by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of the country for ME. More specifically it was ranked #26 out of 326 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #6 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $4,329 | $8,349 |
| Books and Supplies | $888 | $888 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,694 | $15,694 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,190 | $2,190 |
Learn more about Cal Poly San Luis Obispo tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in ME walked away with an average of $20,500 in student debt. That is 11% lower than the national average of $22,913.
ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo make an average of $76,711 a year during the early days of their career. That is 24% higher than the national average of $61,915.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does not offer an online option for its ME bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ME in 2019-2020, 20.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.8% of the ME bachelor’s degrees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 36 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 184 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 31 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 308 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 113 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 39 |
| Architectural Engineering | 38 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 102 |
| Civil Engineering | 159 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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