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California Polytechnic State University

Orfalea College of Business

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1234
  • Annual Tuition
    $0
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    2,245
  • University Selectivity
    31%
  • University Yield
    32%
  • Average Salary
    $53,885
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1971
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
1 Grand Ave
San Luis Obispo, California 93407, United States
Website
405x225

Orfalea College of Business

At the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Orfalea College of Business, students Learn by Doing. To ensure their success in a modern global economy, students are provided hands-on access to advanced technical facilities, exceptional faculty members, and like-minded peers who are preparing themselves to be the next generation of business leaders. As one of six academic colleges on Cal Poly’s beautiful San Luis Obispo campus, the Orfalea College is the ideal setting to inspire creativity and collaboration—the values that transform a traditional college experience into a quality education.

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Cal Poly focuses on hands on learning. It requires a multitude of class projects, presentations, simulations, and real life immersion into the business world to fully integrate its students for the real world. Cal Poly has its students engage in a competitive amount of group projects, which allow students to see how their knowledge stacks up to their peers as well as fosters teamwork.

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About California Polytechnic State University

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
31% California Polytechnic State University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. High school GPA
  3. SAT/ACT scores
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
36941% 36,941
31% 31
32% 32
31% School Selectivity
32% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Nov 30
Fall 2013
Required Tests
  • SAT or ACT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not offered
Additional Requirements:

N/A
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
6724% 6,724
25% 25
32% 32
25% Program Selectivity
32% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not offered
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Other
  • Min college GPA for transfers 3.5
  • Other transfer requirements Internal transfers must obtain a 3.5 minimum GPA in selected business courses while maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or greater. Internal transfer is a competitive process. Applicants must meet or exceed scores of incoming class.
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 92
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

None

Careers

Deloitte 13
Top Employer
  • Grant Thornton, LLP 7
  • Workday, Inc 7
  • Cisco System, Inc. 7
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
0%
59% 59.267238095238085
0%
56% 55.65923664122137
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
0%
17% 17.25698275862069
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
0%
13% 12.771399999999998
91% Graduates seeking full-time employment
9% Graduates not seeking employment
49% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
1% 1
$45,000.00 Data not provided
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. South
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. Southwest
0% 0
Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
2% 2
$52,000.00 Data not provided
U.S. West
95% 95
$54,151.00
22K 80K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks
  • Percentage of internships that are paid
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 102
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 1,137
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Career Counseling, one-to-one resume/cover letter reviews, interview skills development, various quarterly career preparation workshops, employer panels, networking events and on-campus interviewing. Career Fairs held quarterly.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$20,937
Total Yearly Cost
  • Fees $8,523
  • Expenses $12,414
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$32,097
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $11,160
  • Fees $8,523
  • Expenses $12,414
22% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 0% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 26%
  • Merit 74%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://financialaid.calpoly.edu
Scholarships
$1,822,433
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$2,157,375
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Orfalea College of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
54% 50
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
66% 38
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
20 Orfalea College of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Packaging Technology
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Business Program Classes
13% Less than 20 Students 16% More than 50 Students
71% 21 to 50 students
38 Average number of students in non-business required electives
88 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • BUS 301 Global Financial Institutions and Markets
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2004
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS Business Administration 180
  • BS Economics
  • BS Industrial Technology
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
78% 78
80% 80
Prominent Faculty
  • Jay Singh

    Packaging/Industrial Technology

  • Steve Hamilton

    Economics

  • Abraham Shani

    Management
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Students may enroll in 2-12 units per quarter of internship credit depending on the number of hours they are working per week during their internship. This requires a contract with their internship supervisor, monthly written reflection on their experiences and a supervisor evaluation at the close of their internship experience.

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    Students can choose to study anywhere in the world for one term to one year, and receive credit in business and general education courses at accredited institutions.

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Business clubs are actively engaged in campus and community service projects throughout the year. In addition, Student Life & Leadership has more than 20 student organizations with volunteer program options. Business students are very involved in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, Net Impact (sustainability), Empower Poly Coalition (community action) , and Prado Day Care (homeless services).

Students

46% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 69% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1310 75th Percentile Score on SAT 29 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
70% 70
Hispanic
11% 11
Asian American
9% 9
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
98%
0%
1%
1%
0%
0%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
97% 97
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
2% 2
Canada
1% 1
18 Average age of full-time students
93% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
67% 67
88% 88

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 21,523
Alumni Donations
$411 Average Gift $27,500 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Gary Erickson

    Founder & CEO Clif Bar & Company

  • J.W. Boswell

    President, J.G. Boswell Company

  • Quentin Lilly

    President, Technicolor Home Entertainment Group