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California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA · CDS 20222023 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
2.7%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
50.0%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$83,258
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
Avg loan debt at graduation
$17,219

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates982
Total all graduate1,419
Grand total all students2,401

Admissions

Total applicants16,626
Total admitted448
Total enrolled224
Overall admit rate2.7%
Admit rate — women4.5%
Admit rate — men1.9%
Yield rate50.0%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?Yes

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class96.4%
% in top 25% of HS class100.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$60,816
Tuition — out-of-state$60,816
Required fees$2,939
Room and board$19,503
Total cost — in-state$83,258
Total cost — out-of-state$83,258

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$63,160
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met100.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)
Avg loan debt at graduation$17,219

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist195
# admitted from waitlist15
Waitlist admit rate9.0%
Transfer applicants (total)159
Transfer admit rate5.7%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$16,075Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)95.0%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)94.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate97.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$152,843Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant16.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan3.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full50.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress20.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white18.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino17.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian35.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races8.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international14.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women28.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men71.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white40.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international41.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services35.2%
Engineering28.4%
Physical Sciences14.8%
Mathematics And Statistics12.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences8.0%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services1.2%