Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Cal Poly

At California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 32.31%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 30.43%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 30.18%, and the 2023 yield is 28.57%. The number of Cal Poly applicants increased by 7.70% (4,204 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 32.31%, and this year's acceptance rate is 30.43% at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 28.51% and women students' rate is 36.41%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	37.40%	35.99%	38.99%
2013-14	31.23% -6.17%	28.94% -5.09%	33.89% -5.09%
2014-15	30.89% -0.34%	27.16% 1.28%	35.17% 1.28%
2015-16	31.29% 0.40%	27.40% 0.52%	35.69% 0.52%
2016-17	29.49% -1.80%	25.80% -2.09%	33.60% -2.09%
2017-18	34.61% 5.12%	29.98% 6.13%	39.72% 6.13%
2018-19	30.17% -4.44%	25.68% -4.69%	35.03% -4.69%
2019-20	28.42% -1.75%	25.04% -2.98%	32.05% -2.98%
2020-21	38.43% 10.01%	34.51% 10.44%	42.50% 10.44%
2021-22	33.00% -5.43%	28.00% -4.50%	38.00% -4.50%
2022-23	30.43% -2.57%	25.09% -2.15%	35.85% -2.15%
Average	32.31%	28.51%	36.41%

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 30.18% where the current academic year yield is 28.57%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	34.47%	36.84%	31.99%
2013-14	31.51% -2.96%	34.82% -3.78%	28.22% -3.78%
2014-15	34.45% 2.94%	37.41% 3.61%	31.83% 3.61%
2015-16	33.74% -0.71%	36.26% -0.28%	31.55% -0.28%
2016-17	30.57% -3.17%	33.32% -3.34%	28.21% -3.34%
2017-18	31.24% 0.67%	33.24% 1.36%	29.57% 1.36%
2018-19	26.67% -4.57%	29.43% -5.09%	24.48% -5.09%
2019-20	30.02% 3.35%	32.54% 3.43%	27.90% 3.43%
2020-21	23.79% -6.23%	26.26% -6.18%	21.72% -6.18%
2021-22	27.00% 3.21%	31.01% 2.28%	24.00% 2.28%
2022-23	28.57% 1.57%	32.46% 1.81%	25.81% 1.81%
Average	30.18%	33.05%	27.75%

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 48,343, the average number of admitted is 15,542, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,624. The number of Cal Poly applicants increased by 7.70% (4,204 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	33,003	12,342	4,254
2013-14	36,941 3,938	11,537 -619	3,635 -619
2014-15	43,812 6,871	13,533 1,027	4,662 1,027
2015-16	46,820 3,008	14,651 281	4,943 281
2016-17	48,162 1,342	14,202 -602	4,341 -602
2017-18	48,588 426	16,817 912	5,253 912
2018-19	54,663 6,075	16,491 -855	4,398 -855
2019-20	54,072 -591	15,366 215	4,613 215
2020-21	52,371 -1,701	20,127 176	4,789 176
2021-22	54,570 2,199	18,008 73	4,862 73
2022-23	58,774 4,204	17,885 248	5,110 248
Average	48,343	15,542	4,624

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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