By The Numbers

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Roses on the Caltech campus
Roses on the Caltech campus

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General Information

Address:

Caltech
1200 E California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91125

Control:

Private

Academic Calendar:

Quarter

Religious Affiliation:

None

Founded:

1891

Web Site:

www.caltech.edu

Main Phone:

(626) 395-6811

Admissions Phone:

(626) 395-6341

Student Body

Full-Time Undergraduates:

896

Part-Time Undergraduates:

0

Total Male Undergraduates:

614

Total Female Undergraduates:

282

Admissions

Overall Acceptance Rate:

14%

Early Action Acceptance Rate:

36%

Regular Acceptance Rate:

17%

Total Applicants:

2,761

Total Acceptances:

566

Freshman Enrollment:

207

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):

37%

Early Decision Available?

No

Early Action Available?

Yes

Early Action Deadline:

November 1

Early Action Notification:

December 15

Regular Decision Deadline:

January 1

Regular Decision Notification:

April 1

Must-Reply-By Date:

May 1

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:

156

Applicants Accepted from Waiting List:

123

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:

43

Transfer Applications Received:

188

Transfer Applications Accepted:

15

Transfer Students Enrolled:

14

Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:

7%

Admissions E-Mail:

ugadmissions@caltech.edu

Admissions Web Site:

www.admissions.caltech.edu

SaT I or ACT Required?

Either

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):

1450–1570

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):

700–770

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

750–800

Rentention Rate:

96%

Top 10% of High School Class:

93%

Application Fee:

$50

Financial Information

Tuition and Fees:

$27,309

Room and Board:

$8,814

Books and Supplies:

$1,047

Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):

$26,781

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:

69%

Students Who Received Aid:

57%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:

January 15

Financial Aid Phone:

(626) 395-6280

Financial Aid E-Mail:

finaid@caltech.edu

Financial Aid Web Site:

www.finaid.caltech.edu