Six Colleges. One University.
Cal Poly's six academic colleges offer more than 60 undergraduate majors and over 50 graduate programs.
College of
Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
One of the nation’s most prestigious undergraduate agriculture programs, the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences takes you into the field, the farm and the forest to apply cutting-edge techniques to the ancient challenge of feeding a growing society, while also building long-term stability for our food and agricultural systems.
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![Forestry and Natural Resources students measures forest.](/sites/calpoly.edu/files/styles/width_670px/public/2019-10/Colleges-cafes-Swanton-Pacific-Ranch.jpg?itok=4Y33TbKh)
College of
Architecture and Environmental Design
The College of Architecture and Environmental Design offers a hands-on approach to working in all aspects of the built environment, from designing homes and gardens to planning cities.
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![Two students talk with the professor against a display of building materials and behind an architectural model of a building.](/sites/calpoly.edu/files/styles/width_670px/public/2019-10/colleges-caed-architecture-model.jpg?itok=9H9ATsoI)
College of
Engineering
A national leader in engineering education, the College of Engineering promotes project-based learning to link theory with hands-on practice to solve the future’s most pressing technical challenges.
![Group of students building a robotic drone.](/sites/calpoly.edu/files/styles/width_670px/public/2019-10/Colleges-ceng-Robotics.jpg?itok=OzrG_nVG)
College of
Liberal Arts
The College of Liberal Arts houses seventeen departments offering programs in the humanities, social sciences, communications and performing arts that share focus on the evolving nature of human experience and expression in the modern world.
![Photography students takes pictures for a class project.](/sites/calpoly.edu/files/styles/width_670px/public/2019-12/colleges-liberal-arts-photography.jpg?itok=bRpOyWuU)
BailEy College of
Science and Mathematics
The Bailey College of Science and Mathematics prepares you to become a leader in an increasingly scientific and technological society through education, research and practical experience.
![Students study regional human anatomy with a physical and digital model with a lecturer.](/sites/calpoly.edu/files/styles/width_670px/public/2019-10/colleges-cosam-biology-human-body_0.jpg?itok=v8KYUfNZ)
Orfalea College of
business
At the Orfalea College of Business, you gain expertise in the fields of management, finance, economics and entrepreneurship by working with real companies in your community and developing your own business ideas.
![Orfalea College of Business](/sites/calpoly.edu/files/styles/width_670px/public/2019-08/20190125_brand_launch_APP-1085.jpg?itok=ZkZb-Umk)