Real costs by school · Pomona, CA · Public
At California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $13,894 per year — the published cost of attendance is $23,955. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $7,851 / yr | $33,092 |
| $30–48k | $8,433 / yr | $35,545 |
| $48–75k | $10,734 / yr | $45,244 |
| $75–110k | $13,894 / yr | $58,563 |
| Over $110k | $20,716 / yr | $87,318 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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Run California State Polytechnic University for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between California State Polytechnic University-Pomona's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $10,061 a year — a 42% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it 10th lowest of the 24 California schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $71,902 10 years out — roughly 1.2× the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
These are averages. Your family isn't average.
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