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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.

The Cal Poly Journalism Department’s student-run media organization won 33 national awards at a recent conference in Washington, D.C.

Three Cal Poly students placed at the 29th annual CSU Media Arts Festival in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 13, sweeping the top three spots in Screenwriting and first in Promotional Video.

The Institute of International Education has ranked Cal Poly second among master’s institutions in the U.S. for the number of domestic students studying abroad.

U.S. News ranked Cal Poly one of the best schools for veterans among 15 western states.

The university was honored for its innovative sustainability practices with three awards from two statewide organizations between July and October.

Three interdisciplinary Cal Poly teams received awards at the Paperboard Packaging Alliance (PPA) 2019 Student Design Challenge.