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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    California State Polytechnic University-Pomona grads earn $4.2K more ten years out than U. California-Riverside's ($71,902 vs. $67,699)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. California-Riverside graduates 2 pts more of its students than California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (79% vs. 78%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona$71.9K
U. California-Riverside$67.7K
Graduation rate
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona78%
U. California-Riverside79%
Retention rate
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona87%
U. California-Riverside88%

Borrowing

Median debt
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona$16K
U. California-Riverside$17.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona25%
U. California-Riverside31%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona$12.8K
U. California-Riverside$14.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona50%
U. California-Riverside66%
Credential within 8 years, all students
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona77%
U. California-Riverside79%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona13%
U. California-Riverside8%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona64%
U. California-Riverside75%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona73%
U. California-Riverside76%
Pell graduation gap
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona9 pts lower
U. California-Riverside1 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaU. California-Riverside
White73%74%
Asian79%82%
Hispanic/Latino63%72%
Black60%64%
Two or more races69%74%
International66%67%

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaU. California-Riverside
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published64%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published64%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published64%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published73%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published74%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published74%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of California-Riverside Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why