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Multifactor Admission

Cal Poly Pomona uses a multifactor admissions (MFA) model to create a Cal Poly Pomona eligibility index (CPP Index) for an applicant’s desired major. This admission model considers an applicant’s "A-G" GPA along with other non-academic attributes (click "MFA Model" to view) and excludes SAT/ACT scores to determine an applicant’s admissibility. Prospective students can view CPP's minimum indexes below.

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Admission Category
Attribute Scoring
 CPP Applicant Points
 ("A-G" GPA X 1000) + 450
Math Coursework
Impacted STEM majors only
 Local Area or Veteran/Military
 Military Status of Active Duty, National Guard, Reserve,   
 or Veteran
 First Generation
Parents with: no high school, some high school, high
 school graduate and 2 year college graduate
 Youth Services Ward of the Court, Foster Youth or Unaccompanied Youth 
 Campus Partnerships
Project CAMINOS, The Wonderful Company
 Extra-curricular Activities
Student government, Athletics, Leadership, Work Experience, Volunteer/Community Service, Clubs, etc.
 Educational Programs
AVID, Gear Up, Upward Bound, etc.

 

The California State University (CSU) has eliminated the use of SAT/ACT test scores when making undergraduate admission decisions.

Your Cal Poly Pomona Index is calculated by: (A-G GPA x 1000) + 450 + values earned from the campus admission categories in "MFA Model"

  • California residents and graduates of California high schools are considered admissible if they earn a 2.50 or greater “A-G” GPA and a minimum eligibility index of 2950.
  • Non-California residents are considered admissible to a CSU if they earn a 3.00 or greater “A-G” GPA.

Cal Poly Pomona admits applicants to their alternate major only if there is additional capacity beyond those admitted as a primary major. This means that you might meet the threshold for your alternate major, but because there is no additional enrollment capacity, you may not be offered admission into your alternate major.

Adding an alternate major on your Cal State Apply application is highly encouraged.

Historical Indexes: 2024 - 2025


Program (Majors)
Local Non-local

Agribusiness & Food Industry Management

2950 2950

Agriculture Science

2950 2950

Animal Health Science*

3991

Animal Science*

4440

 Apparel Merchandising & Management

2950 2950

Food Science & Technology 

2950 2950

 Nutrition

2950 2950

Plant Science

2950 2950
 
*= Impacted Major
These indexes are based off of the 2024-2025 application cycle.

Program (Majors)
Local Non-local

Accounting*

3042

Computer Information Systems

2950 2950

E-Business

2950 2950

Finance, Real Estate, and Law

2950 4178

 International Business

2950 2950

 Management and Human Resources

2950 3740

Marketing Management 

2950 2950

 Technology and Operations Management

2950 2950

 

*= Impacted Major
These indexes are based off of the 2024-2025 application cycle.

Program (Majors)
Local Non-local

Early Childhood Studies 

2950 2950

Liberal Studies

2950 2950

 

These indexes are based off of the 2024-2025 application cycle.

Program (Majors)
Local Non-local

 Aerospace Engineering*

4710

Chemical Engineering  

2950 2950

Civil Engineering*

4243

 Computer Engineering*

4335

 Construction Engineering and Management 

2950 2950

Electrical Engineering* 

4321

Electromechanical Systems Engineering Technology 

2950 2950

Electronic Systems Engineering

2950 2950

Industrial Engineering 

2950 2950

Manufacturing Engineering 

2950 2950

Mechanical Engineering*

4536

 

*= Impacted Major
These indexes are based off of the 2024-2025 application cycle.

Program (Majors)
Local Non-local

Architecture* 

4500

 Art History

2950 2950

 Landscape Architecture  

2950 2950

Urban and Regional Planning

2950 2950

 Visual Communication Design

2950 2950
 
*= Impacted Major
These indexes are based off of the 2024-2025 application cycle.

Program (Majors)
Local Non-local

Hospitality Management

2950

2950

These indexes are based off of the 2024-2025 application cycle.

Program (Majors)
Local Non-local

Anthropology

2950 2950

Communication

2950

Criminology

2950 2950

Economics 

2950 2950

English

2950 2950

Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural studies

2950 2950

Geography

2950 2950

 History

2950 2950

Music 

2950 + Audition

Philosophy 

2950 2950

 Political Science

2950 2950

Psychology*

3330

Science, Technology & Society

2950 2950

Sociology

2950 2950

Spanish

2950 2950

Theatre

2950 2950
 
*= Impacted Major
These indexes are based off of the 2024-2025 application cycle.

Program (Majors)
Local Non-local

Biology*

3701

Biotechnology*

3051

Chemistry*

3060

Computer Science*

4625

Environmental Biology*

3094

Geology

2950 2950

Kinesiology - General*

2970

Kinesiology - Pedagogy

2950 2950

Mathematics

2950 2950

Physics*

3115

 
*= Impacted Major
These indexes are based off of the 2024-2025 application cycle.