That doesn’t mean the students were unqualified.
Maraviglia said the university was forced to turn away 10,646 first-time freshmen with high school grade-point averages of 4.0 or higher.
The average GPA of those selected was an all-time high of 4.13, he said. The average SAT score was 1407, and the average ACT score was 30.
‘It was the highest quality pool ever,’ Maraviglia said. ‘The most difficult thing about it is having to turn away so many outstanding students.’
Last fall, about 1,000 more students than expected accepted Cal Poly’s offer of admission, leaving the school in a pinch to provide enough housing and offer more classes.
The university saw some regression in that area this spring.
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