Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 11,266 male and 10,734 female students attending Cal Poly. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.05 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Cal Poly.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Cal Poly
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total21,02619,9901,036
Men10,76910,145624
Women10,2579,845412
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Cal Poly
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total974712262
Men497328169
Women47738493

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 11,284 White students (51.29%) and 4,716 Hispanic students (21.44%) at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211011
Asian2,9811,5411,440
Black or African American1469551
Hispanic4,5062,3242,182
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander533716
White10,7905,4355,355
Two or More Races1,619796823
Race/Ethnicity Unknown632367265
Total 21,02610,76910,257
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native202
Asian1056441
Black or African American1596
Hispanic21093117
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander431
White494247247
Two or More Races522923
Race/Ethnicity Unknown382216
Total 974497477

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 21,117 students whose age under twenty five and 333 students whose age is over thirty years old at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Especially, 348 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
TotalMenWomen
Total21,026 10,76910,257
Under 18348 142206
18-199,089 4,3144,775
20-218,474 4,3344,140
22-242,571 1,634937
25-29368 235133
30-34110 7832
35-3939 2118
40-4915 510
50-6410 55
65 and over2 11
Total 21,026 10,76910,257
Population by Student Age at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
TotalMenWomen
Total974 497477
18-191 10
20-2176 2551
22-24558 291267
25-29182 9884
30-3464 3331
35-3938 2018
40-4933 2013
50-6421 813
65 and over1 10
Total 974 497477

Online Student Population

At California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 8,089 students (36.77% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 151 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 115 students live in California where California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is located in and 32 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total22,00021,026974
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1518467
Enrolled Some in Online Classes7,9387,87266
Not Enrolled in Online Classes13,91113,070841
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1518467
California Residents1157540
Other State in U.S.32923
Outside of U.S.404
Unknown000