by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will not be asked to pay the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total cost of going to California State Polytechnic University-Pomona can seem overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students are given some form of financial aid.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Cal Poly Pomona deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep scrolling to discover just how much financial aid could be open to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, 80% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 3380 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 74% | $11,833 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 46% | $5,495 |
| Federal Pell grants | 49% | $6,011 |
| State/local grants | 71% | $4,688 |
| Federal student loans | 26% | $4,716 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At Cal Poly Pomona, approximately 70% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $11,191 (across roughly 17110 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 70% | $11,191 |
| Federal Pell grants | 46% | $5,596 |
| Federal student loans | 25% | $6,476 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $12,424.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $7,848 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $9,570 |
| Over $75,000 | $18,833 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $11,531 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $11,580 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Cal Poly Pomona’s net price tool: www.cpp.edu/financial-aid/resources/net-price-calculator.shtml.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Cal Poly Pomona owes $13,437 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $13,437 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $16,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $169.63/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Cal Poly Pomona.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,245 |
| 25th percentile | $7,333 |
| 75th percentile | $26,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $32,932 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,500 |
| Middle income | $12,829 |
| High income | $15,000 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $13,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,000 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $13,000 |
| Independent students | $15,700 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Cal Poly Pomona.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Cal Poly Pomona:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 43936 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $790,442,850 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 232 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,022,902 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,409 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 10 |
| Total DoD amount | $22,205 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,221 |
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