Cal Poly - Humboldt

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 80,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 180 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,152 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (22%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,137
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 90%
From Region 3%
Athletes 310 (6.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
Hispanic 29%
Mixed 8%
Asian 3%
Native American 2%
Black 2%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 462 36% 49% 2% 4% 28% 0% $41,095 0 -1.61 20 92% 4.5%
Economics 5 +1 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $44,744 0 -2.00 29 100% — — — —
English 25 — 44% 48% 4% 4% 28% 0% $43,452 8 -1.09 26 92% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 9 — 33% 22% 0% 11% 44% 0% $39,405 2 -1.58 16 88% — — — —
French 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,648 5 -1.28 26 — — — — —
History 25 +1 56% 48% 0% 0% 24% 0% $48,022 12 -0.87 38 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 45 +2 49% 53% 2% 4% 16% 2% $40,492 1 -1.61 19 92% 4.5% — — —
Liberal Studies 18 — 22% 39% 0% 11% 28% 0% $39,747 1 -1.68 17 88% — — — —
Native American Studies 6 — 17% 17% 0% 0% 33% 0% $39,405 2 -1.58 16 88% — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $44,119 4 -1.30 27 — — — — —
Religious Studies 5 +1 60% 20% 20% 20% 0% 0% $43,920 17 -0.85 27 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $46,765 12 -1.01 34 96% — — — —
Anthropology 32 +5 31% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $35,102 0 -1.97 9 89% — — — —
Communication 13 — 38% 54% 8% 8% 8% 0% $44,092 2 -1.66 27 — — — — —
Global Studies 7 — 57% 29% 14% 14% 43% 0% $50,218 3 -1.17 44 — — — — —
Journalism 12 +1 42% 58% 0% 8% 25% 0% $42,936 1 -2.17 24 92% — — — —
Political Science 19 +3 37% 58% 0% 5% 26% 0% $38,492 0 -2.48 14 89% — — — —
Psychology 109 — 26% 60% 2% 0% 25% 0% $42,461 1 -1.91 23 94% — — — —
Social Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $44,840 3 -1.09 29 — — — — —
Sociology 11 — 64% 36% 0% 9% 36% 0% $50,941 28 -0.54 46 86% — — — —
Technology Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $43,902 7 -1.31 27 — — — — —
Art 52 +5 23% 48% 4% 2% 23% 0% $29,219 1 -1.89 4 91% — — — —
Film Production 13 — 62% 54% 0% 0% 31% 0% $41,992 11 -1.03 22 88% — — — —
Music 8 — 62% 25% 0% 0% 62% 0% $31,247 4 -1.67 5 — — — — —
Theatre 7 — 57% 43% 0% 0% 14% 0% $30,581 2 -1.67 5 — — — — —
Criminology 31 +2 26% 32% 0% 13% 52% 0% $53,535 15 -0.88 53 97% — — — —
Legal Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,448 2 -1.72 36 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Natural Resources and Sciences 546 54% 57% 3% 1% 26% 0% $52,242 2 -1.25 49 94%
Environmental Engineering 30 — 70% 57% 0% 0% 23% 0% $75,312 8 -1.39 85 94% — — — —
Computer Science 38 — 74% 47% 21% 0% 21% 0% $69,033 1 -1.64 79 93% — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $67,403 1 -1.68 78 — — — — —
Data Science — — — — — — — — $59,586 1 -2.34 66 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 75% 38% 0% 12% 25% 0% $53,922 2 -1.71 54 90% — — — —
Geology 16 — 69% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $49,343 4 -1.42 42 87% — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,046 1 -1.22 51 85% — — — —
Oceanography 10 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $49,343 4 -1.42 42 87% — — — —
Physical Sciences — +1 — — — — — — $55,971 1 -1.99 59 — — — — —
Physics 6 — 83% 33% 17% 0% 33% 0% $56,449 1 -1.95 60 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,343 11 -0.90 69 — — — — —
Biology 65 +3 43% 57% 5% 3% 18% 0% $48,957 3 -2.03 41 92% — — — —
Botany 25 — 48% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $47,229 13 -1.01 36 83% — — — —
Environmental Science 73 — 42% 52% 1% 0% 37% 0% $46,290 4 -1.55 33 97% — — — —
Environmental Studies 39 — 41% 54% 0% 0% 28% 0% $46,290 4 -1.55 33 97% — — — —
Fisheries Biology 12 — 92% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $37,035 2 -1.92 12 100% — — — —
Forestry 69 — 71% 70% 0% 0% 17% 0% $66,962 72 +0.51 77 96% — — — —
Marine Biology 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,749 6 -1.30 24 — — — — —
Rangeland Resources Science 9 — 56% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $44,833 3 -1.54 29 94% — — — —
Wildlife 77 — 48% 60% 0% 1% 30% 1% $43,346 6 -1.23 25 93% — — — —
Zoology 40 — 22% 38% 2% 5% 35% 0% $43,011 6 -1.27 24 98% — — — —
Geographic Information Science 2 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $49,343 5 -1.47 42 100% — — — —
Geography 14 +1 86% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $49,343 5 -1.47 42 100% — — — —
Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,265 2 -1.66 30 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Professional Studies 240 38% 50% 5% 4% 24% 1% $50,947 1 -1.22 46 93%
Kinesiology 45 — 44% 44% 7% 7% 36% 0% $43,782 1 -2.10 26 90% — — — —
Nursing 9 — 0% 56% 0% 0% 11% 0% $81,916 9 -1.03 90 — — — — —
Business Administration 64 +1 61% 52% 6% 5% 16% 3% $56,025 4 -1.12 59 93% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 27 — 41% 41% 4% 7% 15% 0% $56,025 4 -1.44 59 93% — — — —
Recreation Administration 11 — 64% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $35,181 0 -2.29 9 100% — — — —
Child Development 30 +1 10% 53% 3% 0% 33% 3% $43,294 8 -1.18 25 — — — — —
Social Work 54 — 19% 46% 4% 2% 28% 0% $50,666 31 -0.31 45 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,667
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,181
Est. In-State Cost $11,212
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,693
ROI Percentile 38th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Agriculture & Food Science 25.7% 321 50% 57% 1% 1% 29% 0% $49,210 9 -1.01 41 96% —
Social Sciences 24.4% 305 31% 55% 2% 2% 27% 0% $43,926 1 -1.50 27 93% —
Humanities 11.2% 140 42% 43% 2% 5% 26% 1% $42,529 2 -1.34 23 92% 4.5%
Business & Economics 8.6% 107 58% 53% 5% 5% 15% 2% $53,355 1 -1.36 52 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.7% 96 44% 56% 3% 2% 21% 0% $49,281 2 -1.69 41 90% —
Arts 6.4% 80 36% 46% 2% 1% 28% 0% $31,617 1 -1.71 6 91% —
Health Sciences 4.3% 54 37% 46% 6% 6% 31% 0% $50,138 0 -1.92 44 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 43 65% 58% 2% 2% 26% 0% $51,445 1 -1.53 47 87% —
Computer Science 3.1% 39 74% 46% 21% 0% 23% 0% $68,991 1 -1.64 79 93% —
Professional 2.6% 32 25% 31% 0% 12% 53% 0% $53,345 6 -0.90 52 97% —
Engineering 2.4% 30 70% 57% 0% 0% 23% 0% $75,312 0 -1.39 85 94% —
Education 0.1% 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $43,902 4 -1.31 27 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $9.5M #76 17% $0.7M — — — —
Engineering $6.1M #207 2% $0.2M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.1M #210 46% $0.1M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $3.4M #254 11% $0 — — — —
Education $1.4M #207 51% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.8M #349 55% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #370 49% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #368 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #450 0% $0 — — — —
Total $25.5M #240 21% $1.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 60 $347K $543K -$196K
Soccer 34 $538K $554K -$16K
Wrestling 27 $554K $333K $220K
Cross Country 23 $365K $269K $96K
Basketball 15 $549K $651K -$102K
Total 143 $2.4M $2.4M $1K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 32 $887K $811K $75K
Soccer 32 $523K $586K -$62K
Track & Field (outdoor) 29 $347K $193K $154K
Softball 23 $580K $637K -$57K
Volleyball 20 $657K $708K -$50K
Cross Country 16 $157K $181K -$24K
Basketball 15 $532K $636K -$103K
Other Sports 11 $345K $273K $72K
Total 167 $4.0M $4.0M $3K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 89 $695K $737K -$41K
Soccer 66 $1.1M $1.1M -$79K
Cross Country 39 $523K $451K $71K
Rowing 32 $887K $811K $75K
Basketball 30 $1.1M $1.3M -$206K
Wrestling 27 $554K $333K $220K
Softball 23 $580K $637K -$57K
Volleyball 20 $657K $708K -$50K
Other Sports 11 $345K $273K $72K
Total 310 $8.7M $8.6M $186K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 93%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 85% 0%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind
Submitted Test Scores 4%
SAT Range 840 – 1120
SAT Math Range 410 – 520
SAT RW Range 450 – 580