California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Graduate School

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (referred to as Cal Poly) is a Public, 4 years school located in San Luis Obispo, CA.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Cal Poly is $12,509 for California residents and $22,013 for out-of-state students. The school has 974 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 22,000 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (referred to as Cal Poly) is a Public, 4 years school located in San Luis Obispo, CA.
The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (4/30/1951 - Current).
Cal Poly Directory Information
School NameCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly)
Address1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Phone805-756-1111
Webhttps://calpoly.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://financialaid.calpoly.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Cal Poly is $12,509 for California residents and $22,013 for out-of-state students. The school has 974 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 22,000 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 132 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$22,013
$12,509 for California Residents
Student Population974
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs132 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio20 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Cal Poly is $12,509 for California residents and $22,013 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $0 for California residents and $264 for out-of-state students.
Cal Poly offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
California Residents$12,509
Out-of-State$22,013
Tuition per Credit Hour
California Residents$0
Out-of-State$264
Cal Poly offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is $12,509 for California residents and $22,013 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.56% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
California ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$7,176$4,074$16,680$4,074
2019-2020$7,176$4,201$16,680$4,201
2020-2021$7,176$4,329$16,680$4,329
2021-2022$7,176$4,453$16,680$4,453
2022-2023$7,176$4,577$16,680$4,577
2023-2024$7,176$5,333$16,680$5,333
The graduate school tuition & fees of Cal Poly is average compared to public graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the California graduate tuition is $21,930 (public) / $24,536 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo$12,509$22,013
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
California Graduate Schools$19,839$23,084
Public$11,723$21,930
Private$24,536
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,157 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Cal Poly.
On-campus living costs are increased by 7.83% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,979. Off-campus living costs are increased by 12.23% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$13,770$2,775$13,770$2,775
2019-2020$14,208$2,835$14,706$2,835
2020-2021$15,694$2,190$15,694$2,190
2021-2022$16,332$2,244$16,332$2,244
2022-2023$16,449$2,244$16,449$2,244
2023-2024$17,220$2,937$18,042$2,937
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $273 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.41% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$264
2019-2020$264
2020-2021$264
2021-2022$264
2022-2023$264
2023-2024$273

Graduate Programs at Cal Poly

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers 53 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 628 students have completed their study at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Offered Degrees at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree500626
Post Bachelor's Degree302
Total530628
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Engineering (other) program with 2 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Mechanical Engineering program with 55 completers.
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers 53 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 628 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 626 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] 7 completers-
Agricultural Business and Management--
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations--
Dairy Science--
Food Science7-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 19 completers-
Environmental Science18-
Forestry1-
Architecture [+] 20 completers-
Architecture5-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning15$55,800
Communications Technologies [+] --
Graphic Communications--
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 37 completers-
Computer Science37-
Education [+] 114 completers$51,400
Education-$51,400
Curriculum and Instruction14-
Educational Leadership and Administration21-
Special Education and Teaching18-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services17-
Agricultural Teacher Education44-
Engineering [+] 190 completers$71,200
Engineering-$71,200
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering15-
Architectural Engineering2-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering29-
Civil Engineering-$69,000
Civil Engineering (other)45-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering31$97,200
Mechanical Engineering55-
Industrial Engineering13-
Engineering (other)--
Engineering Technology [+] 26 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management24-
Packaging Science2-
English Language and Literature [+] 2 completers-
English Language and Literature2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 10 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences10-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 13 completers-
Mathematics13-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 6 completers-
Nutrition Sciences6-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] --
Health and Physical Education/Fitness--
Physical Sciences [+] 3 completers-
Polymer Chemistry3-
Physics--
Psychology [+] 16 completers-
Psychology16-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 10 completers-
Fire Services Administration--
Fire Protection (other)10-
Human Services [+] 13 completers-
Public Administration--
Public Policy Analysis13-
Social Sciences [+] 21 completers-
Economics--
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics21-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] --
Dietetics/Dietitian--
Business [+] 102 completers-
Business Administration and Management43-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)--
Accounting2$66,700
Management Science45-
Taxation12-
History [+] 2 completers-
History2-
Total626
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering [+] 2 completers-
Engineering (other)2-
Engineering Technology [+] --
Packaging Science--
English Language and Literature [+] --
English Language and Literature--
Total2

Graduate Student Population at Cal Poly

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 974 students enrolled into California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo graduate schools where it has total 22,000 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 712 full-time and 262 part-time graduate students. By gender, 497 male and 477 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total974497477
Full-time712328384
Part-tme26216993
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 494 White (50.72%), 15 Black/African American (1.54%), 210 Hispanic (21.56%), 105 Asian (10.78%), and 150 students with other races. 54 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total974497477
American Indian/Native American202
Asian1056441
Black/African American1596
Hispanic21093117
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander431
White494247247
Two More522923
Un-Known382216
Non-resident Alien543024
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 67 graduate students (6.88% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 66 graduate students (6.78% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total974
Enrolled Online Exclusively67
Enrolled Some Online Courses66
Not in Online Courses841
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. 634 students are aged 20 to 24 (65.09% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.10%), 22 students are aged above 50 (2.26%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total974497477
Age 18-19110
Age 20-21762551
Age 22-24558291267
Age 25-291829884
Age 30-34643331
Age 35-39382018
Age 40-49332013
Age 50-6421813
Over 64110

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