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Rankings and Awards

Our focus on Learn by Doing and its ability to produce a high return on investment, has consistently helped us achieve high rankings in influential university ranking publications such as U.S. News & World Report and Forbes.

It's the 31st year in a row Cal Poly has been ranked best public institution in the West and first time it has been top ranked among all 120 public and private institutions.

The biology junior, who hopes to pursue a career in medicine, was selected for the CSU's highest award for students.

List rates 736 private and public colleges and universities across the U.S. using a new tiered star system.

It was a dramatic defense of last year’s national victory at Louisiana Tech University, when Cal Poly’s 2022 victory snapped what had been a four-way tie,

The students were awarded first- or second-place prizes at the competition.

The model roller coaster showed creativity, ingenuity and manufacturing prowess.