San Luis Obispo, California · Public
Architecture at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.1% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $16,665 school-wide net price and $90,768 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.1% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.1% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 123
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 31.3%
- Graduation rate
- 86.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,665/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $66,660
- Median debt
- $18,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $90,768/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.1%), school-wide average net price ($16,665), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($90,768), and peer averages from 123 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 123 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,055 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($25,218 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo in the top 22% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.2% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ 
Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · 0.6% of reported awards · $3,085 net A+ 
Dallas College Dallas, TX · 0.0% of reported awards · $3,214 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 1.1% of reported awards · $3,206 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.9% of reported awards · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $7,000 net A+ San Antonio College San Antonio, TX · 0.0% of reported awards · $4,585 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.4% of reported awards · $12,116 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Architecture accounts for 0.1% of the awards or completions reported for California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. That award concentration is higher than at 11% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo's average net price is $16,665 per year, about $66,660 over four years. That is $3,055 below the $19,720 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $90,768 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $25,218 above the $65,550 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo #27 of 123 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.