Student Population at Cal Poly
Total Enrollment
22,000
Undergraduate
21,026
Graduate
974
Online Enrollment
151
Men Students
11,266
Women Students
10,734
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 22,000 students have enrolled at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo - 21,026 undergraduate and 974 graduate.
By gender, 11,266 male and 10,734 female students are attending California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. By attendance status, there are 20,702 full-time students and 1,298 part-time students.
The number of students at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Academy of Art University and California Baptist University, its population is large (average population is 16,381).
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers online degree/certificate programs and 151 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
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.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 21,026 | 19,990 | 1,036 |
Men | 10,769 | 10,145 | 624 |
Women | 10,257 | 9,845 | 412 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 974 | 712 | 262 |
Men | 497 | 328 | 169 |
Women | 477 | 384 | 93 |
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.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 10 | 11 |
Asian | 2,981 | 1,541 | 1,440 |
Black or African American | 146 | 95 | 51 |
Hispanic | 4,506 | 2,324 | 2,182 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 53 | 37 | 16 |
White | 10,790 | 5,435 | 5,355 |
Two or More Races | 1,619 | 796 | 823 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 632 | 367 | 265 |
Total | 21,026 | 10,769 | 10,257 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Asian | 105 | 64 | 41 |
Black or African American | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Hispanic | 210 | 93 | 117 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 | 3 | 1 |
White | 494 | 247 | 247 |
Two or More Races | 52 | 29 | 23 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 38 | 22 | 16 |
Total | 974 | 497 | 477 |
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.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 21,026 | 10,769 | 10,257 |
Under 18 | 348 | 142 | 206 |
18-19 | 9,089 | 4,314 | 4,775 |
20-21 | 8,474 | 4,334 | 4,140 |
22-24 | 2,571 | 1,634 | 937 |
25-29 | 368 | 235 | 133 |
30-34 | 110 | 78 | 32 |
35-39 | 39 | 21 | 18 |
40-49 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
50-64 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
65 and over | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 21,026 | 10,769 | 10,257 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 974 | 497 | 477 |
18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
20-21 | 76 | 25 | 51 |
22-24 | 558 | 291 | 267 |
25-29 | 182 | 98 | 84 |
30-34 | 64 | 33 | 31 |
35-39 | 38 | 20 | 18 |
40-49 | 33 | 20 | 13 |
50-64 | 21 | 8 | 13 |
65 and over | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 974 | 497 | 477 |
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.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 22,000 | 21,026 | 974 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 151 | 84 | 67 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 7,938 | 7,872 | 66 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 13,911 | 13,070 | 841 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 151 | 84 | 67 |
California Residents | 115 | 75 | 40 |
Other State in U.S. | 32 | 9 | 23 |
Outside of U.S. | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |