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California Institute of Technology


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Contact Info
(626) 395-6811
Main Website: www.caltech.edu
Financial Aid: www.finaid.caltech.edu/
Application: www.admissions.caltech.edu/applying

Address
California Institute of Technology
1200 E California Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91125

Quick Facts
Enrollment: 2,133 ( 911 undergraduate)
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Annual Costs
Tuition and fees: $34,437.00
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $48,990.00
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $48,990.00

 

Admissions Total Male Female
Number of applicants 3,957 3,004 953
Percent admitted 17% 14% 29%
Percent admitted who enrolled 34% 34% 35%

 

Test Scoring 25th
Percentile*
75th
Percentile*
SAT Critical Reading 700 760
SAT Math 770 800
SAT Writing 690 770
ACT Composite 33 35
ACT English 33 35
ACT Math 34 36

*for an explanation of 25th and 75th Percentile scoring click here

Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving any financial aid 74%
Percentage of students receiving Federal Grants 12%
Average Federal Grant $6,459.00
Percentage of students receiving state aid 20%
Average state aid $3,385.00
Percentage of students receiving institutional aid 60%
Average institutional aid $23,876.00
Percentage of students receiving a student loan 35%
Average student loan $3,519.00

Degrees:

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Doctor's degree

Majors:
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Applied Mathematics
Astrophysics
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry, General
Civil Engineering, General
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Economics, General
Economics, Other
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering, General
Engineering, Other
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Geochemistry
Geology/Earth Science, General
Geophysics and Seismology
History, General
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Materials Science
Mathematics, General
Mechanical Engineering
Neuroscience
Physics, General
Physics, Other
Planetary Astronomy and Science
Social Sciences, General

California Institute of Technology Scholarships

Beinecke Scholarship Program The Beinecke Scholarship Program is open to juniors who are currently majoring in the arts, humanities or social sciences and plan to attend graduate school. You must demonstrate superior standards of more...
Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship The Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship is available to students pursuing Ph.D. degrees in applied physical sciences or engineering at participating institutions. Eligible fields of study include: ae more...
DAAD Graduate Scholarship The DAAD Graduate Scholarship is available to full-time graduate students, Ph.D. students who have completed all but their dissertation, and doctoral and post-doctoral applicants who have completed th more...
Luce Scholars Program The Luce Scholars Program is available to American citizens who are no more than 29 years of age and who have received their bachelors degree by September 1 of the year the program is entered. You may more...
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is available to seniors graduating from a participating college or university who wish to pursue one year of independent international study. To be considered for this more...
Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship The Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship is open to American students who would like to pursue one year of graduate studies in engineering, mathematics and the sciences at Cambridge in Britain. Yo more...