San Luis Obispo, California · Public
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 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 3% 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
3% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 3.0% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 398
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 (3%), school-wide average net price ($16,665), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($90,768), and peer averages from 398 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.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 398 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 1.7x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,596 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($27,188 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo in the top 17% 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 · 5.0% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 2.8% of reported awards · $3,776 net A+ 
Carroll Community College Westminster, MD · 0.7% of reported awards · $2,725 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.0% of reported awards · $3,967 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 0.2% of reported awards · $3,399 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 0.6% of reported awards · $3,206 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 1.6% of reported awards · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · 1.1% of reported awards · $5,652 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering accounts for 3% of the awards or completions reported for California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. That award concentration is higher than at 88% of schools in this field set and is 1.7x 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 $2,596 below the $19,261 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 $27,188 above the $63,580 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 #67 of 398 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.