California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Teaching Programs

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

Where Is California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo?

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	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

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

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 33%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 28%, and the acceptance rate for women is 38%.

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

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

The student loan default rate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 21,128 undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with 19,960 being full-time and 1,168 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

In 2020-2021, 16,528 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo was 6,850.6%. This is the #30 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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