About 24.7 percent of the 5,442 degrees and certificates handed out by California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo in 2017-18 were to students in engineering programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Obispo conferred 1202 bachelor’s degrees and 137 master’s degrees in engineering programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in general business administration and management. Data shows the school gave out 605 bachelor’s degrees in general business administration and management, followed by 247 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and 196 bachelor’s degrees in general biology/biological sciences.
The university enrolled 22,013 students for 2017-18, including 21,098 in undergraduate programs and 915 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 247 | 19 | – | 266 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 173 | – | – | 173 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 112 | 24 | – | 136 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 119 | – | – | 119 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 92 | 23 | – | 115 | |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 98 | 16 | – | 114 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 102 | 4 | – | 106 | |
| Architectural Engineering | 68 | 2 | – | 70 | |
| Computer Software Engineering | 58 | – | – | 58 | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 36 | – | – | 36 | |
| Materials Engineering | 35 | – | – | 35 | |
| Agricultural Engineering | 28 | – | – | 28 | |
| Civil Engineering, Other | – | 27 | – | 27 | |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 23 | – | – | 23 | |
| Engineering, General | – | 22 | – | 22 | |
| Engineering Science | 11 | – | – | 11 | |
| Engineering, Other | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Construction Engineering | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering total | 1,202 | 137 | 4 | 1,343 | 24.7 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 605 | 35 | – | 640 | |
| Construction Management | 90 | – | – | 90 | |
| Accounting | – | 54 | – | 54 | |
| Management Science | – | 52 | – | 52 | |
| Taxation | – | 33 | – | 33 | |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 695 | 174 | – | 869 | 16 |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 163 | 2 | – | 165 | |
| Animal Sciences, General | 149 | – | – | 149 | |
| Viticulture and Enology | 78 | – | – | 78 | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 55 | – | – | 55 | |
| Agriculture, General | 36 | 13 | – | 49 | |
| Dairy Science | 28 | 18 | – | 46 | |
| Food Science | 37 | – | – | 37 | |
| Agricultural Mechanization, General | 27 | – | – | 27 | |
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | 27 | – | – | 27 | |
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Ornamental Horticulture | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Horticultural Science | – | – | – | – | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 605 | 33 | – | 638 | 11.7 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 196 | 7 | – | 203 | |
| Biochemistry | 42 | – | – | 42 | |
| Microbiology, General | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 248 | 7 | – | 255 | 4.7 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 78 | – | – | 78 | |
| Sociology | 74 | – | – | 74 | |
| Economics, General | 60 | – | – | 60 | |
| Social Sciences, Other | 24 | – | – | 24 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | – | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Social Sciences, General | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Social Sciences total | 238 | 15 | – | 253 | 4.6 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General | 137 | 10 | – | 147 | |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 92 | – | – | 92 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 229 | 10 | – | 239 | 4.4 |
| Architecture | 142 | 8 | – | 150 | |
| Landscape Architecture | 41 | – | – | 41 | |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 29 | 10 | – | 39 | |
| Architecture and Related Services total | 212 | 18 | – | 230 | 4.2 |
| Computer Science | 169 | 31 | – | 200 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 169 | 31 | – | 200 | 3.7 |
| Education, General | – | 114 | – | 114 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 59 | – | – | 59 | |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | – | 22 | – | 22 | |
| Education total | 59 | 136 | – | 195 | 3.6 |
| Journalism | 83 | – | – | 83 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 63 | – | – | 63 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 146 | – | – | 146 | 2.7 |
| Psychology, General | 121 | 16 | – | 137 | |
| Psychology total | 121 | 16 | – | 137 | 2.5 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 85 | – | – | 85 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 25 | – | – | 25 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 110 | – | – | 110 | 2 |
| Physics, General | 42 | – | – | 42 | |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 39 | – | – | 39 | |
| Chemistry, General | 21 | – | – | 21 | |
| Polymer Chemistry | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 102 | 5 | – | 107 | 2 |
| Graphic Communications, General | 99 | – | – | 99 | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | 99 | – | – | 99 | 1.8 |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other | 62 | – | – | 62 | |
| Forestry, General | 32 | 4 | – | 36 | |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 94 | 4 | – | 98 | 1.8 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 79 | 3 | – | 82 | |
| Marine Sciences | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 83 | 3 | – | 86 | 1.6 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 62 | – | – | 62 | |
| Music, General | 13 | – | – | 13 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 83 | – | – | 83 | 1.5 |
| Statistics, General | 41 | – | – | 41 | |
| Mathematics, General | 37 | 4 | – | 41 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 78 | 4 | – | 82 | 1.5 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 64 | 12 | – | 76 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | – | – | – | – | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 64 | 12 | – | 76 | 1.4 |
| Industrial Technology/Technician | 66 | – | – | 66 | |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | – | – | – | – | |
| Packaging Science | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 66 | – | – | 66 | 1.2 |
| History, General | 52 | 4 | – | 56 | |
| History total | 52 | 4 | – | 56 | 1 |
| Philosophy | 30 | – | – | 30 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 30 | – | – | 30 | 0.6 |
| Fire Protection, Other | – | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Fire Services Administration | – | – | – | – | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | – | 15 | – | 15 | 0.3 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 13 | – | – | 13 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 13 | – | – | 13 | 0.2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 10 | – | – | 10 | 0.2 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Public Administration | – | – | – | – | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | – | 6 | – | 6 | 0.1 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | – | – | – | – | – |
