California Polytechnic State University
School info
4.1
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.5
Food
2.9
Clubs
4.3
Facilities
4.1
Internet
3.7
Location
4.5
Opportunities
4.3
Safety
4.4
Social
4.1
Happiness
4.3
Basic Information
Location
- San Luis Obispo, CA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public polytechnic university
- Established: March 8, 1901; 123 years ago (1901-03-08)
- Founder: Myron Angel, State Senator Sylvester C. Smith, San Luis Obispo state Assemblyman Warren N. John, Benjamin Brooks
Academic information
Degree Courses
- 65 bachelor's degrees
- 39 master's degrees
Key Area
- Applied research
- Industry Collaboration
- Engineering
- Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
- Science and Mathematics
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 22,279
- Undergraduates: 21,497 (Fall 2023)
- Postgraduates: 782 (Fall 2023)
- Academic Staff: 1,469 (Fall 2023)
- Administrative Staff: 1,630 (Fall 2023)
Notable Alumni
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Victor J. Glover
- Dean Karnazes
- Jay Asher
- Gregory Chamitoff
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Students talk about this school
Good reviews
Overall 5
Great learn as you go
Overall 5
Lots of resources for everything you could think of. Academic Advisors know their material to help guide you when you're faced with unique circumstances. Resort-style Rec Center with multiple pools, sand volleyball courts, music playing from hidden speakers outside. Weather is usually 70-degrees and 15 min drive to the Pacific Ocean with beaches
Overall 5
Cal Poly Slo will be the best time of your life
Overall 4.9
The most incredible school. It has the happiest students in the best location. The learn by doing philosophy makes it so much more enjoyable and engaging for students
Overall 4.9
You cant find a better School or city to be in. Very diverse. Wish I could stay there forever!!
Overall 4.8
As a first-year person of color, I think being here the first 2 weeks definitely intimidated me. However, the more you open yourself up to the community! You’ll love it here, I recommend connecting with people and not going random! The food is getting better, I hope to see more opportunities as I get older here at Cal Poly
Overall 4.8
Awesomest
Overall 4.7
Poly is a beautiful campus, massive renovations are happening in different areas of the campus, which is great. 12 minutes away from the beach. I always felt a sense of community and most students that I encountered during my time at Poly were nice people who always found time for a quick chat. I highly recommend the Craft Center @ UU!
Overall 4.7
Go to Cal Poly! You wont regret it!
Overall 4.7
Cal poly is in a great location and you always have things to do, great students and faculty who are always willing to help you out, if you want to have a career in California Cal Poly has an amazing reputation, Learn By Doing is an awesome learning model, never a dull moment and tons of social life.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.2
Please reconsider before attending. The campus and town are largely isolated, there is a toxic student culture, and there is no accountability for professors and other members of the administration.
Overall 1.8
Cal Poly is a school that will never offer help if you truly need it. They are all talk and no action. They don't offer enough classes so good luck ever getting the classes you need. In addition, any sexual abuse or racial-related conflicts will simply just get swept under the rug as President Armstrong only pretends to care.
Overall 2
This place is advertised way better than it actually is