Architecture at Cal Poly SLO
Cal Poly SLO graduates about 210 architecture majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 30th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally.
Around Cal Poly SLO
Where architecture happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Architecture and Environmental Design, Engineering West: Architectural Engineering.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 108 · Dorm 49 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Dining 4.
Nearby in the architecture ranking
Other strong majors at Cal Poly SLO
- Environmental science 81 · #72
- Engineering (all) 80 · #72
- Communications & media 80 · #78
- Math & statistics 78 · #94
- Business & finance 78 · #81
- Mechanical engineering 76 · #52
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Cal Poly SLO with every school we score in architecture. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.