California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · public · 21,996 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo field?
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, in San Luis Obispo, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big West Conference.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 12 players against 11, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2023 and as high as 13 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 11. That 2025 roster is 10% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and about the same distance from the national median. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2021 and as high as 12 in 2025, and ended 2025 at 12. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division I median of 9, by 33%, and about the same distance from the national median. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 50%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo fund its athletes?
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo reported 677 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 393 men and 284 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $8,130,763, about $12,073 per male athlete and $11,922 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $465,424 for men's sports and $215,939 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,184 and $760 per athlete.
What is California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo like academically?
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 31% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $32,265 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $16,665 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 48% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $13,596 for CA residents and $34,665 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
86% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 96% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $90,768, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo?
Engineering is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (18%) and Agriculture (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (753 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (272 degrees)
- Architectural Sciences and Technology (180 degrees)
- Animal Sciences (165 degrees)
- Computer Science (163 degrees)
- Biology, General (160 degrees)
- Computer Engineering (158 degrees)
- Psychology, General (156 degrees)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (136 degrees)
- Civil Engineering (130 degrees)
What is San Luis Obispo, CA like to live in?
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo sits in San Luis Obispo, a suburb of about 48,000 people in San Luis Obispo County, California.
The median household in San Luis Obispo earns about $66,711, which is far below the California median ($96,334) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of California: a typical home is valued around $896,500, 29% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,906 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 7% of workers walk and 16% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 31% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.8 times the national share, and the median age of 26 is younger than the country's 39.
54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the California average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo have a tennis program?
- Yes. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big West Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo?
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is in San Luis Obispo, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $32,265 a year, and an average net price of $16,665 after grants and scholarships.