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| 1 | Side Table
Academic staff – 1,469 (fall 2023) Administrative staff - 1,630 (fall 2023) |
Academic staff – 1,600 (fall 2025)
Administrative staff - 1,827 (fall 2025) |
Updating employee data from fall 2023 to the most recent data. | "Employee Data". Cal Poly Institutional Research. Cal Poly. Retrieved Nov 12, 2025.
*Note: This link populates in both Chrome and Safari, but on the off chance it doesn't, another way to view the data is to go to https://ir.calpoly.edu/cal-poly-data-dashboards and navigate to "Employee Data". I am happy to create a new citation if the above does not work for the user editing the page.
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| 2 | Side Table
Undergraduates – 21,947 (fall 2024)
Postgraduates – 895 (fall 2024) |
Undergraduates – 22,313 (fall 2025)
Postgraduates – 932 (fall 2025) |
Updating facts and figures from fall 2024 to the most recent data. | "Enrollment Data". Cal Poly Institutional Research. Cal Poly. Retrieved Nov 12, 2025. | |
| 3 | Intro paragraph, Sentence 4
As of fall 2022, Cal Poly had approximately 21,000 undergraduate and 800 graduate students. |
As of fall 2025, Cal Poly had approximately 22,000 undergraduate and 900 graduate students. | Updating stats from fall 2022 to 2025. | "Enrollment Data". Cal Poly Institutional Research. Cal Poly. Retrieved Nov 12, 2025.
*same as #2 |
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| 4 | History section, Major donations and 21st century developments sub-section, Paragraph 2, Sentence 3
On July 1, 2025, the two universities will begin operating as a single institution: Cal Poly. |
As of July 1, 2025, the two universities operate as a single institution: Cal Poly. | Changing from the future to present tense. | No citation change necessary. | |
| 5 | History section, Major donations and 21st century developments sub-section, Paragraph 3
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In 2022, the university established the Noyce School of Applied Computing, combining three departments - electrical engineering, computer engineering, and software engineering - under one umbrella through donations received from the Robert N. Noyce Trust (citation 1). In 2024, the school received a $60 million gift from the trust to establish an endowment, funding operations for the foreseeable future (citation 2). |
Please consider the addition of one short paragraph detailing the announcement and creation of the Noyce School of Applied Computing. | Citation 1:
"College of Engineering To Create The Noyce School of Applied Computing — Thanks to Generous Donation". Cal Poly News. Cal Poly. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
Blake, Jessica. "Cal Poly Receives $60 Million for Applied Computing Endowment". Inside Higher Ed. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved November 12, 2025. |
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| 6 | Campus section, Paragraph 2, Sentence 1
Cal Poly has one of the largest college campuses in the United States, covering 9,178 acres and making it the second-largest land-holding university in California.
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Cal Poly has one of the largest college campuses in the United States, covering 9,967.6 parcel acres and making it one of the state's largest land-holding universities. | Updating to the most recently confirmed parcel acreage. | Poukish, Hannah (April 11, 2025). "Does Cal Poly have largest college campus in California? We crunched the numbers". San Luis Obispo Tribune. San Luis Obispo Tribune. Retrieved Nov 12, 2025. | |
| 7 | Academics section, Rankings sub-section, Paragraph 1, Sentences 1 and 2
As of 2024, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo has been ranked the best public master's-level university in the Western United States for 32 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. The publication also ranked Cal Poly as the best overall master’s-level university — public or private — in the West in both 2023 and 2024. |
As of 2025, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo has been ranked the best public institution in the Western United States for 33 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report (citation 1). The publication also ranked Cal Poly as the best overall master’s-level university — public or private — in the West for the third straight year (citation 2). |
Update to most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings. |
Citation 1:
"Cal Poly Continues Streak as Best in the West For 33rd Straight Year". Cal Poly News. Cal Poly. September 23, 2025. Retrieved Nov 12, 2025. Citation 2: "Cal Poly ranks #1 'Best in the West' college on U.S. News & World Report list". KSBY. Scripps News Group. September 23, 2025. |
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| 8 | Academics section, Rankings sub-section, Paragraph 2
U.S. News & World Report (2025) [53] Regional Universities West - 1st Most Innovative Schools - 1st Best Undergraduate Teaching - 1st Top Public Schools - 1st Best Colleges for Veterans - 1st Best Value Schools – 7th Engineering Programs - 8th Civil - 1st Computer - 1st Electrical / Electronic / Communications - 2nd Mechanical - 2nd |
U.S. News & World Report (2025) [53]
Most Innovative Schools - 1st Best Undergraduate Teaching - 2nd Top Public Schools - 1st Best Colleges for Veterans - 1st Best Value Schools – 7th Engineering Programs – 5th Computer – 1st Aerospace /Aeronautical / Astronautical – 2nd Civil – 2nd Electrical / Electronic / Communications - 2nd Mechanical - 2nd |
Update to most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings. | *Same citation that is currently there, with a new retrieval date per request of COI reviewer.
"US News - Cal Poly Rankings". Retrieved Feb 2, 2026. |
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| 9 | Academics section, Rankings sub-section, Academic rankings table
National Forbes - 57 |
Forbes - 55 | Update the side table to reflect the correct Forbes ranking. | *Same citation that is currently there, with a new retrieval date per request of COI reviewer.
"America's Top Colleges 2025". Forbes. August 26, 2025. Retrieved Feb 2, 2026. |
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| 10 | Student life section, Clubs and independent student organizations sub-section
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Cal Poly hosts over 400 recognized clubs and independent student organizations, including... | Updating the number of recognized clubs and independent student organizations. | "Cal Poly Now". Cal Poly Now. Cal Poly. Retrieved Nov 12, 2025. | |
| 11 | Administrative organization section, University auxiliary organizations sub-section, Paragraph 1 Cal Poly Extended Education: Provides degree, certificate, and professional development programs to residents of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Monterey Counties, and through distance learning technologies to students nationwide. |
Cal Poly EPaCE: Cal Poly Extended, Professional and Continuing Education (EPaCE) provides access to Cal Poly and expands degree, certificate, and professional development opportunities for individuals through both academic and professional programs. | Updating the name and scope of operations. | "EPaCE". Cal Poly: Extended, Professional and Continuing Education. Cal Poly. Retrieved Nov 12, 2025. |