California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · Private four-year · City: Midsize
1,023undergraduates
3%admitted
Test-blind (scores not considered)SAT/ACT
$23,397average net price per year
93%graduate in 6 years
98%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 13,107
- Admitted
- 412
- Admit rate
- 3%
- Admit rate, women
- 4%
- Admit rate, men
- 3%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 65%
- First-year students
- 266
- SAT/ACT
- Test-blind (scores not considered)
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Not considered |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
17 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (94 awarded)
- Information Science/Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Engineering (5)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Chemical Engineering Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Materials Engineering Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (38 awarded)
Physical sciences (5)
- Astrophysics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Geochemistry Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Computational Mathematics Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (27)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Civil Engineering, General Doctorate (research)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Materials Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mechanical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Systems Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Astrophysics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geochemistry Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geophysics and Seismology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Planetary Astronomy and Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Doctorate (research)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Genetics, General Doctorate (research)
- Microbiology, General Doctorate (research)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Neuroscience Master's
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computational Mathematics Doctorate (research)
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mathematics and Computer Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $63,255
- Housing and food on campus
- $19,503
- Books and supplies
- $1,428
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,700
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $86,886
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $86,886
- Total cost living at home
- $69,903
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $1,667 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $1,023 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $7,003 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $22,073 |
| Over $110,000 | $56,275 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 68%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 55%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $60,201
- Got a grant from the college
- 55%
- Average grant from the college
- $56,342
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 15%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 17%
- Average amount borrowed
- $10,614
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 79%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 90%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 93%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 95%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 93%
- Transferred to another college
- 3%
- Came back for year two
- 98%
| Pell grant students | 93% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 100% |
| Neither | 93% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 107 | 93% |
| Men | 127 | 94% |
| Asian | 112 | 92% |
| Black | 3 | 67% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 29 | 90% |
| White | 54 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 94% (small group) |
| International | 19 | 100% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 240 | 95% | 3% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 6 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 2,463
- Undergraduates
- 1,023
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,023
- Part-time undergraduates
- 0
- Graduate students
- 1,440
- Students per faculty member
- 3 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 30%
- From out of state
- 51%
- From other countries
- 19%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 12%
| Women | 43% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 35% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 19% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 20% |
| Two or more races | 9% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 12% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Midsize
- Address
- 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91125
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.