March 16, 2005
For Immediate Release

Contact: Stacia Momburg
805-756-6260

Cal Poly Students Rank Highest Among Peers
for Math and English Proficiency

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Today the California State University (CSU) announced the results of its annual proficiency report on first-year students' readiness for college. Cal Poly students ranked at the top of the list for proficiency in both mathematics and English and hold the highest mean entering grade point average in the CSU system.

The CSU report shows the percentage of students proficient in English, mathematics and in both subjects, as well as the percentage of students requiring remediation in their first year.

First-year Cal Poly students average 95.6% proficiency in mathematics and 89.2% proficiency in English. The mean grade point average for these students is 3.77. Mathematics remediation is necessary for only 4.4% of first-year Cal Poly students and English remediation is necessary for only 10.8%.

Last year, of those students requiring remediation, who were admitted to Cal Poly, all were proficient by the end of their first-year of study.

Cal Poly 2004 Proficiency Information

Cal Poly 2004 Remediation Information

Cal Poly 2003 Proficiency Information

CSU News Release

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