The student population at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is 22,000 (21,026 undergraduate and 974 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,297 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Cal Poly is 95.57% which is increased by 2,287 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 10 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.95 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

151 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 3,675.00% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,462 where 22,000 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

95.57% of total students is undergraduate students and 4.43% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,287 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 10 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.95 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Cal Poly.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1419,70318,73910,2638,476964509455
2014-1520,186
483
19,246
507
10,414
151
8,832
356
940
-24
474
-35
466
11
2015-1620,944
758
20,049
803
10,710
296
9,339
507
895
-45
451
-23
444
-22
2016-1721,306
362
20,426
377
10,821
111
9,605
266
880
-15
426
-25
454
10
2017-1822,370
1,064
21,351
925
11,153
332
10,198
593
1,019
139
508
82
511
57
2018-1922,013
-357
21,098
-253
10,900
-253
10,198915
-104
451
-57
464
-47
2019-2021,426
-587
20,503
-595
10,622
-278
9,881
-317
923
8
453
2
470
6
2020-2122,440
1,014
21,456
953
10,931
309
10,525
644
984
61
511
58
473
3
2021-2222,231
-209
21,128
-328
10,825
-106
10,303
-222
1,103
119
556
45
547
74
2022-2322,000
-231
21,026
-102
10,769
-56
10,257
-46
974
-129
497
-59
477
-70
Average21,46220,50210,7419,761960484476
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 20,502 where 21,026 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1418,73918,0589,8368,222681427254
2014-1519,24618,5789,9818,597668433235
2015-1620,04919,31810,2459,073731465266
2016-1720,42619,70310,3349,369723487236
2017-1821,35120,58410,6629,922767491276
2018-1921,09820,33310,4389,895765462303
2019-2020,50319,68510,1059,580818517301
2020-2121,45620,19810,14210,0561,258789469
2021-2221,12819,96010,1179,8431,168708460
2022-2321,02619,99010,1459,8451,036624412
Average20,50220,50210,2019,44020,502540321
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 960 where 974 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14964717372345247137110
2014-1594072834338521213181
2015-16895664329335231122109
2016-17880637297340243129114
2017-181,01979137241922813692
2018-19915663315348252136116
2019-2092369431937522913495
2020-21984725362363259149110
2021-221,103816389427287167120
2022-2397471232838426216993
Average960960343372960141104
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.29%. The percentage was 59.51% 10 years ago and Cal Poly still has a high percentage of white students. 14.03% of enrolled students is Asian and 0.73% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14452,1951482,9045211,7261,290
2014-15322,3441423,0504011,8271,385
2015-16322,5271663,2623011,9851,438
2016-17312,6311523,4073112,0181,508
2017-18312,8431683,7443212,2541,666
2018-19322,8711703,7444211,9721,657
2019-20302,8781803,7194611,5121,634
2020-21272,9851734,0974812,0931,711
2021-22272,9961604,3035111,7811,662
2022-23233,0861614,7165711,2841,671
Average312,7361623,6954311,8451,562
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

151 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has increased 3,675.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1520,18646720,115
2015-1620,944764220,295
2016-1721,3061487820,414
2017-1822,3703596821,367
2018-1922,013481,63720,328
2019-2021,426681,63119,727
2020-2122,44018,5463,79896
2021-2222,23184615,6825,703
2022-2322,0001517,93813,911
Average21,6572,1913,69315,773

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