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Located in San Luis Obispo, California, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a public institution. San Luis Obispo is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

1,049 Undergraduate Degrees
124 Graduate Degrees
$37,050 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
30% Acceptance Rate

Where Is California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo?

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Contact details for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Phone: 805-756-1111
Website: calpoly.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaPolytechnic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/calpoly

How Do I Get Into Cal Poly San Luis Obispo?

You can apply to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo online at: www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cal Poly San Luis Obispo?

30% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has a fairly low acceptance rate of 30%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 25%, and the acceptance rate for women is 36%.

Can I Afford California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo?

$37,050 Net Price
25% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $37,050. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $6,032 a year. That adds up to $24,128 over four years for those students.

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,960 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 21,128 undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with 19,960 being full-time and 1,168 being part-time.

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There are also 1,103 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,960 full-time undergraduates at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,716
Black or African American 135
Hispanic or Latino 3,856
White 10,608
International Students 431
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,214

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

151 Took All Classes Online
8,089 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 8,089 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has changed over the last few years.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 753 44 797
Construction Management 123 0 123
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 120 0 120
General Economics 53 0 53
Management Science 0 45 45
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 0 21 21
Taxation 0 12 12
Accounting 0 2 2
Agricultural Business 0 0 0
Interior Design Management 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,049 124 1,173

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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