San Luis Obispo, California · Public
Industrial 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 332 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~332
- Schools with reported signal
- 134
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 134 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,060 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($26,497 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 13% 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.
McLennan Community College Waco, TX · 0.1% reported share · $5,051 net A+ 
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA · 0.3% reported share · $9,320 net A+ 
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · 0.7% reported share · $9,120 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 1.6% reported share · $13,138 net A University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI · 2.1% reported share · $9,492 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.6% reported share · $10,974 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Industrial Engineering accounts for 1.5% of reported programs at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, which is bigger than 74% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 332 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 $3,060 below the $19,725 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 $26,497 above the $64,271 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 #17 of 134 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.