SCHOOLS / CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN LUIS OBISPO

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAIPEDS 110422CARNEGIE CLASS 18

§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown

2025-26

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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
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	71,309	21,367	30%	5,456	School-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 →

NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Student-faculty ratio	19	EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Admissions total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	21416	ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate	31%	DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	68371	ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	5260	ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	5271	ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policy	No	IC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate	25%	DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
ACT composite 25th percentile	26	ADM2020.ACTCM25
ACT composite 75th percentile	32	ADM2020.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate	42%	ADM2020.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile	610	ADM2020.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 75th percentile	690	ADM2020.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile	610	ADM2020.SATMT25
SAT math 75th percentile	720	ADM2020.SATMT75
SAT submit rate	80%	ADM2020.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Bachelor's degrees awarded	4985	DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded	0	DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded	544	DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
In-state required fees	$6,077	COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition	$6,084	COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees	$14,546	COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition	$18,684	COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus	$36,576	DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus	$57,645	DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Full-time undergraduate enrollment	21266	DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment	1036	DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment	767	DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment	23069	DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment	22033	DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Any aid rate	62%	SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid	$6,554	SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan	$6,648	SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant	$6,246	SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate	20%	SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate	30%	SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate	20%	SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
City	San Luis Obispo	HD2024.CITY
Control	Public	HD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting status	Degree-granting	HD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offering	Master's degree	HD2024.HLOFFER
Institution level	Four or more years	HD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution name	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	HD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category	20,000 and above	HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sector	Public, 4-year or above	HD2024.SECTOR
Locale	Suburb: Small	HD2024.LOCALE
State	California	HD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years	61%	DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years	83%	DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years	86%	DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate	96%	EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time	86%	DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate	60%	EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate	1%	DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT

§ 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

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.