The class of 2023 is already breaking records with an average high school GPA of 4.09, SAT of 1402, and ACT of 31, and acceptance rate of 28 percent. The preliminary data given to Mustang News by Cal Poly’s Office of Institutional Research, which could change before being finalized in November, brings the university’s total […]
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Class and office space stagnated as Cal Poly gained more students and faculty
Cal Poly has not expanded its lecture space since 2012, but the total student population has increased almost 20 percent.
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Fall applicants set new record
Cal Poly received a record breaking number of applications for the 2016-17 school year.
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Cal Poly enrolls 'least white,' most gender-equal class in history
Cal Poly is projecting enrollment of 4,488 first-time freshmen and 760 transfer students this year — and enrolling 383 less freshmen and 187 less transfer students than last year.
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Why a letter of recommendation won't help you get into Cal Poly
According to Cal Poly admissions officers, getting into Cal Poly is up to the cold logic of a computer.
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The culture shock: Diversity of applicants and enrollees
Joseph Pack/Staff Photographer Minorities now make up 30.8 percent of the freshman applicant pool. Suha Saya [follow id=”suhasaya”] For some students, a familiar face is hard to find. If she hadn’t searched for diversity through different clubs and activities, business administration senior Carina Mercado said her experience at Cal Poly would have been very different. […]
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Application spikes across Cal States
The CSU school system saw a jump of 2 percent from last year’s number of applicants.
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Cal Poly hits record number of applicants for Fall 2014
Undergraduate applications increased roughly 10 percent from last year, Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment and Marketing James Maraviglia said.
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On the rise: Cal Poly standards, students climbing
Cal Poly was once a small agriculture and technical school. In 1992, only 7744 prospective students applied to the university. Today, more than 40,000 students are fighting for an acceptance letter.
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More students, more problems
The largest freshman class to date — totaling 4,800 — was welcomed to the Cal Poly community for the 2013-2014 school year.
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Accepted
Cal Poly’s application rate is at a record-high, but acceptance rates remain low. With the demand for Cal Poly on the rise, and state funding at an all-time low, acceptance to the university is turning into a competition of who will fill the open seats. Of the more than 40,000 students who applied to Cal […]