Headcounts and Directory Information
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) is a public, four-years institute located in San Luis Obispo, CA. It has a total enrollment of 23,069 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (larger programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Master's degree.
A total of 1,348 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Cal Poly. The average faculty salary is $113,970 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 2,969 employees work at Cal Poly. The average non-instructional staff salary is $90,324. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Phone Number | 805-756-1111 |
| Web | calpoly.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 19 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 931 Full-time / 417 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 2,503 Full-time / 466 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $113,970 |
| Staff Average Salary | $90,324 |
| Student Population | 23,069 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, there are 2,969 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 2,503 full-time and 466 part-time staffs work at Cal Poly. By gender there are 1,571 male and 1,398 female employees.
Among them, 1,348 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 935 full-time and 417 part-time faculty. By gender there are 796 male and 556 female faculty teaching at Cal Poly.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 2,969 | 1,571 | 1,398 | 2,503 | 1,330 | 1,173 | 466 | 241 | 225 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,352 | 796 | 556 | 935 | 574 | 361 | 417 | 222 | 195 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 59 | 27 | 32 | 56 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Management | 99 | 51 | 48 | 99 | 51 | 48 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 300 | 83 | 217 | 296 | 83 | 213 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 193 | 146 | 47 | 192 | 146 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 316 | 129 | 187 | 288 | 113 | 175 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 47 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Service | 213 | 150 | 63 | 211 | 150 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 231 | 27 | 204 | 223 | 27 | 196 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 120 | 112 | 8 | 119 | 111 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 39 | 36 | 3 | 39 | 36 | 3 | - | - | - |