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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public · Small suburb · Cal Poly

Public institution in San Luis Obispo, CA · 21,521 undergraduates · 30% acceptance rate · $90,768 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$15,624727th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$11,075692nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$30,9951,281st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$29,918933rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,500487th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$90,76865th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$72,35897th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
85.2%137th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
95.2%127th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
29.8%108th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
21,52199th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.3%1,792nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 159 mi (LAX)

On 7 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 75 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$109,392$120,462
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$95,034$93,964
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$83,255$82,780
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$78,814$79,647
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,711$74,038
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,016$76,460
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,667$72,645
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,083$73,562
Manufacturing EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,957—
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,015$73,635
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,015$68,219
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,660$63,005

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,130,763 (M $4,744,871 · W $3,385,892)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo’s 21,521 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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