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Contributions to the Public Good

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

The information provided in this section addresses many important institutional contributions to California. This small collection of data is designed to ensure that many of our public universities are recognized for their societal contributions as well as demonstrating greater accountability to individual students, parents, and the public-at-large.

DEGREES GRANTED 2010-11
Total Degree Awards San Luis Obispo % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
Bachelor's 3,279 4% 77,731 46%
Master's 379 2% 20,913 30%
Doctoral 0 0% 251 1%
Total 3,658 4% 98,895 39%

BACHELOR'S DEGREE AWARDS 2010-11
By Racial and Ethnic Background San Luis Obispo % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
African American / Black 35 1% 3,381 46%
American Indian / Alaskan Native 24 4% 617 54%
Asian 279 2% 12,632 36%
Hispanic 341 2% 17,706 54%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 29 5% 578 55%
White 2,106 7% 29,422 45%
Two or More Races 51 4% 1,222 51%
Race and Ethnicity Unknown 380 4% 9,342 52%
Non-Resident Alien 34 1% 2,831 43%
Total 3,279 4% 77,731 46%
In High Demand Fields San Luis Obispo % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
Agriculture 484 50% 969 76%
Engineering 835 21% 3,918 43%
Information Technology 117 9% 1,234 27%
Business and Professional Services 501 3% 17,162 53%
Life Science 216 3% 8,021 38%
Media/Culture/Design 146 2% 9,251 44%

REGULAR AND INTERNSHIP CREDENTIALS 2009-10
  San Luis Obispo % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Single Subject 86 2% 3,455 47%
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Multiple Subject 99 2% 4,073 56%
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Educ. Specialist 27 1% 2,095 47%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics(NCES), and Commission on Teacher Credentialing (.pdf)

Economic Diversity: Access & Completion
Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients (2009-10)
San Luis Obispo Undergraduates 18,302
San Luis Obispo Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients 3,148
San Luis Obispo Pell Percentage of Undergraduates 17%
System Pell Percentage of Undergraduates 36%
National Pell Percentage of Public Four-Year Undergraduates 31%
National Pell Percentage of Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Undergraduates 32%
Bachelor's Degree Pell Grant Recipients (2010-11)
San Luis Obispo Bachelor's Degrees 3,279
San Luis Obispo Pell Grant Bachelor's Degree Recipients 820
San Luis Obispo Pell Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees 25%
System Pell Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees 45%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)

Sticker and "Net" Tuition & Fees
Average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to public four-year full-time instate undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $7,119
Average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to private four-year (not-for-profit) full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $25,538
San Luis Obispo average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to all full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $6,577
San Luis Obispo average tuition and fee "net" paid by full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $3,535
San Luis Obispo "Net" percent of "Sticker" Tuition & Fees for full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 54%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) IPEDS Data Center

Loan Debt of Baccalaureate Recipients
Percent of 2009-10 Baccalaureate Recipients who Started as Freshmen and Assumed Loans
San Luis Obispo Percentage 39%
State Percentage 48%
National Public Four-Year Percentage 56%
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Percentage 65%
Average Loan Debt of 2009-10 Baccalaureate Recipients who Started as Freshmen and Assumed Loans
San Luis Obispo Average $16,909
State Average $18,113
National Public Four-Year Average $21,740
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Average $27,712
Loan Debt Default Rate
San Luis Obispo Default Rate 2%
CSU Default Rate 4%
National Public Four-Year Default Rate 5%
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Default Rate 5%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), "The Project on Student Debt (.pdf)" of The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), U.S. Department of Education, and The Institute for College Access & Success, College InSight.

Salaries of Baccalaureate Recipients—PayScale (2011)
National average starting median salary of graduates from public universities $41,189
San Luis Obispo graduates' median starting salary $54,200
National average mid-career median salary of graduates from public universities $71,031
San Luis Obispo graduates' mid-career median salary $95,700
Source: "Top State Universities by Salary Potential", PayScale Inc.

 

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