COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110422PUBLIC

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$16,665Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate85.7%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$90,662working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$18,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$90,662
Median earnings 5 years after completion$89,413

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$7,529
$30,001–48,000$7,253
$48,001–75,000$9,896
$75,001–110,000$15,786
$110,001+$27,772

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion85.7%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention95.4%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients19.2%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share24.9%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid58.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,141federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates21,996IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate31.3%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$18,500

3,632 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

18 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$154,784 earnings · $19,298 debt →Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 155 working graduates$148,950 earnings · $20,556 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$125,240 earnings · $24,449 debt →Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$118,331 earnings · $18,955 debt →Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$112,797 earnings · $19,691 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 555 working graduates$110,902 earnings · $17,000 debt →Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$109,232 earnings · $20,500 debt →Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$107,498 earnings · $22,500 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 211 working graduates$106,750 earnings · $20,500 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 185 working graduates$101,072 earnings · $20,424 debt →Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 114 working graduates$88,396 earnings · $14,500 debt →Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$79,432 earnings · $17,961 debt →ArchitectureBachelor's Degree · 129 working graduates$76,613 earnings · $27,500 debt →Food Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$75,466 earnings · $20,654 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 130 working graduates$69,854 earnings · $22,949 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$68,171 earnings · $17,500 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$60,466 earnings · $20,000 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$54,805 earnings · $20,500 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.