The 2025 CSU Economic Impact Report affirms Cal Poly Pomona as a major engine for regional and statewide growth: for every $1 invested by the state in 2023-24, CPP generated $14.57 in statewide industry activity — a figure that includes the boosted earnings of its alumni. The report also noted that the university’s campus-related spending supported more than 11,000 jobs and generated $1.5 billion in industry activity across the Los Angeles region.

This article was originally published by Claremont Courier on November 27, 2025.