California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Name: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Common Data Set 2025-26
Creator: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
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Common Data Set 2025-26

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Acceptance Rate

30.0%

Applications

71,309

Admitted

21,367

Enrolled

5,456

SAT Composite

1240-1420

SAT Math

610-720

ACT Composite

28-33

§ 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.

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Federal outcomes

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.

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

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction131fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

1 TABLE

Degrees Offered

Bachelor'sX

Master'sX

Enrollment And Persistence

2 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	2410	2918	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	143	101	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	7708	8082	56	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	10261	11101	172	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	10275	11117	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	116	6	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	6	7	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	405	315	3	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	417	328	3	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	172	328	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	22313

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	207	149	5	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	151	88	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	10	84	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	368	321	5	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	24	51	3	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	73	82	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	2	2	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	99	135	4	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	932

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	10643	11438	177	Not reported
Total part-time students	517	463	7	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	23245

All

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES

Entrance Exams

ACTX

APX

Institutional ExamX

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	34449	35349	Not reported	71309
Admitted	8812	12061	Not reported	21367
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	5456
Enrolled full-time	2410	2918	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	6	6	Not reported	Not reported

Other extracted fields

Total first-time, first-year who applied63,520

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted16,743

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled4,368

Total first-time, first-year who applied7,109

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted4,413

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled1,055

Total first-time, first-year who applied680

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted211

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled33

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	18.23	995
ACT	4.60	251

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1240	1330	1420
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT math	610	660	720
ACT composite	28	31	33
ACT math	26	29	32
ACT English	27	32	34
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other extracted fields

ACT Composite: Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:4.03

Admission Policies

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:-

Transfer Admission

1 TABLE

Application for Admission

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

Academic Offerings and Policies

1 TABLE

Special Study Options

Other (specify):X

Student Life

2 TABLES

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Television stationX

Housing

Coed residence hallsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Special housing for disabled studentsX

Wellness housingX

Living Learning CommunitiesX

Other housing options (specify):X

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

1 TABLE

Diploma/Certificates

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
History	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100%	Not reported	Not reported

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

How the class gets assembled.

Federal outcomes

All Extracted Fields

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