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Cal Poly Pomona Tour Review Answer Key
True or False – Please Circle Your Answer (1 point each)
1. Dr. J. Michael Ortiz is the University President.
True
2. The nickname Broncos was adopted in 1940.
True
3. Cal Poly Pomona awards bachelor’s in 64 areas, master’s in 23, credentials in four
and certificates in 17.
True
4. The average high school GPA for first-time freshmen in Fall 2009 was 3.36.
True
5. Over 66% of the first-time freshman in Fall 2009 scored over 500 on their SAT Math
and Verbal.
True
6. The cost for a full-time, in-state student (state and university fees only) for Fall 2009
is $1,524.94.
True
7. 66% of Cal Poly Pomona students received financial aid during the 2008-09
academic year.
True
8. Cal Poly Pomona provided $102 million in financial aid to students during the 200809 academic year.
True
9. 94% of Cal Poly Pomona students come from California.
True
10. Over 5,000 students received their bachelor’s degree in 2009.
True
11. U.S. News & World Report ranks CPP 32nd overall in the category of top private and
public schools in the West Region.
True
12. U.S. News & World Report ranks CPP 8th overall in the category of top public
schools in the West Region.
True
13. U.S. News & World Report ranks Cal Poly Pomona 15th overall in the nation for
engineering.
True
14. U.S. News & World Report ranks Cal Poly Pomona 6th overall in the category of
diversity in the West Region.
True
15. U.S. News & World Report ranks Cal Poly Pomona 19th overall in the category of
lowest acceptance rate amongst all private and public schools in the West Region.
True
Match the category with the ranking (2 points each)
B
1. Most bachelor’s degrees to Hispanics in the nation.
A. 21
A
2. Most bachelor’s degrees to minorities in the nation.
B. 22
D
3. Most bachelor’s degrees to minorities for business in the nation.
C. 1
C
4. Most bachelor’s degrees to minorities for architecture in the nation.
D. 6
E
5. Most bachelor’s degrees to minorities for engineering in California.
E. 5
F
6. Most master’s degrees to minorities in agricultural sciences.
F. 5
Fill in the blank (4 points each)
1. Name nine colleges.
Agriculture
Liberal Arts, & Social Sciences
Business Administration
Science
Education & Integrative Studies
Collins
Engineering
Extended University
Environmental Design
2. How many students attend Cal Poly Pomona?
Approximately 22,000
3. What are the top three ethnicities at Cal Poly Pomona?
Asian
Caucasian
Hispanic
4. What is the average student-faculty ratio?
25:1
5. How many acres is Cal Poly Pomona?
1,438
6. What does freshmen impaction mean for admissions? (high school only)
Tier I
Tier II
Eligibility Index
Course Requirements
Test Requirements
7. What major are impacted?
Animal Health Science
Civil Engineering
Animal Science
Mechanical Engineering
Architecture
Undeclared
8. The Office of Student Life and Cultural Centers has over how many clubs?
Over 260
9. The University Plaza was originally a what?
Horse Stables
10. What three original features were preserved in the University Plaza?
Stable Doors
Water Fountain
Weather Vane
11. What is the Bronco Bookstore online program?
Pony Express
12. The Student Services and Equity Programs’ Advising Center is for what majors?
Undeclared
13. How many NCAA Division II athletic teams does Cal Poly Pomona sponsor?
12
14. How many team national championships has Cal Poly Pomona won?
13
15. What two others services are offered on the 2nd floor of the library?
Learning Resource Center
Writing Center
16. What two men help to establish Cal Poly Pomona?
W.K. Kellogg
Charles Voorhis
17. What two U.S. Presidents were involved with returning this land to the Kellogg
Foundation?
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
18. King John, an Arabian horse, was used for what movie?
1938: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
19. What historical event in 1925?
Kellogg purchased 377 acres in Pomona.
20. What historical event in 1927?
Voorhis purchased 150 acres in San Dimas
21. What historical event in 1949?
Kellogg property merged with Voorhis/San Luis Obispo
22. What historical event in 1956?
Building 3 completed, first class at Pomona held
23. What historical event in 1961?
Voorhis died; 322 women enroll for the first time
24. What historical event in 1966?
Pomona split from San Luis Obispo
25. What historical event in 1972?
Pomona granted university status
26. What is the size of a residence hall room?
12 X 15
27. How tall is the CLA building?
180 feet
28. The Rose Float has won more than how many awards?
29
29. CPP is one of how many polytechnics in the U.S.?
9