California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers 135 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 major programs - 1 Masters.
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.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| 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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| Online Students | 127 Enrolled Online Exclusively
7,947 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$12,161
Out-of-State$33,230 |
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| Graduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$13,685
Out-of-State$23,765 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Online Degree Programs |
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| Total | 1 Programs |
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| Masters | 1 Programs |
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2025 Tuition & Fees
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.
Online Programs By Area of Study
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.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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| Overall Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 80 |
52 | NOT OFFERED | 3 |
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Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Distance Learning Program Student Population
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).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 23,069 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 127 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 7,947 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 14,995 |
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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.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 127 | |
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| California Resident | 108 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 19 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 127 | |
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| Undergraduate | 62 |
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| Graduate | 65 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 62 | |
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| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 61 |
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| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 1 |
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