California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Public university in San Luis Obispo
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| 2025 | PayScale ranked Cal Poly 36th out of 1,978 colleges for Best Value Colleges based on Return on Investment (ROI). |
| 2025 | Ranked first among regional universities in the Western United States in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. |
| 2024 | The organization changes its name from Cal Poly Corporation to Cal Poly Partners. |
| 2024 | SLOCORE (Cal Poly's ultimate frisbee team) reached their first national final and won the team spirit award at the D-1 open level. |
| 2024 | Money magazine awarded Cal Poly a 5 out of 5 star rating and recognized it as one of America's Best Colleges. |
| 2024 | The California State University (CSU) system recommended integrating Cal Maritime with Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, potentially expanding the university's organizational structure. |
| 2023 | Female students reached 50.1% of the total student population, achieving gender balance at the university. |
| 2022 | Cal Poly reached approximately 21,000 undergraduate and 800 graduate students during the fall semester. |
| 2019 | Cal Poly accepted 1,622 transfer students out of 11,109 applicants, resulting in a 14.6% transfer acceptance rate. |
| 2019 | Cal Poly accepted 15,366 freshmen out of 54,072 applicants for the incoming class, with a 28.4% acceptance rate and 4,613 students enrolling. |
| 2019 | Approximately 57% of students and 33% of faculty/staff living within five miles of campus, supporting alternative transportation initiatives. |
| 2018 | Incoming students achieved an average GPA of 4.00, with an average SAT score of 1329 and average ACT score of 29. The freshman class was nearly equally split, with 50.5% women and 49.5% men. |
| 2018 | Completion of a new dormitory-style student community at the corner of Slack Street and Grand Avenue, featuring seven residence hall buildings with 1,475 beds, a parking structure, and various community spaces. |
| May 3 2017 | Cal Poly received a landmark $110 million donation from alumni William L. and Linda Frost, which was considered one of the largest gifts ever made to public education in California. |
| September 2015 | Cal Poly's on-campus housing reached its peak, with 35.9% of undergraduates living in 28 dorms and 98.7% of first-time freshmen residing on campus. |
| November 1 2013 | Dedication of the Warren J. Baker Center for Science and Mathematics, a $119 million six-story building replacing the old Science Building 52, featuring laboratories, classrooms, and specialized research spaces. |
| 2012 | Significant increase in alternative transportation, with bus use more than doubling and bicycle use nearly quadrupling compared to 2002. |
| 2011 | Jeffrey D. Armstrong becomes president, continuing the institution's leadership succession |
| 2010 | WOW program's awareness section wins the National Orientation Directors Association (NODAC) Media & Publications Showcase Award for Emerging Technologies, with the entire project developed by student volunteers. |
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