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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Basic Information

Type Public

Location San Luis Obispo, CA

Population 180,000

Website http://www.calpoly.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,521

Men / Women 49% / 51%

White 48%

Hispanic 26%

Asian 12%

Mixed 7%

Black 1%

International 1%

Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math 29%

Business & Economics 21%

Life & Natural Sciences 21%

Humanities & Social Sciences 17%

Arts 8%

Professional 3%

Education 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,596

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,665

Est. In-State Cost $17,588

Est. Out-of-State Cost $44,843

10-Year ROI $318,000

ROI Percentile 99th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%

4-Year Graduation Rate 61%

6-Year Graduation Rate 86%

Transfer-Out Rate 1%

Weather

Comfortable Days 195 (99th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 3,120 (92th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 322 (96th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 30%

Yield (Unbound) 25%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$11M	#197
Life & Natural Sciences	$21M	#203
Humanities & Social Sciences	$1M	#307

Honors College

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Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences	935	35% / 65%	0%	$65,232
Agriculture	36 —	39% / 61%	0%	$60,487
Animal Science	189 —	11% / 89%	0%	$54,971
Crop Science	48 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$65,570
Dairy Science	18 —	11% / 89%	0%	$54,971
Food Science	42 —	19% / 81%	0%	$72,776
Forestry	39 +1	74% / 26%	0%	$64,670
Marine Sciences	24 —	29% / 71%	0%	—
Natural Resources Management	136 +2	29% / 71%	0%	$61,388
Nutrition	63 —	8% / 92%	0%	—
Viticulture and Enology	65 —	49% / 51%	0%	$72,776
Agribusiness	117 +1	63% / 37%	0%	$82,465
Agricultural Systems Management	30 —	77% / 23%	0%	—
Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration	93 —	38% / 62%	1%	—
Agricultural Communication	35 —	26% / 74%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Architecture and Environmental Design	370	57% / 43%	5%	$68,205
Architecture	172 —	45% / 55%	10%	—
City and Regional Planning	30 —	47% / 53%	0%	$87,704
Landscape Architecture	42 —	45% / 55%	0%	$54,278
Construction Management	126 —	81% / 19%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Engineering	1,326	72% / 28%	2%	$102,477
Aerospace Engineering	95 —	74% / 26%	1%	$99,709
Agricultural and Biological Engineering	32 —	66% / 34%	0%	$79,608
Architectural Engineering	44 —	50% / 50%	0%	$85,927
Biomedical Engineering	84 —	43% / 57%	0%	$98,460
Civil Engineering	126 —	73% / 27%	1%	$90,729
Computer Engineering	80 —	89% / 11%	1%	$129,563
Computer Science	219 —	79% / 21%	8%	—
Electrical Engineering	76 —	82% / 18%	0%	$121,769
Engineering Science	12 —	75% / 25%	0%	—
Environmental Engineering	31 —	48% / 52%	0%	$76,381
Industrial Engineering	68 +1	57% / 43%	1%	$107,190
Manufacturing Engineering	28 —	79% / 21%	4%	—
Materials Engineering	59 —	76% / 24%	2%	$95,333
Mechanical Engineering	288 —	81% / 19%	1%	$101,838
Software Engineering	37 —	78% / 22%	3%	$129,563
Industrial Technology	47 —	47% / 53%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts	1,018	26% / 74%	0%	$62,416
Communication Studies	86 —	20% / 80%	0%	$59,300
English	52 +1	21% / 79%	0%	$56,673
Ethnic Studies	5 +3	40% / 60%	0%	—
Foreign Languages	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
History	61 —	67% / 33%	0%	$51,511
Interdisciplinary Studies	41 —	46% / 54%	2%	—
Journalism	85 +1	16% / 84%	0%	$60,004
Liberal Arts	18 +2	44% / 56%	0%	$56,982
Liberal Studies	82 —	10% / 90%	0%	$56,982
Philosophy	30 +1	43% / 57%	3%	—
Political Science	97 +1	47% / 53%	0%	$79,880
Psychology	152 +4	16% / 84%	0%	$58,196
Social Sciences	33 +1	42% / 58%	0%	$40,285
Sociology	58 —	31% / 69%	0%	$66,889
Spanish	8 +6	25% / 75%	0%	—
Early Childhood Education	50 —	4% / 96%	0%	$48,150
Art and Design	61 +1	21% / 79%	0%	$77,766
Graphic Communication	80 +1	14% / 86%	0%	$77,111
Music	9 —	44% / 56%	0%	—
Theatre	9 +1	22% / 78%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Science and Mathematics	532	40% / 60%	1%	$72,347
Mathematics	66 +2	50% / 50%	0%	$69,205
Physics	32 +2	72% / 28%	0%	$101,650
Statistics	46 +3	63% / 37%	4%	$86,088
Biochemistry	29 —	34% / 66%	0%	$64,272
Biology	153 —	35% / 65%	1%	$64,975
Chemistry	27 —	48% / 52%	0%	—
Earth Sciences	30 +1	50% / 50%	0%	—
Ecology	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Kinesiology	76 —	29% / 71%	0%	—
Microbiology	20 —	20% / 80%	0%	—
Public Health	52 —	17% / 83%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Orfalea College of Business	804	57% / 43%	1%	$89,970
Business Administration	747 +1	55% / 45%	1%	$90,799
Economics	57 —	79% / 21%	0%	$79,110

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