After California State Polytechnic University-Pomona: graduation, pay and debt
Pomona, California · Public · 25,042 undergrads
67% of California State Polytechnic University-Pomona students finish within six years, the typical student earns $77,464 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$77.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
67%
finish within six years.
29%
finish in four years.
87%
of first-years come back for year two.
$15.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
73%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
29%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
67%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
87%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
64%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
70%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3,668
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
74%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
15%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,659
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
2.3%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$60,095
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$77,464
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$15,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$13,437
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,833
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
73%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
77%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
79%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers