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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Early Decision / Action

Metric	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Offers Early Decision plan?	No
Offers Early Action plan?	No

Test Scores

Metric	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
% submitting SAT	18.2%
% submitting ACT	4.6%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile	620
SAT EBRW 75th %ile	720
SAT Math 25th %ile	610
SAT Math 75th %ile	720
ACT Comp 25th %ile	28
ACT Comp 75th %ile	33
% in top 10% of HS class	45.7%
% in top 25% of HS class	79.2%

Cost

Metric	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Tuition — in-state	$6,838
Tuition — out-of-state	$14,130
Required fees	$8,882
Room and board	$20,338
Total cost — in-state	$36,058
Total cost — out-of-state	$43,350

Financial Aid

Metric	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Avg need-based grant	$21,140
Avg % of need met	74.2%
Avg merit grant (no need)	$3,239
Avg loan debt at graduation	$17,775

Waitlist & Transfer

Metric	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
# offered place on waitlist	8,237
# admitted from waitlist	599
Transfer applicants (total)	10,899
Transfer admit rate	21.2%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data not in the CDS — completion, retention, earnings, loan repayment, and demographics. Sourced separately from the CDS figures above; see each school's profile page for the reporting-year vintage of each figure.

Admissions & cost

Metric	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Admit rate (Scorecard)	31.3%
Average net price (public)	$16,665

Completion, retention & earnings

Metric	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Completion rate (200% of expected time)	86.8%
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)	79.7%
First-year retention rate	95.4%
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing	$90,662

Financial aid

Metric	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
% receiving a Pell Grant	18.8%
% receiving a federal loan	24.2%

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Metric	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Paid in full	26.7%
Making progress	41.0%
Not making progress	14.6%

Undergraduates

Metric	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
% part-time	3.5%
% white	47.6%
% Black	0.8%
% Hispanic/Latino	25.3%
% Asian	14.0%
% American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1%
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2%
% two or more races	8.1%
% nonresident/international	0.7%
% race/ethnicity unknown	3.3%

Instructional staff

Metric	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
% women	40.1%
% men	59.9%
% white	65.9%
% Black	2.4%
% Hispanic/Latino	6.4%
% Asian	10.9%
% American Indian/Alaska Native	0.4%
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%
% two or more races	1.6%
% nonresident/international	6.8%
% race/ethnicity unknown	5.3%

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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Offers Early Decision plan?

Offers Early Action plan?

Metric

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

% submitting SAT

18.2%

% submitting ACT

4.6%

SAT EBRW 25th %ile

620

SAT EBRW 75th %ile

720

SAT Math 25th %ile

610

SAT Math 75th %ile

720

ACT Comp 25th %ile

ACT Comp 75th %ile

% in top 10% of HS class

45.7%

% in top 25% of HS class

79.2%

Metric

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tuition — in-state

$6,838

Tuition — out-of-state

$14,130

Required fees

$8,882

Room and board

$20,338

Total cost — in-state

$36,058

Total cost — out-of-state

$43,350

Metric

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Avg need-based grant

$21,140

Avg % of need met

74.2%

Avg merit grant (no need)

$3,239

Avg loan debt at graduation

$17,775

Metric

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

# offered place on waitlist

8,237

# admitted from waitlist

599

Transfer applicants (total)

10,899

Transfer admit rate

21.2%

Metric

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Admit rate (Scorecard)

31.3%

Average net price (public)

$16,665

Metric

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Completion rate (200% of expected time)

86.8%

Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)

79.7%

First-year retention rate

95.4%

Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing

$90,662

Metric

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

% receiving a Pell Grant

18.8%

% receiving a federal loan

24.2%

Metric

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Paid in full

26.7%

Making progress

41.0%

Not making progress

14.6%

Metric

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

% part-time

3.5%

% white

47.6%

% Black

0.8%

% Hispanic/Latino

25.3%

% Asian

14.0%

% American Indian/Alaska Native

0.1%

% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.2%

% two or more races

8.1%

% nonresident/international

0.7%

% race/ethnicity unknown

3.3%

Metric

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

% women

40.1%

% men

59.9%

% white

65.9%

% Black

2.4%

% Hispanic/Latino

6.4%

% Asian

10.9%

% American Indian/Alaska Native

0.4%

% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.1%

% two or more races

1.6%

% nonresident/international

6.8%

% race/ethnicity unknown

5.3%