Cal Poly San Luis Obispo academics
San Luis Obispo, California · Public · 21,996 undergrads
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has 21,996 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 74 fields of study. The most degrees go to Business Administration and Management, General.
The short answers
21,996
undergraduates.
926
graduate students.
74
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
4,850
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
25%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
21,996
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
926
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
22,485
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
25%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
20.1 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$94,050
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
50%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
23%
AsianCollege Scorecard
14%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
7.9%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
3%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0.9%
BlackCollege Scorecard
0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.3%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
4,850
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
591
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Business Administration and Management, General
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
98
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Quarter
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Master's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research Colleges and Universities
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers