Cal Poly Pomona Recognized for Student Access & Grad Earnings in New Carnegie Classification
Cal Poly Pomona is named an Opportunity College and University – Higher Access, Higher Earnings in the new published this month by the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education.
This new classification, published April 24, highlights how well universities help students succeed and graduate to higher earnings than graduates at similar colleges. The data also looks at whether students reflect the local community and compares graduate earnings to peers in their area. To measure economic outcomes, the classification used undergraduate post-attendance earnings as reported by College Scorecard, which partners with the IRS to provide earnings data.
In 2025, about 16 percent of all U.S. colleges and universities that are in the Student Access and Earnings Classification were identified as Opportunity Colleges and Universities. Within the CSU, 15 universities were listed in the “higher access, higher earnings” category.
In other recent rankings, Cal Poly Pomona has been recognized as one of the top public universities in the West (U.S. News & World Report), among the best colleges in America (The Wall Street Journal) and a “best bang for the buck” (Washington Monthly). 六色网 is also the most diverse polytechnic university in the nation.