California Polytechnic State University
public university in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
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Summary
California Polytechnic State University is a public university[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of public university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,081 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: ORCID, Inc.[3], Association of American Colleges and Universities[4], American Council on Education[5], Coalition for Networked Information[6], Association of Public and Land-grant Universities[7], American Association of State Colleges and Universities[8], Center for Research Libraries[9]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: San Luis Obispo[10], San Luis Obispo County[11], California[12]
- Country: United States[13]
- Instance of: public educational institution of the United States[14]
- Headquarters location: San Luis Obispo[15], San Luis Obispo County[16]
- Location: California Polytechnic State University, California[17]
- Postal code: 93407[18]
- Commons category: California Polytechnic State University[19]
- Inception: March 8, 1901[20]
- Parent organization or unit: California State University[21]
- Official website: https://www.calpoly.edu/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:California Polytechnic State University[23]
- Population: 8583[24]
- Employees: 2814[25]
- Affiliation: California State University[26]
- Motto text: Discere Faciendo[27], Learn by Doing[28]
- Number of households: 58[29]
- Native label: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo[30]
- Count of students: 22,440[31], 21,089[32]
- Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education: master's colleges and universities: larger programs[33], very high undergraduate[34], postbaccalaureate: comprehensive programs[35], four-year, large, primarily residential[36], four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in[37], professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence[38]
- Language used: English[39]
- Category for alumni of educational institution: Category:California Polytechnic State University alumni[40]
- Category for employees of the organization: Category:California Polytechnic State University faculty[41]
- Admission rate: 0.38[42]
- API endpoint URL: https://idp.calpoly.edu/idp/shibboleth[43]
Why It Matters
California Polytechnic State University has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]