San Luis Obispo, California · Public
Civil Engineering at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 684 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~684
- Schools with reported signal
- 300
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 31.3%
- Graduation rate
- 86.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,665/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $66,660
- Median debt
- $18,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $90,768/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 300 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,664 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($26,107 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 18% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 3.0% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 2.0% reported share · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.3% reported share · $3,967 net A+ 
Dallas College Dallas, TX · 0.0% reported share · $3,214 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 0.7% reported share · $3,206 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 1.1% reported share · $6,541 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 1.6% reported share · $4,831 net A+ California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · 1.4% reported share · $6,555 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Civil Engineering accounts for 3.1% of reported programs at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, which is bigger than 88% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 684 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo's average net price is $16,665 per year, about $66,660 over four years. That is $2,664 below the $19,329 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $90,768 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $26,107 above the $64,661 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo #54 of 300 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.