Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering


The Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering is the engineering college at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona located in Pomona, California, United States. Known for its "learn by doing" philosophy, the college's motto is: "Learn by Doing: Making Imagination Real". Cal Poly has one of the "most recognized engineering programs in the country" and, with nearly 6,000 students, it is also the largest engineering college in Southern California, the second largest college of engineering in the California State University system, and the seventeenth largest engineering college in the United States. In the 2020 U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges" edition, the College of Engineering is ranked 11th out of 210 public and private undergraduate engineering schools in the U.S. where doctorates are not offered.
The College of Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona is among the most selective engineering colleges in the nation. For fall 2018, the college admitted 45.3 percent of its total freshmen applicants who held an average unweighted GPA of 3.74 and SATs of 1249.

History

Engineering classes at the Kellogg Campus in Pomona, California of the California Polytechnic began in academic year 1957-58. At the time, the Engineering Center had not been finalized and it took two more years, until 1959, to complete. The first class of the College of Engineering graduated in 1960 with 11 graduates in the disciplines of Aeronautical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
It is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. for its baccalaureate programs in aerospace engineering, civil engineering, chemical and materials engineering, electrical and computer engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, and mechanical engineering. It is also accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET for its baccalaureate programs in construction engineering technology, and electromechanical engineering technology. The baccalaureate program in agricultural engineering is also accredited by ABET, yet this program is housed by the College of Agriculture. The Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering was formed in 1972 and is accredited by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in addition to ABET.

College of Engineering magazine

In 2012, the College of Engineering launched the first issue of its magazine, .

Campus

Building 9 (College of Engineering)

Building 13 (engineering annex)

Building 17 (engineering laboratories)

Academics

Undergraduate programs (11)

MajorYear ABET
accredited		ABET commissionImpacted
Aerospace Engineering, BS
1970
Engineering
Yes
Chemical Engineering, BS
1972
Engineering
Yes
Civil Engineering, BS
1970
Engineering
Yes
Computer Engineering, BS
2002
Engineering
Yes
Construction Engineering Technology, BS
1976
Technology
No
Electrical Engineering, BS
1970
Engineering
Yes
Electromechanical Systems Engineering Technology, BS
1976
Technology
No
Electronic Systems Engineering Technology, BS
1976
Technology
No
Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology, BS
1976
Technology
No
Engineering Technology, BS
1976
Technology
No
Industrial Engineering, BS
1976
Engineering
No
Manufacturing Engineering, BS
1988
Engineering
No
Mechanical Engineering, BS
1970
Engineering
Yes

Graduate programs (5)

Major
Civil Engineering, MS
Electrical Engineering, MS
Engineering Management, MS
Engineering, MS with Emphasis in Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, MS

Admissions

Admissions to Cal Poly's College of Engineering are on a rolling basis along with all other colleges at the university. According to the California State University system students in engineering, technology and computer science represent the largest sector of enrollment with 23% of the student body in those areas. Also, the largest three majors by enrollment at the university are Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering.

Freshmen admissions

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Unweighted average GPA
'		3.343.283.303.283.373.443.543.513.603.613.533.723.713.733.74
Average SAT
'		107310611035105210921121115011591168115211671178113811751249
Freshman admission rate by majors

Rankings