California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo is a public university in San Luis Obispo County, adjacent to the city of San Luis Obispo. It is the oldest of three polytechnics in the California State University system.
Former name | California Polytechnic School (1901–1947), California Polytechnic State College (1947–1972) |
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| Motto | Discere Faciendo (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Learn by Doing" |
| Type | Public polytechnic university |
| Established | March 8, 1901 |
Parent institution | California State University |
| Accreditation | WSCUC |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
| Endowment | $287.3 million (2021) |
| President | Jeffrey Armstrong |
| Provost | Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore |
Academic staff | 1,396 (fall 2020) |
Administrative staff | 1,587 (fall 2020) |
| Students | 21,778 (fall 2022) |
| Undergraduates | 20,963 (fall 2022) |
| Postgraduates | 815 (fall 2022) |
| Location | San Luis Obispo , , United States |
| Campus | Small suburb, 9,678 acres (3,917 ha) total; 1,321 acres (535 ha) main campus; 155 acres (63 ha) campus core |
| Newspaper | Mustang News |
| Colors | Green and gold |
| Nickname | Mustangs |
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| Website | www |
The university is organized into six colleges offering 65 bachelor's and 39 master's degrees. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo primarily focuses on undergraduate education and, as of fall 2022, Cal Poly had 20,963 undergraduate and 815 graduate students. The academic focus is on combining technical and professional curriculums with the arts and humanities. Most of the university's athletic teams participate in the Big West Conference.
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