applicants, a 28% acceptance rate.
Cal Poly requires students to declare a major upon applying, then admits the most competitive applicants for each major. Each major has a change of major plan, requiring certain classes and GPA (usually between 2.5 and 2.75). In some cases, students wishing to change majors transfer to other universities.
For fall 2024, Cal Poly accepted 2,040 of 10,432 applicants as new transfer students, a 19.5% acceptance rate. In 2024, the incoming freshmen class was composed of approximately 50% women and 50% men.
=== Rankings ===
As of 2024, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo has been ranked the best public master's-level university in the Western United States for 32 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. The publication also ranked Cal Poly as the best overall master’s-level university — public or private — in the West in both 2023 and 2024. Regional universities offer a full range of undergraduate programs and some master's programs, but few doctoral programs.
U.S. News & World …
