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Campus and Program Impaction

Campus Impaction

Campus Impaction

"Campus Impaction" or “Level Impaction” means that a campus has reached its enrollment capacity for instructional resources and physical support and cannot accommodate all the eligible undergraduate applications it receives. Cal Poly Pomona is impacted at the First-Time Freshman level.

Cal Poly Pomona has established a local admission area for First-Time Freshmen. In general, applicants from outside the designated local area will be held to a higher admission standard than those received from applicants inside the local area for impacted programs and high-demand unimpacted programs.

Program Impaction

Program Impaction pertains to limitations within an academic program (major) and occurs when the number of students seeking admission to a specific program exceeds the program’s capacity to accommodate them. Currently, Cal Poly Pomona has eighteen (18) programs impacted at the First-Time Freshman level. Applicants applying to impacted majors will be held to a higher admission standard based on space availability.

Program Impaction
Local Area Preference

Local Area Preference

First-Time Freshman applicants applying to an impacted program/major will receive "Local Preference" for admission consideration based on our local area designation. Cal Poly Pomona provides an eligibility index bump for local area applicants. In addition, as part of our commitment to providing veterans access, Cal Poly Pomona gives "Local Preference" to all veterans regardless of their institution. For more information, visit our Local Preference page. 

Colleges (expand to view majors)

  • Animal Health Science
  • Animal Science (General)
  • Animal Science (Pre-Vet)

  • Accounting

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Architecture

  • Psychology

  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Environmental Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Kinesiology (General)
  • Physics