Office for Student Projects and Research through Industry Engagement (OSPRIE)

CPP Engineering isn't content with preparing students for yesterday's world. The College is uniquely positioned to redefine what engineering education looks like — where students don't just learn about innovation, they lead it. On the ground. In teams. Solving problems. From day one to graduation.

#10

Top on Social Mobility West

U.S. News & World Report, 2026

#9

Best Undergrad Engineering Program

U.S. News & World Report, 2026

What is OSPRIE?

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Industry Partnership is Critical

Cal Poly Pomona is one of the largest producers of engineers in CA and in the country. To ensure that these engineers are equipped with relevant training, they need industry support in the form of industry-relevant projects and funding.

Real World Experience

Today’s engineering students are entering a world that demands more than technical skill – it expects practical experience, interdisciplinary thinking, and the ability to lead from day one. The line between research and application, or theory and practice, no longer exists in the industries they’re preparing to enter.

Engineering group posing with their work.

Role of OSPRIE

OSPRIE was established in May 2025 to address the need for industry support in the College of Engineering. OSPRIE will assist in coordinating industry funding and industry-driven problems with departments, faculty advisors, and students.

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Department Statistics

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^{Cal Poly Pomona is the top ranked polytechnic university in the nation in social mobility (CollegeNetSMI, 2024) with the College of Engineering ranked highly across the board:}

^{#4 Bachelor's in Engineering to Latinx Students (Hispanic Outlook on Education, 2024)}

^{#10 Best Undergrad Engineering Program*}

^{#3 Best Undergrad Computer Engineering *}

^{#4 Best Undergrad Aerospace Engineering*}

^{#4 Best Undergrad Electrical Engineering*}

^{#4 Best Undergrad Civil Engineering*}

^{*Where Doctorate Not Offered (U.S News & World Report, 2025)}

^{7,000+ students in Engineering with 6,804 undergraduate and 320 graduate.}

^{Underrepresented minorities (~57%)}

^{First-generation students (~55%)}

^{Transfer students (~50%)}

^{Pell-grant recipients (~47%)}

^{About 1 in 14 engineers in CA graduated from the CPP College of Engineering.}

^{Undergraduate Student Diversity: Hispanic or Latino/a/x (44%), Asian (26%), White (18%), Multiracial (4%), Unknown (3%), Black or African American (2%), Non-Resident Alien (2%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (1%), American Indian or Alaska Native (1%)}

^{Enrollment: Civil Engineering (25%), Mechanical Engineering (24%), Electrical and Computer Engineering (23%), Aerospace Engineering (13%), Chemical and Materials Engineering (6%), Electromechanical Engineering Technology (5%), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (4%)}

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