California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) is a four-year, public school located in San Luis Obispo, CA.
It offers 55 graduate programs - 52 Master's, 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,685 for in-state and $23,765 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,036 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 23,069 students at Cal Poly. Cal Poly offers online graduate programs and 65 out of 1,036 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Cal Poly's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,685 for California residents and $23,765 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-five (55) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 926 students
65 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$13,685
Out-of-State$23,765 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 55 Graduate Programs
52 Master's, 3 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $13,685 and $23,765 for non-California residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $280.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $7,608 | $17,688 |
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| Fees | $6,077 | $6,077 |
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| Cost per Credit | $0 | $280 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,119 |
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| Room & Board | $18,792 (On-Campus) / $19,155 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,069 (On-Campus) / $3,942 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $36,665 | $46,745 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $37,901 | $47,981 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $11,505 | $11,629 | $11,753 | $12,509 | $13,685 |
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| Out-of-State | $21,009 | $21,133 | $21,257 | $22,013 | $23,765 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 55 major areas - 52 Master's (1 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor's.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 626 | - | 3 | - |
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| Men | 346 | - | 3 | - |
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| Women | 280 | - | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Computer Science | 39 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 11 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Statistics | 10 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Psychology | 16 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 6 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Cal Poly graduate schools have a total of 926 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 478 male and 448 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 695 full-time and 231 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 65 students enrolled through online exclusively and 68 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 475 White, 5 Black, and 104 Asian students are attending at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
76 grad students are younger than 22 and 38 students are older than 65. It has 835 students aged between 22 and 30 and 87 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 926 |
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| Men | 478 |
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| Women | 448 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 926 |
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| Full-time Students | 695 |
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| Part-time Students | 231 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 926 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 104 |
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| Black | 5 |
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| Hispanic | 181 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 475 |
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| Two or more races | 54 |
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| Un-Known | 56 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 926 |
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| 21 & Under | 76 |
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| 22-24 | 670 |
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| 25-29 | 165 |
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| 30-34 | 59 |
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| 35-39 | 28 |
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| 40 & Over | 38 |
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Online Population
At California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo graduate schools, 65 students enrolled online exclusively and 68 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,036 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 65 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 68 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 903 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 65 |
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| California Resident | 49 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 16 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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