California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

What California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.

All 1 insights at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo PRO

3 more things the data says PRO

1. The share of women in the first-year class has risen from 51% to 53% since 2019-20, about 0.8 points a year.
2. Only 18% of enrolled first-years sent an SAT score, so its SAT range describes a minority of the class.
3. Applications rose 30% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (54,663 to 71,309).

What students say PRO

From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.

• About 14 admits had hands-on tech time: robotics teams, coding clubs, cyber competitions or apps they built.
• Many admits held leadership roles such as club president, team captain or student senator.
• Many admits had a major-related internship or research project, often over a summer.
• Many admits held a regular part-time job or family work duties alongside school.
• Many admits played varsity or club sports, often with captain titles or regional medals.
• Cal Poly SLO admits by major, and students estimate that majors like computer science, mechanical engineering and psychology are much harder than the overall rate.
• Students report GPA is recalculated from 9th to 11th grade a-g courses with capped honors points, and SAT scores and senior grades are not used.
• Students report strong grades alone do not guarantee a yes, with top-GPA applicants rejected from engineering and math.
• Decisions arrive in waves: acceptances first, then waitlists and rejections days or weeks later.
• Students report waitlist offers can come as late as July, and some denied or waitlisted applicants got in after reapplying or transferring.

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