California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  • Details

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 29.75%
    • Average SAT Scores No data
    • Four Year Completion Rate 61.15% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 85.19% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 86.61% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    61.2%
    6 Year
    85.2%
    8 Year
    86.6%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $29,918 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $30,995 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $11,075 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $15,396 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $18,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $9,166 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $6,476 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $6,904 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $11,372 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $18,032 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $26,920 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $72,358 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $71,593 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $82,835 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $80,118 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $90,768 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
History Bachelor's Degree $34,110 $24,558 $27,907
Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Food Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree $43,926 $34,960 $46,002
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree $38,412 $30,113 $55,329
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree $39,971 $36,997 $30,350
Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Landscape Architecture Bachelor's Degree $29,855 No data $44,172
Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree No data $38,174 $49,435
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $39,804 $91,493
Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $62,746
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $79,656
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $20,936
Agriculture, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $47,178
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data $29,272 $31,009
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree $41,001 No data $53,484
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $23,544 No data $40,455
Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,924
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $29,140 $72,381
Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Construction Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $49,673
Agricultural Public Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,797
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree $39,300 $29,330 $50,514
Forestry Bachelor's Degree $34,248 No data $35,417
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data $31,565 $39,869
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data $27,343 $91,351
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Architectural Engineering Bachelor's Degree $52,409 $54,690 $69,509
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $59,486
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $47,952 $72,643
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree $35,254 No data $37,312
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,431
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree $36,566 $28,863 $52,700
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $36,882 $31,675 $29,831
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,667
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data $37,762 $55,714
Architectural Sciences and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data $23,744 No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree No data $39,766 $34,520
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $57,040 $54,087 $74,220
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $46,849 $72,746
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $39,725 $79,454
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $48,219 $74,806
Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,936
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $37,453 $31,600 $38,741
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $46,729
Marine Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $31,418 $25,736 $29,831
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,496
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $36,250 $32,579 $39,354
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $58,544
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $88,197
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,879
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $33,240 $21,777 $31,386
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data $47,037 $32,589
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,120
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data $26,136 $31,649
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,393
Economics Bachelor's Degree $44,508 $40,244 $51,116
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $37,449 No data $39,856
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $40,492 $36,642 $63,640
Construction Management Bachelor's Degree No data $39,846 $83,616