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 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 (as of 2019), 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 2019 U.S. News & World Report the College of Engineering is ranked the 4th best undergraduate,
master's granting program among public universities."The College of Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona
is among the most selective engineering colleges in the nation and all of its departments are
currently declared impacted (hold stringent standards for admissions).
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).
== 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 (the current two-story portion of Building 9) 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. (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.
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 (AIChE) in addition to ABET.
== College of Engineering magazine == In 2012, the College of Engineering launched
the first issue of its magazine, Xpressions of Xcellence.
== Campus ==
=== Building 9 (College of Engineering) ===
=== Building 13 (engineering annex) ===
=== Building 17 (engineering laboratories) ===
== Academics ==
=== Undergraduate programs (11) ===
College of Engineering Programs
=== Graduate programs (5) ===
College of Engineering Programs (CENG-Programs)
=== 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 ====
===== Freshman admission rate by majors =====
=== 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
List of engineering programs in the California State University