Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering

This article is about the College of Engineering in Pomona, California. For the College of Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, see Cal Poly San Luis Obispo College of Engineering.

The Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering is the engineering college at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona or Cal Poly) located in Pomona, California, United States. Known ^[6][7][8][9] for its "learn by doing" philosophy, the college's motto, coined by Dean Mahyar A. Amouzegar in 2012, is: "Learn by Doing: Making Imagination Real".^[10] Cal Poly has one of the "most recognized engineering programs in the country"^[11] and, with nearly 6,000 students (as of 2019), it is also the largest engineering college in Southern California,^[12] the second largest college of engineering in the California State University system, and the seventeenth largest engineering college in the United States.^[13][14][12] In the 2024 U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" edition, the College of Engineering is ranked 9th overall (tied with Cooper Union) out of 210 public and private undergraduate engineering schools in the U.S. where doctorates are not offered.^[15]

Cal Poly Pomona
College of Engineering

Motto	Learn by Doing: Making Imagination Real
Type	Public College Space Grant[1]
Established	1957; 68 years ago (1957)[2]
Parent institution	Cal Poly Pomona
Academic affiliations	ABET
Dean	Andrew Ketsdever [3]
Students	5,858 (Fall 2018)[4]
Undergraduates	5,325 (Fall 2015)
Postgraduates	303 (Fall 2015)
Location	Pomona , California , U.S.
Colors	Green, Gold, and Blue[5]
Website	www.cpp.edu/engineering

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 (out of 4.00) and SATs of 1249 (out of 1600).^[16]

History

Cal Poly students working with NASA engineers

Engineering classes at the Kellogg Campus in Pomona, California of the California Polytechnic began in academic year 1957–58.^[2] At the time, the Engineering Center (the current two-story portion of Building 9) had not been finalized and it took two more years, until 1959, to complete.^[2] 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.^[2]

It is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) for its baccalaureate programs in aerospace engineering, civil engineering, chemical and materials engineering, electrical and computer engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, and mechanical engineering.^[17] It is also accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET for its baccalaureate programs in construction engineering technology, and electromechanical engineering technology.^[17] The baccalaureate program in agricultural engineering is also accredited by ABET^{[citation needed]}, 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 (AIChE) in addition to ABET.^[18]

College of Engineering magazine

In 2012, the College of Engineering under the leadership of Mahyar A. Amouzegar launched the first issue of its magazine, Xpressions of Xcellence, renamed in 2019 as "CPP Engineering"

Campus

Building 9 (College of Engineering)

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  Exterior of Cal Poly's Engineering Tower 9
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  Southern wing of Cal Poly's Original Engineering Building 9
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  Eastern face of Building 9 with the 'CPP' hill visible in the distance

Building 13 (engineering annex)

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  An exterior view of engineering building 13

Building 17 (engineering laboratories)

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  An exterior view of engineering building 17
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  View of building 17 as seen from the Japanese garden

Academics

Undergraduate programs (11)

• College of Engineering Programs

Major	Year ABET accredited[17]	ABET commission	Impacted[19][20]
Aerospace Engineering, BS	1970	Engineering (EAC)	Yes
Chemical Engineering, BS	1972	Engineering (EAC)	Yes
Civil Engineering, BS	1970	Engineering (EAC)	Yes
Computer Engineering, BS	2002	Engineering (EAC)	Yes
Construction Engineering Technology, BS	1976	Technology (TAC)	No
Electrical Engineering, BS	1970	Engineering (EAC)	Yes
Electromechanical Systems Engineering Technology, BS	1976	Technology (TAC)	No
Electronic Systems Engineering Technology, BS	1976	Technology (TAC)	No
Electronic(s) and Computer Engineering Technology, BS	1976	Technology (TAC)	No
Engineering Technology, BS	1976	Technology (TAC)	No
Industrial Engineering, BS	1976	Engineering (EAC)	No
Manufacturing Engineering, BS	1988	Engineering (EAC)	No
Mechanical Engineering, BS	1970	Engineering (EAC)	Yes

Graduate programs (6)

• (CENG-Programs)

Major
Civil Engineering, MS
Electrical Engineering, MS
Engineering Management, MS
Systems Engineering, 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.^[21]

Freshmen admissions

Cal Poly's Engineering admission standards over the period 2005–2018.

First-Time Freshmen Profile^[22][23]

	2004[24]	2005[25]	2006[26]	2007[27]	2008[28]	2009[29]	2010[30]	2011[31]	2012[32]	2013[33]	2014[34]	2015[35]	2016[36]	2017[37]	2018[38]
Unweighted average GPA (out of 4.0)	3.34	3.28	3.30	3.28	3.37	3.44	3.54	3.51	3.60	3.61	3.53	3.72	3.71	3.73	3.74
Average SAT (out of 1600)	1073	1061	1035	1052	1092	1121	1150	1159	1168	1152	1167	1178	1138	1175	1249

Freshman admission rate by majors

Fall Semester	2015			2014			2013			2012
	Total Applicants	Admits	%Admits	Total Applicants	Admits	%Admits	Total Applicants	Admits	%Admits	Total Applicants	Admits	%Admits
Aerospace Engineering	1,194	435	36%	1,077	498	46%	1,101	399	36%	843	338	40%
Chemical Engineering	878	366	42%	872	499	57%	783	424	54%	572	323	56%
Civil Engineering	1,355	661	40%	1,582	736	47%	1,553	682	44%	1,372	585	43%
Computer Engineering	1,377	406	29%	1,420	479	34%	1,208	367	30%	976	293	30%
Construction Engineering Tech	203	142	70%	163	136	83%	142	112	79%	129	94	73%
Electrical Engineering	1,320	434	33%	1,232	489	40%	1,179	375	32%	966	324	34%
Electron & Comp Engineering Tech	329	167	51%	304	232	76%	284	197	69%	293	212	72%
Engineering Technology	330	152	46%	285	228	80%	335	211	63%	280	176	63%
Industrial Engineering	214	104	49%	220	183	83%	236	184	78%	199	158	79%
Manufacturing Engineering	97	58	60%	72	59	82%	83	60	72%	82	64	78%
Mechanical Engineering	2,973	705	24%	2,662	1,114	42%	2,462	900	37%	1,919	747	39%
Total	10,924	3804	35%	10,242	4839	47%	9,704	4,100	42%	7,927	3463	44%

Rankings

• 1st in California: Degrees awarded to Hispanic engineers, Engineering Workforce Commission
• 1st Nationally: Largest civil engineering undergraduate program, American Society for Engineering Education
• 4th Nationally: Undergraduate engineering program, among public, masters-granting universities, U.S. News & World Report
• 5th Nationally: Largest Hispanic engineering college, American Society for Engineering Education
• 5th Nationally: Largest electrical engineering undergraduate program, U.S. News & World Report
• 5th Nationally: Largest civil engineering undergraduate program, U.S. News & World Report
• 5th Nationally: Largest computer engineering undergraduate program, U.S. News & World Report
• 6th Nationally: Bachelor's degrees awarded to minorities, Diverse Issues in Higher Education
• 9th Nationally: Largest Asian-American engineering college, American Society for Engineering Education
• 12th Nationally: Largest mechanical engineering undergraduate program, U.S. News & World Report
• 20th Nationally: Largest percentage of women tenure/tenure-track faculty, American Society for Engineering Education
• 22nd Nationally: Largest engineering college, American Society for Engineering Education
• 46th Nationally: Bachelor's degrees awarded to women, American Society for Engineering Education

See also

• Engineering
• Glossary of engineering
• Engineering colleges in California