How many students at Cal Poly? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 22,000 students have enrolled in California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo with 21,026 undergraduate and 974 graduate students.
By gender, 11,266 male and 10,734 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
151 students are enrolled exclusively, and 7,938 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo has a total of 22,000 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 21,026 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 974 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 11,266 male and 10,734 female students (the male-female ratio is 51:49) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 22,000 | 21,026 | 974 |
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| Men | 11,266 | 10,769 | 497 |
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| Women | 10,734 | 10,257 | 477 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 11,284 White, 161 Black, and 3,086 Asian students out of a total of 22,000 are attending at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 23 | 10 | 13 |
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| Asian | 3,086 | 1,605 | 1,481 |
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| Black | 161 | 104 | 57 |
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| Hispanic | 4,716 | 2,417 | 2,299 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 57 | 40 | 17 |
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| White | 11,284 | 5,682 | 5,602 |
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| Two or more races | 1,671 | 825 | 846 |
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| Race Unknown | 670 | 389 | 281 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 21 | 10 | 11 |
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| Asian | 2,981 | 1,541 | 1,440 |
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| Black | 146 | 95 | 51 |
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| Hispanic | 4,506 | 2,324 | 2,182 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 53 | 37 | 16 |
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| White | 10,790 | 5,435 | 5,355 |
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| Two or more races | 1,619 | 796 | 823 |
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| Race Unknown | 632 | 367 | 265 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Asian | 105 | 64 | 41 |
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| Black | 15 | 9 | 6 |
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| Hispanic | 210 | 93 | 117 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| White | 494 | 247 | 247 |
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| Two or more races | 52 | 29 | 23 |
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| Race Unknown | 38 | 22 | 16 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Cal Poly has 348 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 21,117 students under 25 years old, and 883 students over 25 years old out of 22,000 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 348 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Cal Poly has 20,482 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 544 students aged 25 and over.
It has 635 graduate students aged under 25 and 339 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 348 | 206 | 142 |
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| 18-19 | 9,090 | 4,775 | 4,315 |
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| 20-21 | 8,550 | 4,191 | 4,359 |
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| 22-24 | 3,129 | 1,204 | 1,925 |
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| 25-29 | 550 | 217 | 333 |
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| 30-34 | 174 | 63 | 111 |
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| 35-39 | 77 | 36 | 41 |
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| 40-49 | 48 | 23 | 25 |
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| 50-64 | 31 | 18 | 13 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 348 | 206 | 142 |
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| 18-19 | 9,089 | 4,775 | 4,314 |
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| 20-21 | 8,474 | 4,140 | 4,334 |
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| 22-24 | 2,571 | 937 | 1,634 |
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| 25-29 | 368 | 133 | 235 |
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| 30-34 | 110 | 32 | 78 |
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| 35-39 | 39 | 18 | 21 |
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| 40-49 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
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| 50-64 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 76 | 51 | 25 |
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| 22-24 | 558 | 267 | 291 |
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| 25-29 | 182 | 84 | 98 |
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| 30-34 | 64 | 31 | 33 |
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| 35-39 | 38 | 18 | 20 |
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| 40-49 | 33 | 13 | 20 |
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| 50-64 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 151 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,938 students are enrolled in some online courses.
115 students lived in California or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 36 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 22,000 | 151 | 7,938 |
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| Undergraduate | 21,026 | 84 | 7,872 |
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| Graduate | 974 | 67 | 66 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| California Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 115 | 32 | 4 |
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| Undergraduate | 75 | 9 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 40 | 23 | 4 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 21,026 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 823 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.91%.798 students have transferred in as full-time status and 25 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 19,192 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 798 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,011 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 25 |
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