California Polytechnic State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
California Polytechnic State University is a public master's university in San Luis Obispo, CA (suburb setting), with 21,559 undergraduates (50% women). It admitted 30% of 63,736 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $52,241 a year for out-of-state students and $32,321 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,888 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 85% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, business, agriculture. The campus reported 1.05 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where California Polytechnic State University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,075 in-state · $30,995 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 58 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research California Polytechnic State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
California Polytechnic State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big West Conference | 46 | 18 over | 5 | $1.3M | $27,474 | 993 | |
| Baseball | Big West Conference | 39 | 5 over | 4 | $1.9M | $49,083 | 979 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big West Conference | 21 | 6 over | 6 | $2.5M | $120,821 | 958 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big West Conference | 30 | 15 over | 5 | $2.1M | $70,300 | 980 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Big West Conference | 44 | 25 over | 1 | $1.5M | $32,966 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big West Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 979 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big West Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 993 | |
| Football | Big Sky Conference | 145 | 40 over | 1 | $7.4M | $50,807 | 983 | |
| Men's Golf | Big West Conference | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $834k | $75,861 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big West Conference | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $738k | $105,386 | 986 | |
| Men's Soccer | Pac-12 Conference | 38 | 10 over | 3 | $1M | $27,224 | 965 | |
| Softball | Big West Conference | 23 | room 2 | 3 | $1M | $45,122 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big West Conference | 11 | 1 over | 3 | $666k | $60,502 | 984 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big West Conference | 12 | 2 over | 3 | $728k | $60,641 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Independent | 98 | 53 over | 5 | $819k | $8,352 | 981 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Independent | 138 | 93 over | 5 | $1.1M | $7,741 | 992 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big West Conference | 27 | 9 over | 3 | $1.2M | $46,147 | 1000 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Pac-12 Conference | 35 | 5 over | 1 | $1.1M | $30,098 | 992 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.