California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is a public college in San Luis Obispo, CA. Its average net price is $18,832 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $10,354 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $9,975 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,476 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $18,082 |
| $110,001 and up | $31,461 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $78,025 |
| 8 years after entry | $87,761 |
| 10 years after entry | $96,304 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
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| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $88,269 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Agricultural Business | $62,504 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $14,500 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,049 National median for this major n=1,014 | Not published |
| Agricultural Mechanization | $61,865 National median for this major n=298 | Not published |
| Agricultural Public Services | $45,991 National median for this major n=576 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $43,778 National median for this major n=2,007 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $40,627 n=115 | $15,000 n=124 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering | $81,271 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $22,769 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $68,292 n=126 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
| Architecture | $55,143 National median for this major n=3,112 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $45,825 n=132 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $84,426 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $73,444 n=494 | $15,000 n=343 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $59,601 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $79,454 n=150 | $17,066 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Communications | $59,292 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $15,768 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Computer Engineering | $114,472 n=128 | $17,178 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Computer Science | $129,984 n=126 | $15,000 n=119 |
| Construction Engineering | $78,954 National median for this major n=809 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $91,503 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $19,059 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $77,018 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $95,254 n=143 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Engineering Science | $72,248 National median for this major n=427 | Not published |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,960 National median for this major n=1,712 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $35,293 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $50,871 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $16,871 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Food Science and Technology | $54,906 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $12,666 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Forestry | $45,731 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $52,902 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $17,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $19,833 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Industrial Engineering | $89,961 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $18,999 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| Journalism | $38,051 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $15,500 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Landscape Architecture | $61,551 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $19,167 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $36,044 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $13,000 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $75,888 National median for this major n=577 | Not published |
| Marine Sciences | $38,130 National median for this major n=206 | Not published |
| Materials Engineering | $77,737 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Mathematics | $52,033 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $16,851 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $86,929 n=229 | $17,778 n=193 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $37,212 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $17,708 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $57,289 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $15,250 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $58,916 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $18,667 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Political Science and Government | $42,667 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $14,506 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Psychology | $31,269 n=106 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | Not published |
| Sociology | $46,395 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Soil Sciences | $48,415 National median for this major n=193 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | $12,498 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | $18,250 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | $15,167 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
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