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. Well known for its "learn by doing" philosophy, the college's motto is: "making imagination real". Cal Poly has one of the top engineering college among public schools in California and, with over 5,600 students (as of fall 2015), 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 2017 U.S. News & World Report the College of Engineering is ranked the 5th best undergraduate program among public universities (11th overall) in the nation for Master's-granting universities, and "has one of the top ranked engineering programs, and graduates roughly 1 of every 14 engineers in the state of California."
Because of the hands-on approach to academics and undergraduate focus, the college of engineering at Cal Poly 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 2015, the college admitted 45.3 percent of its total freshmen applicants who held an average unweighted GPA of 3.72 (out of 4.00) and SATs of 1178 (out of 1600).
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History
The College of Engineering at Cal Poly in Pomona, California was founded in 1957. It's 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 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, electronics engineering, computer engineering technology, and 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 and Materials Engineering was formed in 1972 and is accredited by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in addition to ABET.
College 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)
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
- 11th Nationally: Undergraduate engineering program, among public universities, U.S. News & World Report*
- 5th Nationally: Largest Hispanic engineering college, American Society for Engineering Education
- 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
- 10th Nationally: Largest electrical 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
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