Cuesta College academics
San Luis Obispo, California · Public · 10,437 undergrads
Cuesta College has 10,437 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
10,437
undergraduates.
43%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
10,437
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
59%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
43%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
25.2 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$27,316
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
50%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
35%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
6.7%
AsianCollege Scorecard
3.1%
BlackCollege Scorecard
2.4%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
1.9%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.5%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,791
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
1,107
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
71
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Medium
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers