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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, United States · Suburban
California State University systemPublicStateTechnologicalCoed
Acceptance
28.0%
Tuition/yr
$29,000
Students
22,000
Founded
1901
About
Cal Poly's 'Learn by Doing' ethos makes it the most selective CSU and a perennial #1 US regional public, with hands-on engineering and architecture programs whose graduates are prized across California industry. The San Luis Obispo campus offers coastal-town quality of life between LA and the Bay Area.
- University type
- Public (state)
- Acceptance rate
- 28.0%
- Total enrolment
- 22,000
- Student : faculty
- 18:1
- Founded
- 1901
Courses & majors
Mechanical EngineeringComputer ScienceArchitectureBusiness AdministrationAerospace EngineeringCivil EngineeringAgricultural BusinessConstruction ManagementGraphic CommunicationIndustrial TechnologyAnimal ScienceEnvironmental Engineering
Cost of studying
Tuition / yr
$29,000
Cost of attendance
$52,000
Application fee
$70
Scholarships & financial aid
Effectively no aid for internationals; value comes from CSU-level tuition and elite placement rates.
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