<p>Cal Poly has only 0.8% internationals. This means the school of engineering for instance with 5,000 students total would admit around 10 internationals per year, with one or two from India. I wouldn’t hold my breath!</p>
<p>Total cost of attendance for California residents at Cal Poly SLO is around $23,500 to which you need to add $7,500 per year for OOS tuition for a total of around $31,000.</p>
<p>The frank reality is that many colleges are looking for full pay international students to cover the budget shortfalls. Merit scholarships for internationals are few and far between and need based aid is very limited. </p>
<p>Your best strategy may be to look at state schools with reasonable OOS tuition. You may find good options in the $30K-$35K COA range such as the University of Minnesota for instance which has excellent engineering programs.</p>