Division I · Big West Conference
California Polytechnic State University · Campus
San Luis Obispo, CA · Suburb · Public · Master's university · the Mustangs · Website ↗
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.
Small suburb
Setting
San Luis Obispo, CA
21,559
Undergraduates
+ 926 graduate students
18:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
95%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
16%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$17k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingSmall suburb San Luis Obispo, CA
- TypePublic · Master's university
- Part ofCalifornia State University
- CalendarQuarter
- Admissions30% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
21,559
Undergraduates 21,559Graduate students 926
Where first-years come from
83%16%
In state 83%Other states 16%Abroad 1%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
50%23%14%
White 50%Hispanic 23%Black 1%Asian 14%Two or more 8%International 1%Not reported 3%
- Women50%
- Full-time96% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class5,278 entered last fall
- Transfers in853 4% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online40% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services11% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $17,220 | $2,937 | $20,157 |
| Off campus | $18,042 | $2,937 | $20,979 |
| With family | — | $2,937 | $2,937 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety1.05 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list California Polytechnic State University is on.
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