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California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo,  California
College Board code: 4038

Main Address

One Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0005
(805) 756-1111
www.calpoly.edu

Admission Office

Admissions Office, Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0031
(805) 756-2311
Fax: (805) 756-5400
admissions@calpoly.edu
Contact: James Maraviglia
Assistant VP, Admissions, Recruitment & Financial Aid

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 37%
  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges
  • Regionally Accredited
  • College Board member
Calendar: Quarter

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's

Setting

  • Suburban setting
  • Large town (10,000 - 49,999)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 18,302
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 3,908
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 18,239
  • Graduate enrollment: 1,023

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 93% In-state students
  • 7% Out-of-state students
  • 1% Part-time students
  • 46% Women
  • 54% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 11% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 1% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 13% Hispanic
  • 64% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 1% Non-Resident Alien
  • 10% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 48% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 84% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 98% in top half of graduating class
  • 60% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 23% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 11% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 5% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 1% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
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