California Institute of Technology

Overview

General Information

• The California Institute of Technology is a co-ed research university located in Pasadena, California, about twenty minutes from downtown Los Angeles. Map.
• Caltech enrolls 983 undergraduate students. 
• Caltech strives to keep academic-year work and student loans to manageable levels, so that the academic aspirations of students are not impacted. 
• On average, more than 50% of Caltech undergraduate students receive need-based financial assistance.

• Visit Caltech's website at www.caltech.edu.
• Take a look at Caltech's admissions requirements.
• View Caltech's Findings booklet.
• Connect with Caltech student blogs.

Socio-economic Diversity

• 17% of financial aid applicants at Caltech came from families who make less than $60,000 per year.
• 13% of students at Caltech receive Federal Pell Grants, which typically go to students whose family incomes are below $40,000.

Racial Diversity
African American	2%
Asian American	44%
Caucasian	28%
Hispanic	12%
Native American	<1%
Race/ethnicity Unreported	N/A

 

Geographic Diversity

• 9% of the students are from outside the U.S.