Campus Profile: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Campus Reform Campus Profiles evaluate individual American college campuses based on liberal bias, speech codes, and other relevant policies and factors.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) is a public university in Pomona. Around 26,974 undergraduate students are enrolled at the university.

Official Political Student Organizations: 

Conservative Organizations:

     College Republicans

Liberal Organizations:

    Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies Club

    Pride Alliance

    Pride Center

    Queers in Business

    Safe Zone Ally Training

    Young Democratic Socialists of America

SAT/ACT Score Requirements:

Cal Poly Pomona is NOT requiring SAT/ACT scores for students seeking undergraduate admission.

Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Rating:

Cal Poly Pomona has been given a yellow light speech code. According to FIRE, this is due to “at least one ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application.” FIRE also notes that a yellow light policy at a public institution is unconstitutional. 

Policies Flagged by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression as inconsistent with Free Speech Principles:

CSU Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Exploitation, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Retaliation (Nondiscrimination Policy): Sexual Harassment

CSU Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Exploitation, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Retaliation (Nondiscrimination Policy): Harassment

Student Conduct Code

University Catalog: University Administration, Regulations, and History- Hate Crime Policy

Housing License Agreement: Posting

Bias Reporting System: 

Cal Poly Pomona does not operate a type of bias response system on campus.

COVID-19:

Cal Poly Pomona is requiring a COVID-19 vaccine for students and employees.