Cal Poly's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo students is 85.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 88.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 82.2%.

85.4%

asian 83.6% 552 students
African American 70.0% 28 students
white 87.6% 2,452 students
unknown 81.6% 208 students
hawaiian 100.0% 4 students
hispanic 81.3% 586 students
International Students 83.9% 73 students
Mixed Race 84.0% 299 students

Drop Out

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo has an overall drop-out rate of 12.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 15.2% and 9.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

12.5%

asian 12.9% 85 students
African American 22.5% 9 students
white 11.0% 308 students
unknown 15.7% 40 students
hispanic 15.4% 111 students
International Students 16.1% 14 students
Mixed Race 14.0% 50 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo at a rate of 1.2% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 1.2%, and male students' 1.3%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

1.2%

asian 2.3% 15 students
African American 7.5% 3 students
white 0.8% 21 students
unknown 1.2% 3 students
hispanic 1.8% 13 students
Mixed Race 1.7% 6 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.8%

asian 1.2% 8 students
white 0.6% 17 students
unknown 1.6% 4 students
hispanic 1.5% 11 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$88,197	$120,462	$143,849
Computer Engineering	$91,493	$93,964	$106,798
Construction Engineering Technologies	$79,656	$82,780	$96,152
Industrial Engineering	$72,643	$73,562	$90,242
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$74,220	$76,460	$89,378
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$79,454	$79,647	$87,345
Mechanical Engineering	$74,806	$74,038	$86,000
Materials Engineering	$62,746	$68,219	$85,743
Civil Engineering	$72,381	$72,645	$82,834
Statistics	$49,673	$55,512	$78,961
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$72,746	$73,635	$77,513
Physics	$30,120	$61,516	$76,364
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$59,486	$63,005	$75,842
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,640	$64,328	$75,095
Business/Commerce, General	$58,544	$61,651	$74,241
Agricultural Engineering	$67,924	$55,964	$74,159
Architectural Engineering	$69,509	$63,005	$72,987
Food Science and Technology	$46,002	$52,107	$69,000
Agricultural Business and Management	$55,329	$57,149	$67,730
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	NA	$59,124	$65,447
Architecture	$55,714	$55,884	$63,723
Graphic Communications	$49,435	$52,385	$62,891
Economics	$51,116	$59,124	$62,867
Mathematics	$46,729	$55,512	$59,501
Landscape Architecture	$44,172	$48,041	$56,555
Plant Sciences	$50,514	$44,869	$55,536
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$39,393	$43,957	$55,295
Agricultural Public Services	$38,797	$44,384	$55,230
Communication and Media Studies	$40,455	$33,459	$53,015
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$38,741	$29,685	$51,107
Biology, General	$32,589	$38,469	$48,495
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$27,879	$30,554	$47,719
History	$27,907	$35,416	$47,086
Political Science and Government	$31,649	$37,208	$46,971
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$31,009	$40,281	$46,604
English Language and Literature, General	$31,386	$35,060	$45,038
Sociology	$39,856	$41,193	$45,009
Forestry	$35,417	$40,768	$44,890
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$20,936	$34,603	$43,563
Agriculture, General	$47,178	$33,281	$41,694
Journalism	$39,869	$38,649	$40,911
Animal Sciences	$30,350	$32,711	$40,129
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$34,520	$31,915	$38,574
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$37,312	$32,569	$38,270
Psychology, General	$29,831	$31,673	$36,554
Agricultural Production Operations	$41,420	NA	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$39,354	$45,082	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$23,649	NA
Social Sciences, Other	$31,667	$28,236	NA
Construction Management	$83,616	NA	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$53,484	$48,432	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$36,496	NA	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$29,831	NA	NA
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$52,700	NA	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$33,431	NA	NA
Computer Science	$91,351	NA	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	NA	$36,852	NA
Manufacturing Engineering	$68,936	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$104,015	$101,964	$116,606
Fire Protection	NA	$97,071	$103,907
Engineering, General	$74,873	$78,971	$90,194
Accounting and Related Services	$66,920	$70,886	$87,984
Civil Engineering	$77,501	$74,200	$82,908
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NA	$63,749	$74,950
Business/Commerce, General	NA	NA	$74,497
Psychology, General	NA	$45,808	$63,833
Education, General	$52,956	$52,941	$56,302
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$68,923	$53,810	$52,728
Agriculture, General	NA	$71,486	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$69,350	NA	NA
Animal Sciences	$83,341	NA	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$73,268	NA	NA
Taxation	$71,856	NA	NA
Architecture	NA	$80,022	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$101,786	$94,408	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$116,083	NA
Biology, General	$50,485	NA	NA
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	NA	$88,639	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$44,301	NA	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$78,971	NA

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