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
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total22,00021,026974
Men11,26610,769497
Women10,73410,257477
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Student Population by Gender

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 the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (all students)
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Student Population by Race
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Demographics Pie Chart
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Undergraduate Student Population by Race
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Undergraduate Demographics
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Graduate Student Population by Race
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Graduate Student Population Pie Chart

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 Population by Attendance Status

Student Age Distribution

All Students Undergraduate Graduate
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.
Students Age Distribution by Gender
Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
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.
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Student Population by Age
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Student Population by Age Pie Chart
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Undergraduate Student Population by Age
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Student Population by Age Pie Chart
It has 635 graduate students aged under 25 and 339 students aged 25 and over.
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Graduate Student Population by Age
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Student Population by Age Pie Chart

Online Classes (Distance Learning) 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.
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online Courses Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students22,0001517,938
Undergraduate21,026847,872
Graduate9746766
Online Program Student Population
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Online Student Population

Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In 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.
California ResidentsOther States in U.S. Outside of U.S.
All Students115324
Undergraduate7590
Graduate40234
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Distance Learning Course
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