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MetricCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoFlorida
Getting in
Admissions data Fall 2024Fall 2025Fall 2025
Acceptance rate 31%20%Fall 2025
Acceptance rate, men / women 27% / 36%25% / 23%
Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international Not published22% / 21% / 10%Fall 2025
Yield, in-state / other states / international Not published62% / 20% / 17%Fall 2025
Applicants 68,37190,523Fall 2025
Admitted 21,41618,403Fall 2025
Enrolled 5,2717,619Fall 2025
Yield 25%41%Fall 2025
SAT middle 50% –1320–1480
ACT middle 50% –29–33Fall 2025
Sent an SAT ––
Sent an ACT –2,919 (39%)Fall 2025
Scored 1400+ on the SAT ––
Scored 30+ on the ACT ––
Admission: High school GPA RequiredVery importantFall 2025
Admission: High school record RequiredRequired
Admission: Class rank Not consideredNot consideredFall 2025
Admission: College-prep program RequiredRequired
Admission: Recommendations Not consideredNot consideredFall 2025
Admission: Essay Not consideredImportantFall 2025
Admission: Legacy status Not consideredNot consideredFall 2025
Admission: Work experience ConsideredImportantFall 2025
Admission: Demonstration of competencies Not consideredNot considered
Admission: English proficiency test RequiredNot considered
Admission: Other tests Not consideredRequired
Average high school GPA –3.90Fall 2025
First-years in the top tenth of their class –85% (of the 87% with a rank)Fall 2025
Early decision –Offered; no counts2025–26
Early action –Offered2025–26
Wait list –1 admitted of 2,737 who acceptedFall 2025
Admission: Rigor of high school record –Very importantFall 2025
Admission: Test scores –ImportantFall 2025
Admission: Interview –Not consideredFall 2025
Admission: Extracurricular activities –Very importantFall 2025
Admission: Talent or ability –Very importantFall 2025
Admission: Character and personal qualities –ImportantFall 2025
Admission: First generation –ImportantFall 2025
Admission: Geographic residence –ImportantFall 2025
Admission: State residency –ImportantFall 2025
Admission: Religious affiliation –Not consideredFall 2025
Admission: Volunteer work –ImportantFall 2025
Admission: Demonstrated interest –Not consideredFall 2025
Test policy Test-blindTest scores requiredFall 2027 applicants
Application fee $70$30
Deadlines & deposit –Apply by January 15 · reply by May 1 or 2 wk · $25 housing depositFall 2026 cycle
Gap year allowed –NoFall 2026 cycle
Credit for AP exams YesYes
Transfer acceptance rate –41%Fall 2025
Students & campus
Setting Suburb: SmallCity: Midsize
Carnegie class Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/MediumMixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large
Research activity Research college or universityR1: very high research
Student access & earnings Lower Access, Higher EarningsLower Access, Higher Earnings
HBCU, tribal, land-grant NoneLand-grant
Minority-serving, single-sex Hispanic-Serving, AANAPISINone
Religious affiliation NoneNone
Athletics Division I FCSDivision I FBS
Conference Big West Conference; football: Big Sky ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
ROTC ArmyArmy, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad OfferedOffered
Undergraduate research program YesYes
Calendar QuartersSemesters
Undergrads 21,99635,629
Beds in college housing 8,82011,668
First-years must live on campus NoNo
Men in a fraternity –17%Fall 2025
Women in a sorority –26%Fall 2025
Fraternity/sorority housing –Offered2025–26
Greek councils present Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026
Pell Grant 19%22%
First-gen 25%31%
Men / women 49% / 51%45% / 55%
Part-time students 3%8%
Students 25 and older 2%3%
First-years from in state 83%73%
First-years from other states 17%19%
First-years from abroad 1%7%
New transfer students this fall 9521,635
Transfers, share of new undergraduates 15%18%
Diversity index 0.680.68
Academics
Students per faculty member 19 to 116 to 1
Classes under 20 students –50%Fall 2025
Full-time faculty share 69%90%
Average faculty salary $113,970$123,629
Bachelor's degrees awarded 5,2369,841
Most popular majors Business Administration and Management, General 15% · Mechanical Engineering 6% · Computer Science 5%Business Administration and Management, General 7% · Psychology, General 6% · Computer and Information Sciences, General 6%
Instruction spending per student $11,438 (public, GASB accounting)$23,406 (public, GASB accounting)
Endowment per student $13,181 (public, GASB accounting)$47,454 (public, GASB accounting)
Tuition share of core revenue 36%11%
Cost & aid
Average cost, all students (est.) $28,156$16,736
Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) 20%37%
Net price, students with grants $17,453$11,936
Sticker price, in-state $32,321$22,601
Sticker price, out-of-state $52,241$44,879
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo
Tuition & fees, in-state $11,075$6,381
Tuition & fees, out-of-state $30,995$28,659
First-years paying out-of-state rates 14%18%
First-years with grants 49%91%
Average grant $14,338$10,846
Aid from the college 42%38%
Need-based aid up to Little need-based aid above $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need ––
Published promise ––
Aid forms –FAFSAFall 2026 entrants
Aid priority date or deadline ––
Need met, first-years –98%2024–25
Average aid package, first-years –$21,7682024–25
College grant dollars given as merit –23%2024–25
Aid for international students –Not offered2024–25
Outcomes
Median earnings (10 yrs) $90,768$71,588
Graduation rate 87%89%
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients 80%87%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan 88%93%
Pell graduation gap 8 pts lower5 pts lower
Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients Not publishedNot published
Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan Not publishedNot published
Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time Not publishedNot published
Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients Not publishedNot published
Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan Not publishedNot published
Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time Not publishedNot published
Graduated in 6 years, White students 88%92%
Graduated in 6 years, Asian students 89%93%
Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students 83%91%
Graduated in 6 years, Black students Under 30 students85%
Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races 82%90%
Graduated in 6 years, international students 81%84%
Retention rate 96%97%Entered fall 2024
Credential within 4 years, all students 64%74%
Credential within 8 years, all students 87%89%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on 7%7%
Median debt $18,500$15,000
Undergrads with a federal loan 25%11%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients $16,446$13,750
Website calpoly.edu ufl.edu

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;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 Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

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