United StatesSan Luis Obispo, CA
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Public · Medium evidence
Value79/100
Medium evidence58/100 profile coverage
Mixed direct and modelled. Missing lenses stay blank and do not become low scores.
Admissions100
Value100
Career25
Experience0
Location64
Scorecard
A balanced read, not one ranking.
Academic88
Career79
Evidence coverage58
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The regional economy · 2024 Census ACS
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
Metropolitan-area residents, not just San Luis Obispo or the student population.
Largest industries by employment share
Education & health26.2% · 34,186 employed residents
Arts, leisure & hospitality11.6% · 15,200 employed residents
Professional & business services11.4% · 14,879 employed residents
Broad employer industries, not roles or job vacancies. Annual survey estimates include commuters working outside the metro.
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Requirements & deadlines
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Official university website ↗Rankings
Reputation & career strength.
Univised career benchmarks
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.
Campus community
Faith & belonging
No reported institutional religious affiliation
Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.
Campus experience
Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.
Industry strengths
Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.
Degrees
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Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelors Degree$26,650 Fine and Studio ArtsBachelors Degree$45,082 Fire ProtectionMaster's Degree$97,071 Food Science and TechnologyBachelors Degree$52,107 Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelors Degree$34,603 ForestryBachelors Degree$40,768 ForestryMaster's Degree$51,273 Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelors Degree$41,894 Graphic CommunicationsBachelors Degree$52,385 Graphic CommunicationsMaster's Degree$52,668 Health and Physical Education/FitnessBachelors Degree$32,404 Health and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$40,275 HistoryBachelors Degree$35,416 HistoryMaster's Degree$50,231 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelors Degree$32,004 Industrial EngineeringBachelors Degree$73,562 Industrial EngineeringMaster's Degree$80,556 Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelors Degree$55,512 JournalismBachelors Degree$38,649 Landscape ArchitectureBachelors Degree$48,041 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelors Degree$29,685 Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelors Degree$25,310 Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree$99,662 Manufacturing EngineeringBachelors Degree$71,957 Marine SciencesBachelors Degree$30,746 Materials EngineeringBachelors Degree$68,219 MathematicsBachelors Degree$55,512 MathematicsMaster's Degree$82,868 Mechanical EngineeringBachelors Degree$74,038 Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree$94,408
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