<p>If endowments were to tell the whole story, UC Davis would be over 4 times the school SLO is, since they have over $500 mil. So would UCI ($206 mil.) and UCSB ($153.8 mil). Something which they’re clearly not, since they compete head-to-head for the same students and sometimes win. So, on the one hand Cal Poly SLO has arguably become the most recognizable CSU, but on the other it’s done so (in part) by nurturing a sense of academic boosterism which is rampant and pedant. Also, the $260 mil. you are referring to was the result of their centennial capital campaign in 2001. (You know, centennial, as in once in a century). So in summary, </p>
<h1>1 Cal Poly SLO is a great institute.</h1>
<h1>2 Cal Poly SLO is full of itself.</h1>