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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.

Cal Poly mechanical engineering seniors advanced to the semifinals of a NASA challenge to develop a device that harvests water from the moon and Mars.

Jafra Thomas received the 2021 Hally Beth Poindexter Young Scholar Award for his contributions to interdisciplinary scholarship.

Student-run Mustang Media Group received the awards at the Associated Collegiate Press and the College Media Association virtual awards ceremony.

The Institute of International Education found in a national survey that Cal Poly students are increasingly choosing to study abroad.

Cal Poly architecture students earned honorable mentions at the national ACSA/AISC Steel Design Student Competition.

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a grant to School of Education faculty and staff to recruit and train teachers in bilingual education and special education.