Cal Poly Pomona is 2nd in the nation for Best Urban & Regional Planning programs without a Ph.D. amongst all private and public schools, according to Planetizen, the leading online publication for the urban planning, design and development community.

Cal Poly Pomona is 15th in the nation for Best Architecture program amongst all private and public schools, according to Design Intelligence, an architecture based magazine. Cal Poly Pomona is the 8th best public school in the nation for Architecture.

Cal Poly Pomona is 18th in the nation for Best Undergraduate Landscape Architecture program amongst all private and public schools, according to Design Intelligence.

Cal Poly Pomona and San Luis Obispo Rose Float is the only continuing Rose Parade entry by a university and the only one that is entirely a student effort. The float has won 46 awards.

Cal Poly Pomona is 12th in the nation for top undergraduate programs in engineering amongst all private and public schools, according to U.S. News & World Report. Cal Poly Pomona is the 5th best public school for engineering in the U.S.

Cal Poly Pomona's College of Business Administration graduate business program was named the best in the country amongst all private and public schools, according to The Princeton Review's "Best 296 Business Schools."

Cal Poly Pomona is one of four institutions in California to be designated as a National Center of Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the Department of Homeland Security and National Security Agency.

One out of every five architects who passes the California Architecture Registration Exam is a Cal Poly Pomona graduate.

Cal Poly Pomona has the oldest and largest hospitality management program in California.

Cal Poly Pomona's College of Engineering produces 1 out of 14 engineering graduates in California.

Cal Poly Pomona was the first university in the U.S. to establish an undergraduate program in Biotechnology with an emphasis in Business.