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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

4-years Public College In San Luis Obispo, CA

Total 22,000 students are enrolled in California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (21,026 undergraduate and 974 graduate). Among them, 151 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 1,264 faculties are working for California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and student to faculty ratio is 17.41 to 1.

Student Population

Total Population	22,000
Undergraduate	21,026
Graduate	974
Online Degree Enrollment	151
Total Number of Faculty	1,264
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 22,000 students enrolled into California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. 21,026 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 974 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 20,776 full-time and 1,224 part-time students. By gender, 11,381 male and 10,850 female students are attending at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Gender Distribution

	Total	Male	Female
Total	22,231	11,381	10,850
Undergraduate	21,128	10,825	10,303
Graduate	1,103	556	547

Attending Status

	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	22,231	20,776	1,455
Undergraduate	21,128	19,960	1,168
Graduate	1,103	816	287

Population by Race/Ethnicity

The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. There are 11,781 White (52.99%), 160 Black/African American (0.72%), 4,303 Hispanic (19.36%), 2,996 Asian (13.48%), and 2,991 students with other races.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	22,231	11,381	10,850
American Indian/Native American	27	10	17
Asian	2,996	1,546	1,450
Black/African American	160	107	53
Hispanic	4,303	2,219	2,084
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	51	37	14
White	11,781	5,932	5,849
Two More	1,662	826	836
Un-Known	737	417	320

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	21,128	10,825	10,303
American Indian/Native American	26	9	17
Asian	2,890	1,489	1,401
Black/African American	146	100	46
Hispanic	4,100	2,127	1,973
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	51	37	14
White	11,185	5,626	5,559
Two More	1,598	797	801
Un-Known	679	386	293

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,103	556	547
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	106	57	49
Black/African American	14	7	7
Hispanic	203	92	111
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	596	306	290
Two More	64	29	35
Un-Known	58	31	27

Distance Learning Population

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 846 students (3.81% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 15,682 students (70.54% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Distance Learning Student Population at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	22,231	846	15,682	5,703
Undergraduate	21,128	786	15,346	4,996
Graduate	1,103	60	336	707

Population by Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. 12,031 students are aged 20 to 24 (54.12% of total students), 9,220 students are aged below 20 (41.47%), 32 students are aged above 50 (0.14%). The following summarizes the student population by age at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	22,231	11,381	10,850
Under 18	300	136	164
Age 18-19	8,920	4,346	4,574
Age 20-21	8,643	4,288	4,355
Age 22-24	3,388	2,045	1,343
Age 25-29	621	367	254
Age 30-34	190	121	69
Age 35-39	81	41	40
Age 40-49	56	23	33
Age 50-64	28	11	17
Over 64	4	3	1
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	21,128	10,825	10,303
Under 18	300	136	164
Age 18-19	8,920	4,346	4,574
Age 20-21	8,587	4,272	4,315
Age 22-24	2,708	1,693	1,015
Age 25-29	415	261	154
Age 30-34	115	81	34
Age 35-39	42	21	21
Age 40-49	27	10	17
Age 50-64	11	2	9
Over 64	3	3	0
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,103	556	547
Under 18	0	0	0
Age 18-19	0	0	0
Age 20-21	56	16	40
Age 22-24	680	352	328
Age 25-29	206	106	100
Age 30-34	75	40	35
Age 35-39	39	20	19
Age 40-49	29	13	16
Age 50-64	17	9	8
Over 64	1	0	1
Age Un-Known	0	0	0