The California Polytechnic State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design (or CAED) is one of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's six colleges.

[3] In the 2014 edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools" published by the leading architecture and design journal DesignIntelligence, Cal Poly was rated the No.

About one in twenty architects in the United States, and one in five in California, are graduates of Cal Poly.

[6] The journal DesignIntelligence has continually ranked the architecture program among the top 10 in the nation in its annual edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools.

[5] For freshmen entering fall 2023, the College of Architecture and Environmental Design accepted 30% of applicants (1,074 accepted/3,527 applied).