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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · CDS 20252026 · Suburb: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
74.2%
Total cost — out-of-state
$43,350
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
Avg loan debt at graduation
$17,775

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates
Total all graduate
Grand total all students

Admissions

Total applicants
Total admitted
Total enrolled
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT18.2%
% submitting ACT4.6%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile620
SAT EBRW 75th %ile720
SAT Math 25th %ile610
SAT Math 75th %ile720
ACT Comp 25th %ile28
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class45.7%
% in top 25% of HS class79.2%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$6,838
Tuition — out-of-state$14,130
Required fees$8,882
Room and board$20,338
Total cost — in-state$36,058
Total cost — out-of-state$43,350

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$21,140
Avg % of need met74.2%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$3,239
Avg loan debt at graduation$17,775

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist8,237
# admitted from waitlist599
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)10,899
Transfer admit rate21.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)31.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$16,665Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)86.8%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)79.7%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate95.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$90,662Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant18.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan24.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full26.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress41.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress14.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white47.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino25.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian14.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races8.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women40.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men59.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white65.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Engineering22.8%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services17.3%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences10.8%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services5.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences4.6%
Social Sciences4.5%
Architecture And Related Services4.3%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs3.5%