San Luis Obispo, CA · CDS 2025–2026 · Suburb: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | — | — |
| Total all graduate | — | — |
| Grand total all students | — | — |
| Total applicants | — | — |
| Total admitted | — | — |
| Total enrolled | — | — |
| Overall admit rate | — | — |
| Admit rate — women | — | — |
| Admit rate — men | — | — |
| Yield rate | — | — |
| 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? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | 18.2% | |
| % submitting ACT | 4.6% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 620 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 720 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 610 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 720 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 28 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 33 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 45.7% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 79.2% |
| 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 |
| Avg need-based grant | $21,140 | |
| Avg % of need met | 74.2% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $3,239 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $17,775 |
| # offered place on waitlist | 8,237 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 599 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | — | — |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 10,899 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 21.2% |
| Student-faculty ratio | — | — |
| % faculty full-time | — | — |
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.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 31.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $16,665 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| 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 rate | 95.4% | 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 | $90,662 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 18.8% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 24.2% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 26.7% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 41.0% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 14.6% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | — | — |
| Defaulted | — | — |
| % part-time | 3.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 47.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 0.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 25.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 14.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 8.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 0.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 3.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 40.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 59.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 65.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 2.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 6.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 10.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 1.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 6.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 5.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Engineering | 22.8% |
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 17.3% |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences | 10.8% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 5.4% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 4.6% |
| Social Sciences | 4.5% |
| Architecture And Related Services | 4.3% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 3.5% |