California Institute of Technology - Engineering
California Institute of Technology |
Address | 1200 E California Blvd |
City | Pasadena |
State | CA |
Zip | 91125 |
Type | Private not-for-profit |
Level | Four or more years |
Total Engineering Students | 440 (Undergraduate), 33 (graduate), 541 (PhD) |
PhDs granted(current yr) | 138 |
Total Engineering Teachers | 102 |
Total Engineering Research Expenditure | $114411 |
Admission Rate (Undergrad) | 7339 (Applications), 568 (Offered admissions), 235 (Accepted) |
GPA (for Undergrad) | 100 [percentage of students ranked in top 25% of their high school class] |
Admission Rate (Grad) | 3289 (Applications), 295 (Offered admissions), 125 (Accepted) |
Carnegie Classification | Research Universities (very high research activity) |
Application Fees |
Undergrad Application Fees | $75 |
Grad Application Fees | $100 |
Tuition / Fees |
Undergrad In-State | $49908 |
Undergrad Out-State | $49908 |
Grad In-State | $46000 |
Grad Out-State | $46000 |
SAT Score** |
Section | Score (25/75) percentile |
Reading | 800/800 |
Math | 770/ |
Writing | 800/ |
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ACT Score** |
Section | Score (25/75) percentile |
Composite | / |
Math | / |
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Engineering Courses/Degrees
Engineering |
Aerospace- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
Chemical Engineering |
Civil Engineering |
Electrical- Electronics and Communications Engineering |
Engineering Mechanics |
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering |
Materials Science |
Mechanical Engineering |
Caltech faculty and alumni have received wide recognition for their achievements in science and engineering. Nobel Prize: 35
8% undergraduate admission rate
~50% graduate students are international students.
9% undergraduate students are international.
Freshman class (class of 2021)
Middle 50% SAT scores (verbal/math): 2250-2350
ACT Composite middle 50% range: 34â€"35
EE: Financial aid is provided for virtually all Ph.D. students, either in the form of a Teaching Assistantship (TA), a Research Assistantship (RA), or a Fellowship. In EE around 20 students are chosen from ~500 applications.
On average, more than 98% of graduate students offered admission at Caltech are offered a package of merit-based financial support that pays all tuition charges and provides them with a stipend. The only major exception is the case of students in terminal master's programs, who in many cases are self-supported.
Caltech's 124-acre campus is located in Pasadena, California, approximately 11 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles