26.4% / 62.1%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications71,309
Overall admit rate30.0%
In-state admit rate26.4%
Out-of-state admit rate62.1%
Enrolled5,456 · 25.5% yield
Admitted from waitlist599 of 8,237
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$6,838
in-state tuition
out-of-state $20,968
Tuition (in-state)$6,838
Tuition (out-of-state)$20,968
Fees$8,882
Room & board$20,338
Books$1,160
Avg need-based grant$19,359
% need met74.4%
Avg debt at graduation$21,588
#1
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Computer (Bachelor/Master)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Computer (Bachelor/Master)#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical (Bachelor/Master)#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Civil (Bachelor/Master)#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Electrical/Electronic/Communications (Bachelor/Master)#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Mechanical (Bachelor/Master)#226
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#2826
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#4626
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceBig West Conference10
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$70
application fee
waivable
Regular decision11/30 → 4/1 → 5/1
Test policyNot used for admission
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 1 SS, 1 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.calstate.edu/apply
Admissions emailadmissions@calpoly.edu
Admissions phone805-756-2311
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
University of Cali…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of California CA · Public28.6%—35K
University of California CA · Public44.4%—31K
University of California CA · Public38.2%—23K
University of California CA · Public28.8%—30K
University of California CA · Public8.8%—33K
San Jose State University CA · Public80.4%116029K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.