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TYPICAL COSTS & AID
Costs California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Total Estimated Costs
In state Out of state
Tuition $5,472 $16,632
Required fees $3,051 $3,051
Room & board (on campus) $10,679 $10,679
Other expenses (books, transportation, etc.) $5,160 $5,160
Total $24,362 $35,522
Financial Aid
Average annual award of full-time beginning undergrads receiving grants and scholarships $6,463 (37% of undergrads)
Average annual loan of full-time beginning undergrads receiving loans $5,692 (30% of undergrads)
Percent of students that borrow <1%
Average indebtedness at graduation $0
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Student Success
Student Success & Progress California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Percent of students that returned after 1 year 93%
Percent of students graduated or were still enrolled in a college after 4 years 96.1%
Students At
Students At California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Total students 18,679
Total undergraduates 17,680
Average age of undergraduates 20
Gender
Women 7,923 (45%)
Men 9,757 (55%)
Race/Ethnicity
Student Residency
Campus Life
Campus Life California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Students per faculty 19 to 1
Women faculty 35%
Faculty of color 16%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 87%
Percent of new freshmen who live on campus 98%
Applicant Information
Applicant Information California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Term Fall 2012
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