COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
FIELD 45.1 · UNITID 110529BACHELOR'S DEGREE

CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY-POMONA

Political Science and Government

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$61,712working, not enrolled · 4 years
Median debt$15,000Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools
Working graduates83four-year earnings cohort
Two-year awards189IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years
Not a return-on-investment calculation.

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01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile38thhigher than about 38% of published same-field, same-credential peers
Debt position89%lower median debt than about 89% of published peers

Peer group: 132 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Bachelor's Degree$106,153 earnings · $17,500 debtColumbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$100,245 earnings · $22,943 debtUniversity of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · Bachelor's Degree$94,297 earnings · $19,000 debtYale UniversityNew Haven, CT · Bachelor's Degree$90,764 earnings · $15,000 debtCollege of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA · Bachelor's Degree$88,088 earnings · $27,000 debtBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Bachelor's Degree$86,537 earnings · $18,000 debtBrigham Young UniversityProvo, UT · Bachelor's Degree$83,209 earnings · $11,745 debtVillanova UniversityVillanova, PA · Bachelor's Degree$83,179 earnings · $25,620 debtNew York UniversityNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$80,957 earnings · $20,500 debtGeorge Washington UniversityWashington, DC · Bachelor's Degree$79,692 earnings · $23,000 debtGeorgetown UniversityWashington, DC · Bachelor's Degree$79,502 earnings · $16,500 debtUniversity of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA · Bachelor's Degree$78,310 earnings · $18,015 debtUniversity of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · Bachelor's Degree$77,480 earnings · $18,862 debtThe University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · Bachelor's Degree$75,988 earnings · $20,500 debtVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Bachelor's Degree$75,687 earnings · $24,250 debtTexas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX · Bachelor's Degree$75,419 earnings · $25,000 debtMiami University-OxfordOxford, OH · Bachelor's Degree$75,374 earnings · $25,000 debtSyracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree$75,239 earnings · $26,799 debt
03 / RETURN TO INSTITUTION

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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