California Polytechnic State University

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The south end of the campus
Cal Poly Performing Arts Center

California Polytechnic State University (often called Cal Poly ) is a public university in San Luis Obispo , California . It was founded on March 8, 1901. Cal Poly is part of the California State University's university system and enjoys a high reputation in the USA, particularly in architecture, agricultural and engineering sciences. There are currently 18,475 students enrolled here.

Course offer

The range of courses mainly includes:

  • Agricultural Science (College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences)
  • Architecture (College of Architecture and Environmental Design)
  • Business Administration ( Orfalea College of Business )
  • Education (Cotchett School of Education)
  • Engineering Sciences (College of Engineering)
  • Humanities, social sciences, general knowledge (College of Liberal Arts)
  • Science and Mathematics (College of Science and Mathematics)

The university maintains an exchange program with the Munich University of Applied Sciences .

Sports

The Cal Poly sports teams are called the Mustangs . The university is a member of the Big West Conference .

Famous Graduates

Web links

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Coordinates: 35 ° 18 ′ 3 ″  N , 120 ° 39 ′ 37.6 ″  W.