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 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

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).
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American231013
Asian3,0861,6051,481
Black16110457
Hispanic4,7162,4172,299
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders574017
White11,2845,6825,602
Two or more races1,671825846
Race Unknown670389281
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American211011
Asian2,9811,5411,440
Black1469551
Hispanic4,5062,3242,182
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders533716
White10,7905,4355,355
Two or more races1,619796823
Race Unknown632367265
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American101
Asian865333
Black1192
Hispanic282157125
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders321
White348192156
Two or more races452817
Race Unknown372017

Student Age Distribution

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.
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.
It has 635 graduate students aged under 25 and 339 students aged 25 and over.
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Student Population by Age chartCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18348206142
18-199,0904,7754,315
20-218,5504,1914,359
22-243,1291,2041,925
25-29550217333
30-3417463111
35-39773641
40-49482325
50-64311813
Over 65312
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18348206142
18-199,0894,7754,314
20-218,4744,1404,334
22-242,5719371,634
25-29368133235
30-341103278
35-39391821
40-4915105
50-641055
Over 65211
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student 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.
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 Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students22,0001517,938
Undergraduate21,026847,872
Graduate9746766
Online Student Population by Locality
California ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students115324
Undergraduate7590
Graduate40234

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 (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time19,192
Transfer-in Full-time798
Regular Part-time1,011
Transfer-in Part-time25
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