Cal Poly's tuition & fees has increased from $20,078 (2014) to $30,995 (2024), and the rate of tuition increase is 54.37% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $21,344 (year 2014) to $22,013 (year 2024).
The 2024 tuition & fees have risen more than 5% this year (2024) at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Cal Poly's tuition increase rate is higher than the California's average increase rate of 18.05%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 28.12%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 45.75% from 2014 ($35,843).
For the current academic year 2023-2024, Cal Poly's COA is $52,241, which is increased by 9.23% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Cal Poly's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 54.37% for the last 10 years , and the 2024 tuition & fees are $30,995. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,089, and it has decreased -38.68% from the year 2014 to 2024.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $1,776 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $1,812 | 2.03% |
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| 2016-17 | $1,848 | 1.99% |
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| 2017-18 | $1,884 | 1.95% |
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| 2018-19 | $1,941 | 3.03% |
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| 2019-20 | $1,941 | |
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| 2020-21 | $888 | -54.25% |
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| 2021-22 | $909 | 2.36% |
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| 2022-23 | $906 | -0.33% |
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| 2023-24 | $1,089 | 20.20% |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 40.13% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 45.84% when living-off campus from the year 2014 to 2024. The following table shows the changes in living costs at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $13,989 | $13,989 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $14,601 | $14,601 | 4.37% |
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| 2016-17 | $15,153 | $15,153 | 3.78% |
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| 2017-18 | $15,837 | $15,837 | 4.51% |
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| 2018-19 | $16,545 | $16,545 | 4.47% |
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| 2019-20 | $17,043 | $17,541 | 3.01% |
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| 2020-21 | $17,884 | $17,884 | 4.93% |
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| 2021-22 | $18,576 | $18,576 | 3.87% |
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| 2022-23 | $18,693 | $18,693 | 0.63% |
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| 2023-24 | $20,157 | $20,979 | 7.83% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2024 tuition and increase rate from last year between California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and similar schools.
| 2024 | 2023 | Increase Rate |
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| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | $30,995
($11,075) | $28,229
($10,319) | 9.80% |
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| California State University-Fullerton | $18,953
($7,073) | $18,887
($7,007) | 0.35% |
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| California State University-Long Beach | $18,888
($7,008) | $18,764
($6,884) | 0.66% |
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| University of California-Irvine | $45,014
($14,237) | $44,011
($13,939) | 2.28% |
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| University of California-Davis | $46,024
($15,247) | $44,930
($14,858) | 2.43% |
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| University of California-Santa Barbara | $45,742
($14,965) | $44,689
($14,617) | 2.36% |
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