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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Purdue has 2.0× as many undergrads as California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo has 6 pts more first-gen students than Purdue (25% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Purdue (19% vs. 13%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Purdue44.5K
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo22K
Pell Grant share
Purdue13%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo19%
First-gen share
Purdue19%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo25%
Diversity index
Purdue0.66
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo0.68

Who they are

Men
Purdue59%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo49%
Part-time students
Purdue6%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo3%
Students 25 and older
Purdue3%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo2%

Race & ethnicity

Purdue
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Purdue41%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo83%
First-years from other states
Purdue47%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo17%
First-years from abroad
Purdue9%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo1%
New transfer students this fall
Purdue3,096
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo952
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Purdue21%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo15%

Campus

Purdue
Small cityNCAA D-I FBS · Big Ten ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Small suburbNCAA D-I FCS · Big West ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why