SCHOOLS / CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN LUIS OBISPO

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAIPEDS 110422CARNEGIE CLASS 18
§27 documents archived1999–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,240
Median1,330
75th1,420
§ 18% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th28
Median31
75th33
§ 5% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 30%SAT SUBMIT 18%ACT SUBMIT 5%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants71,309reported count
Admits21,36730%
Class seats5,45626% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants71,30921,36730%5,456School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 26%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$90,768
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
86%
6-year completion
Average net price
$16,665
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$18,500
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$58,977$59k
MEDIAN
$90,768$91k
P75
$132,118$132k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$7,529
$30,001 – $48,000
$7,253
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$9,896
$75,001 – $110,000
$15,786
$110,001 and up
$27,772
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
61%
6-yr grad
86%
8-yr grad
87%
Retention
96%
Pell grad
80%
Transfer
1%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.