Student life at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California · Public · 21,996 undergrads
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is primarily residential. Its teams play in the NCAA. Campus housing ran $11,094 a year in 2023-24.
Living there
Campus lifeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Primarily residential
Campus housing, per yearIPEDS, 2023-24
$11,094
Sports
College sports associationIPEDS, 2023
NCAA
Community
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving InstitutionU.S. Dept of Education Title III/V Eligibility Matrix (FY 2025), 2025
Yes
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