California Institute of Technology

1200 E California Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91125
(626) 395-6811
www.caltech.edu
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president:Jean-Lou Chameau
5535 Applications Acceptance Rate 11% Graduation Rate 93%
92 95

STUDENT RATIO

977

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

$41,538 | $41,538

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

977

CLASS SIZE

34

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
785

SAT MATH

760

SAT READING

755

SAT WRITING

34

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

92
95
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
770
785
800
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
720
760
800
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
720
755
790
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
33
34
35
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$18349

Average Monthly Payment

$204

Median Earnings

$74000

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

75%
URL Applywww.admissions.caltech.edu/applying
Application Fee75
Percent Admitted (Men)8%
Percent Admitted (Women)17%
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment92
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander42
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American2
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino10
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White30
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races6
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid73%
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$5,537
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$12,366
Applicants Men4109
Applicants Women1426
Admissions Total584
Admissions Men344
Admissions Women240
ACT English 25th percentile score33
ACT English 75th percentile score35
ACT Math 25th percentile score34
ACT Math 75th percentile score36
ACT Writing 25th percentile score8
ACT Writing 75th percentile score10
Average SAT Score1534
Median ACT English Score34
Median ACT Math Score35
ACT Median Writing Score9
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)25%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)94%
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