r/CalPoly↗
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
A subreddit to serve the student community of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇸🍉🍉🍉
33k subscribers139 posts / mo in Sep 2026112 authors / mosince 2010
r/CalPoly has 33k members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 139 posts a month from 112 people. Top topics: California Polytechnic State University Cluster, Campus Housing and UC System Discussions.
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- California Polytechnic State University Cluster5.4%
- Campus Housing1.5%
- UC System Discussions1.4%
- Waitlists & Class Access0.9%
- Transfer Students & Colleges0.8%
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