HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/16/2025 Item 7b, KienowYear
Cal Poly Total
Enrollment
Cal Poly Students
Living in Campus-
Provided Housing
Percent of Cal
Poly Students
Living On Campus
1975 15,158 2,793 18%
1980 15,943 2,793 18%
1985 16,140 2,795 17%
1990 17,756 2,795 16%
1995 16,022 2,796 17%
2000 16,877 2,816 17%
2001 18,079 2,934 16%
2002 18,453 2,775 15%
2003 18,303 3,551 19%
2004 17,582 3,680 21%
2005 18,475 3,620 20%
2006 18,722 3,621 19%
2007 19,777 3,872 20%
2008 19,471 5,362 28%
2009 19,325 6,493 34%
2010 18,360 6,395 35%
2011 18,762 6,959 37%
2012 18,679 6,657 36%
2013 19,703 7,241 37%
2014 20,186 7,150 35%
2015 20,944 7,377 35%
2016 21,306 7,074 33%
2017 22,188 7,807 35%
2018 21,812 7,774 36%
2019 21,242 7,839 37%
*2020 22,287 4,468 20%
2021 22,022 8,130 37%
2022 21,778 8,513 39%
2023 22,279 8,801 40%
2024 22,785 8,653 38%
Sourcing: Enrollment data was obtained through the Institutional Research website
(https://ir.calpoly.edu/content/index) and through IR staff and Cal Poly Fact Books:
https://ir.calpoly.edu/content/publications_reports/factbook/index. Housing data was sourced from Cal
Poly University Housing staff: http://www.housing.calpoly.edu/
Fall quarter (the point in time that we use as a baseline across the years) tends to be the highest in
terms of enrollment which is also the timing of the census. Numbers tend to drop throughout the
year as students graduate at the end of each term, engage in study abroad programs, or participate
in off-campus internships, among many other reasons.
*2020 - Unknown but estimated significant percentage of students studied remotely and did not reside
in San Luis Obispo.
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Cal Poly Housing and Enrollment
Cal Poly Total Enrollment Cal Poly Students Living in Campus-Provided Housing Percent of Cal Poly Students Living On Campus