university is on your list for agriculture, manufacturing and life sciences, Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Canada deserves a comparison, because it covers industrial design and automation as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 20,000 students against roughly 29,000 here.
- In Argentina, National University of the South teaches much the same core subjects, agriculture, life sciences and software engineering, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers marine science and computer vision as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Agriculture, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Product Design, Product Development, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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