California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a nationally ranked, four-year, comprehensive public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States.

Cal Poly is a nationally ranked, four-year, comprehensive public university located in San Luis Obispo, halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on California’s Central Coast. It is a distinctive learning community offering academically focused students a hands-on educational experience that prepares them for today’s scientific and technical world.

Cal Poly’s College of Engineering program ranked second among public engineering programs, bested only by the U.S. Military Academy, for schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s. A number of College of Engineering programs ranked high in the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs in their individual specialty categories.

Cal Poly’s architecture program was ranked fifth in the nation in granting architecture degrees to students of all minority groups, architecture degrees, to Asian American students, and architecture degrees to Hispanic students.

Cal Poly is the second largest land-holding university in California, with holdings totaling 9678 acres (2nd only to UC Berkeley and 1st in the CSU system).

Mission
The Office of Research and Graduate Programs (RGP) provides leadership and support to Cal Poly faculty and students in their pursuit of excellence in graduate education and in their research and creative efforts.

Vision
We envision a University in which all faculty have the opportunity, and are encouraged, to engage in one of the four scholarships defined by Ernest Boyer, and affirmed in the Cal Poly Strategic Plan.

Courses Offered
Graduate Programs

• Information for Prospective Graduate Students
• Graduate Policies, Guidelines and Forms
• Resources for Graduate Students
• Reports and Publications

Colleges

• College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
• College of Architecture and Environmental Design
• Orfalea College of Business
• College of Engineering
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Science and Mathematics

Contact Details
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Ave.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
(805) 756-1111
Official Website: http://www.calpoly.edu/