California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
University of California, Irvine
Admit rate
30%
29%
SAT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%)
1240–1420
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ACT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%)
28–33
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Cost
Measure
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
University of California, Irvine
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$36,515
$39,170
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$18,832
$13,866
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$40,798
$51,468
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
University of California, Irvine
Under $30,000
$10,354
$6,160
$30,000–$48,000
$9,975
$6,609
$48,000–$75,000
$12,476
$9,897
$75,000–$110,000
$18,082
$14,658
Over $110,000
$31,461
$30,831
After you start
Measure
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
University of California, Irvine
Undergrads
21,996
30,197
Graduate within 6 years
85%
86%
Come back for year two
96%
94%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$96,304
$83,432
Median debt at graduation
$16,500
$12,821
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers