The 2025 tuition & fees is $12,161 for California residents and $33,230 for out-of-state students.
Total 127 students out of total 23,069 students have enrolled online exclusively.
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission.
| School Name | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Online Students | 127 Enrolled Online Exclusively 7,947 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$12,161 Out-of-State$33,230 |
| Graduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$13,685 Out-of-State$23,765 |
| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
| Online Degree Programs | |
| Total | 1 Programs |
| Masters | 1 Programs |
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $12,161 and $33,230 for non-California residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $13,685 and $23,765 for out-of-state students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $0 for California residents and $280 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $0 for California residents and $280 for out-of-state students.
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate (In-State) | $10,071 | $10,195 | $10,319 | $11,075 | $12,161 |
| Undergraduate (Out-of-State) | $25,971 | $28,105 | $28,229 | $30,995 | $33,230 |
| Graduate (In-State) | $11,505 | $11,629 | $11,753 | $12,509 | $13,685 |
| Graduate (Out-of-State) | $21,009 | $21,133 | $21,257 | $22,013 | $23,765 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate (In-State) | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$1 | $0 |
| Undergraduate (Out-of-State) | $264 | $264 | $264 | $264 | $280 |
| Graduate (In-State) | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$1 | $0 |
| Graduate (Out-of-State) | $264 | $264 | $264 | $264 | $280 |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers 135 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Masters.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Overall Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 80 | 52 | NOT OFFERED | 3 |
At California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, there are 23,069 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 8,074 students were attending classes through distance learning (127 students are enrolled exclusively and 7,947 are enrolled in some online courses).
| Total Enrollment | 23,069 | |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 127 | |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 7,947 | |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 14,995 |
By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 127 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 108 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 19 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 127 | |
|---|---|---|
| California Resident | 108 | |
| Other State In U.S. | 19 | |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 127 | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 62 | |
| Graduate | 65 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 62 | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 61 | |
| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 1 |