California Institute of Technology: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #71 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #50 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #46 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #9 of 249 | In California |
| #1 of 7 | In Pasadena |
| #1 of 4,875 | For Astrophysics and Astronomy |
| Top10 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 3%
- Undergraduates
- 987
- Graduates
- 1,443
- Male:Female Ratio
- 60:40
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.caltech.edu
California Institute of Technology Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
California Institute of Technology has an acceptance rate of 3% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 3% | 2% | 4% |
| Applicants | 13,856 | 9,401 | 4,446 |
| Admissions | 356 | 166 | 190 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 218 | 107 | 111 |
Admissions requirements
| Recommendations | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school GPA | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| SAT/ACT | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| Nonresident Alien | 810 (33%) |
|---|---|
| White | 560 (23%) |
| Asian | 550 (23%) |
| Hispanic | 277 (11%) |
| Two or more races | 157 (6%) |
| Black or African American | 68 (3%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 4 (0.2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 2 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend California Institute of Technology is $14,513 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $1,667 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $1,023 |
| $48-75K | $431 |
| $75-110K | $18,753 |
| $110K+ | $54,157 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $63,402 | $63,402 |
| Tuition in-state | $63,402 | $63,402 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $63,402 | $63,402 |
| Fee in-district | $2,496 | $2,304 |
| Fee in-state | $2,496 | $2,304 |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,496 | $2,304 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 1,575 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $20,283 |
| Room charge | $11,697 |
| Meal charge | $8,586 |
California Institute of Technology majors
California Institute of Technology has granted 235 bachelor's degrees across 17 programs, 156 master's across 22 programs, and 200 doctorate degrees across 26 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at California Institute of Technology.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 94 | ||
| Physics, General | 22 | 14 | 22 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 38 | 12 | 5 |
| Chemistry, General | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 13 | 26 | 9 |
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 22 | 19 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 10 | 5 | 14 |
| Chemical Engineering | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 11 | 9 | |
| Materials Engineering | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 10 | 9 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Astrophysics | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Computational Mathematics | 10 | 3 | |
| Mathematics, General | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Geochemistry | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 5 | 3 | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 7 | ||
| Neuroscience | 6 | 1 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 3 | 3 | |
| Systems Engineering | 1 | 5 | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 1 | 4 | |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other | 2 | 2 | |
| Planetary Astronomy and Science | 3 | 1 | |
| Business & Managerial Economics | 2 | ||
| Information Science & Studies | 2 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 1 | ||
| Genetics, General | 1 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 235 | 156 | 200 |
California Institute of Technology has a graduation rate of 94%, which is among the 3% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 94% | 93% | 96% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
California Institute of Technology is a world-class research university with 165,220 scientific papers published and 9,710,266 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, Environmental Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Materials Science, and Optical Engineering.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2095 | 51632 |
| 1994 | 1992 | 53650 |
| 1995 | 2036 | 57562 |
| 1996 | 2137 | 62692 |
| 1997 | 2142 | 67818 |
| 1998 | 2318 | 76193 |
| 1999 | 2398 | 82473 |
| 2000 | 2651 | 90140 |
| 2001 | 2740 | 102905 |
| 2002 | 4035 | 135095 |
| 2003 | 3872 | 141905 |
| 2004 | 3921 | 152094 |
| 2005 | 3918 | 173866 |
| 2006 | 4302 | 192368 |
| 2007 | 4060 | 212526 |
| 2008 | 3887 | 224678 |
| 2009 | 4035 | 250184 |
| 2010 | 4295 | 266607 |
| 2011 | 4482 | 297167 |
| 2012 | 4626 | 322499 |
| 2013 | 4553 | 348774 |
| 2014 | 4282 | 371096 |
| 2015 | 4105 | 383895 |
| 2016 | 3898 | 403168 |
| 2017 | 3905 | 417821 |
| 2018 | 5156 | 465282 |
| 2019 | 6774 | 486185 |
| 2020 | 5144 | 529288 |
| 2021 | 5026 | 581326 |
| 2022 | 4481 | 513601 |
| 2023 | 4613 | 525602 |
| 2024 | 3525 | 501215 |
| 2025 | 2358 | 412145 |
California Institute of Technology alumni
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Howard Hughes
- Occupations
- film producerentrepreneurmilitary flight engineeraircraft pilotinventor
- Biography
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Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was an American aviator, aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, and investor. He was one of the richest and most influential people in the world during his lifetime. He first became prominent as a film producer, and then as an important figure in the aviation industry. Later in life, he became known for his eccentric behavior and reclusive lifestyle—oddities that were caused in part by his worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), chronic pain from a near-fatal plane crash, and increasing deafness.
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Richard Feynman
- Occupations
- university teacherscience communicatorphysicistquantum physicistwriter
- Biography
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Richard Phillips Feynman was an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Julian Schwinger and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles". He is also known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, and the parton model. Feynman developed a pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions describing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams and is widely used.
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Charlie Munger
- Occupations
- investor
- Biography
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Charles Thomas Munger was an American businessman, investor, attorney and philanthropist. He was the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate controlled by Warren Buffett, from 1978 until his death in 2023. Buffett described Munger as his closest partner and right-hand man, and credited him with being the "architect" of modern Berkshire Hathaway's business philosophy.
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Linus Pauling
- Awards
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954
- Nobel Peace Prize in 1962
- Born in
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United States - Years
- 1901-1994 (aged 93)
- Enrolled in California Institute of Technology
- In 1925 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in mathematical physics and physical chemistry
- Occupations
- physicistuniversity teacherbiochemistcrystallographerpeace activist
- Biography
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Linus Carl Pauling FRS was an American chemist and peace activist. He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics. New Scientist called him one of the 20 greatest scientists of all time. For his scientific work, Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954. For his peace activism, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962. He is one of five people to have won more than one Nobel Prize. Of these, he is the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes, and one of two people to be awarded Nobel Prizes in different fields, the other being Marie Skłodowska-Curie.
General info
| Alternative names | Caltech |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1891 |
| Motto | The truth shall make you free |
| Colors | orange, white |
| Academic calendar | September to June |
| Total FTE staff | 3,203 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, California, 91125 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 139,000 |
| Phone | 6263956811 |