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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 is one of six national organizations to receive a Leadership Award for direct project engagement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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.

Education professor Megan Guise won the Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award from the California State University in acknowledgment of her contributions.

Cal Poly has been ranked the best public, master's-level university in the Western United States for the 28th straight year by U.S. News & World Report.

Two students have been selected as pre-doctoral fellows through the CSU's Sally Casanova Scholars program, designed to increase the pool of potential CSU faculty.

Cal Poly's TRIO Achievers has secured a five-year grant from the Department of Education, allowing them to continue supporting at least 258 first-generation low-income students and students with disabilities.